Farm Bill Biologists
The Farm Bill Biologist Program is a partnership between Pheasants / Quail Forever, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The primary goals of the partnership is to assist landowners interested in enrolling marginal cropland acres into quality wildlife habitat. For more information about the Farm Bill Biologist Program, contact the Illinois State Coordinator.
Senior Farm Bill Biologist
Preston Chapman (Pinckneyville) Serving: Perry, Washington, Randolph, Jackson, and Franklin counties
Phone Number: (618) 790- 3844
Senior Farm Bill Biologist
Caleb Worley (Princeton) Serving: Bureau, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Marshall, Putnam, and Stark counties
Phone Number: (419) 450-9602
Email: cworley@pheasantsforever.org
Senior Farm Bill Biologist
Brodie Eddington (Macomb) Serving: Hancock, Adams, McDonough, Schuyler, and Brown counties.
Phone: (217) 440-8223
Email: beddington@pheasantsforever.org
Farm Bill Biologist III
Caleb Crawford (Mt. Vernon) Serving: Jefferson, Marion, Clay, Wabash, Richland, and Lawrence counties
Phone Number: (217) 370-7307
Email: ccrawford@quailforever.org
Tyler Kimes (Fayette) Serving: Piatt, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby, Fayette, and Effingham counties
Phone Number: (618) 910-0748
Email: tkimes@pheasantsforever.org
VACANT (Martinsville) Serving: Douglas, Coles, Cumberland, Jasper, Edgar, Clark, and Crawford counties
Phone Number:
Email:
Trey Thompson (Cambridge) Serving: Henry, Rock Island, Mercer, Warren, and Knox counties.
Phone Number: (217) 821-7846
Zach Stephenson (Normal) Serving: Tazewell, McLean, Woodford, DeWitt, Livingston, and Peoria counties
Phone Number: (217) 691-0922
Ben Craddock (Paxton) Serving: Champaign, Vermillion, Ford, Iroquois, and Kankakee counties
Phone Number: (217) 883-0203
Email: bcraddock@pheasantsforever.org
Emilee Hale (Taylorville) Serving: Logan, Menard, Sangamon, Christian, Macoupin, and Montgomery counties.
Phone Number: (256) 763-1644
Email: ehale@pheasantsforever.org
Drake Propson (Rockford) Serving: Winnebago, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Stephenson, and Boone counties.
Phone Number: (920) 209-5422
Email: dpropson@pheasantsforever.org
Kathryn Krydynski (Edwardsville)
Serving: Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Jersey, Greene, and Calhoun counties.
Phone Number: (573) 803-8311
Cody Young (Ridgway)
Serving: Gallatin, White, Hardin, Hamilton, Saline, Franklin, and Williamson counties.
Phone Number: (832) 874-2787
Email: cyoung@pheasantsforever.org
Rachael Russell (Virginia)
Serving: Fulton, Mason, Cass, Morgan, Scott, and Pike counties.
Phone Number: (319) 538-2169
Coordinating Biologists
Northern Prescribed Fire Coordinating Wildlife Biologist
Darryl Coates
Phone: (217) 600-5042
Email: dcoates@pheasantsforever.org
Southern Prescribed Fire Coordinating Wildlife Biologist
Jeffrey Harris
Phone: (309) 369-1726
Email: jmharris@pheasantsforever.org
Precision Agriculture & Conservation Specialist
Dallas Glazik
Phone: (217) 841-2978
Email: dglazik@pheasantsforever.org
State Staff
Katie Kauzlarich
Illinois State Coordinator
Phone: (309) 264-1678
Email: kkauzlarich@pheasantsforever.org
Cassidy Worley
Illinois Habitat Partnership Specialist
Phone: (937) 309-5228
Email: crausch@pheasantsforever.org
Regional Staff
Primary duties of the regional staff are to assist local chapters with fundraising and develop new chapters to deliver state and national programs. If you would like to get involved with a local chapter, please contact one of our Regional Representatives.
Chance Webb
Pheasants Forever – Quail Forever Regional Representative
Southern Illinois
Phone: (630) 464-0263
Email: cwebb@pheasantsforever.org
Aaron Williams Pheasants Forever – Quail Forever Regional Representative
Region 25 – Northern Illinois
Phone: (402) 984-1120