Gary Mowad Oral History Transcript

Gary Mowad was born in El Paso, Texas, graduated from high school early, started attending the University of Texas at El Paso before transferring to Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, specializing in entomology. He worked for USDA as a plant protection and quarantine inspector before going back to school at the University of Texas at El Paso to get his master’s and his teaching certificate.  Mr. Mowad taught at the local high school and community college upon learning from a student that the Fish and Wildlife Service was looking to hire special agents.  He would apply for and was offered a position to start with the Fish and Wildlife Service as a special agent/pilot (he already had his pilot’s license) in Anchorage, Alaska.  He and his girlfriend would marry before leaving Texas, have been married ever since, and have one daughter together.  Mr. Mowad talks about his career and the various locations he worked, highs and lows, changes to the Service, and having his own consulting firm after retirement.  He absolutely loved working for the Service, through the ups and downs, and still feels he helps the Service through his consulting firm.