The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has named Pat Emory to lead its Division of Fish and Wildlife.
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has named Pat Emory to lead its Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Mr. Emory has served his entire career with the department, most recently as director of its Division of Community Affairs. This will be his second stint as Fish and Wildlife’s leader.
He will replace David Saveikis, who recently retired after a nearly 40-year career with DNREC and had served as Fish and Wildlife’s director since 2011.
Mr. Emory will assume the directorship Monday.
In the position, he will manage fish and wildlife conservation management policies and run day-to-day operations of the division, which includes 114 full-time staff and an annual budget of more than $10.7 million.
Mr. Emory joined the department as a seasonal park ranger in 1984, working his way up to lead the Division of Fish and Wildlife from 2003-11. He has been the director for Community Affairs for five years.
A former president of the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, he holds certifications in several areas, including sediment and stormwater management, emergency response and hazardous-materials handling. A native of Milford, Mr. Emory is a graduate of the Delaware State Police Academy and earned a Bachelor of Science from Salisbury (Maryland) University.
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