Sporting Council

The volunteers of Vanishing Paradise’s Sporting Council all have a real passion for the outdoors and for passing on our nation’s conservation legacy. These individuals are working to enhance and expand Vanishing Paradise’s reach so sportsmen and women across the country are aware of the Mississippi River Delta’s importance to fish and waterfowl—and become inspired to take action to protect this great American landscape.

Albertine Kimble

Louisiana

Bodie Drake

Florida

Burton Angelle

Louisiana

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Canaan Heard

Louisiana

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Derek Rambo

Texas

Eric Cosby

Mississippi

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Erik Guggenheim

Texas

Jake Latendresse

Colorado

Jesse Bishop

Florida

John Pollman

South Dakota

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Josh Webb

Mississippi

John Gordon

Mississippi

Marissa Rabalais Turner

Louisiana

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Mike McNett

Illinois

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Noel Vick

Minnesota

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Randy Wheeler

Texas

Rod Haydel

Louisiana

Capn. Ryan Lambert

Louisiana

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Sean Rabalais Turner

Louisiana

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Stacey Walker

Tennessee

Steve Bowman

Arkansas

Travis Thompson

Florida

Travis Weige

Texas

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Wade Middleton

Texas

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Warren Coco

Louisiana

Wes Higgins

Louisiana

To learn more about the Council, please contact Bill Cooksey.

Sporting Council members, Captain Ryan Lambert (left) and Sean Turner (far right), meeting with Congressman Garret Graves (middle).

Ramon Inglesias from Roland Martin Marina on Lake Okeechobee talks with Sporting Council member, Burton Angelle, and Bill Cooksey about some of Florida’s water problems. [photo: Travis Thompson]

New Sporting Council member, Erik Guggenhein, joined us in D.C. to discuss forage fishing with legislators.