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William A. (Skip) Stiles, Jr. is executive director of Wetlands Watch, a
statewide nonprofit environmental group based in Norfolk, VA. Mr. Stiles
was hired by Wetlands Watch in 2006, having previously served as
president of the group. Prior to his current position, starting in 1998, Mr.
Stiles was an independent consultant, providing editorial and public policy
services to a number of clients on issues related to science, the
environment, and public policy. A partial list of his clients includes: the
While House Office of Science Policy, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Pew
Charitable Trusts, the Pew Center on Agricultural Biotechnology, RAND Corporation, and the National Academy of Sciences.
For the previous 22 years, from 1976 to 1998, Mr. Stiles served in a number of senior staff positions in the US House of Representatives. From 1990 to 1998 he was Legislative Director of the House Committee on Science and Technology. From 1982 to 1990, Mr. Stiles was staff director of the House Agriculture Subcommittee responsible for agricultural research, pesticide regulation, and international trade. From 1976 to 1982 he worked as a legislative assistant and then Chief of Staff to the late Congressman George E. Brown, Jr. of California.
Mr. Stiles was recently appointed to Governor Kaine’s Commission on Climate Change. He has an adjunct position at Old Dominion University where he teaches a graduate course on science and public policy. He also serves as vice president of the Virginia Conservation Network, a statewide coalition of over 100 environmental and conservation groups. He is also a guest columnist for the Virginian Pilot and a contributor to Portfolio weekly.
Mr. Stiles is the author of a number of articles on science and public policy. He served for six years on the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences’ (AAAS) Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. He is a member, and former chair, of the AAAS Committee on Science and Technology Policy Fellowships. He was co-chair of the 2006 Gordon Conference on Science and Technology Policy. Mr. Stiles is a graduate of the College of William and Mary. 1/2008
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