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Kyla Hastie has joined the northeast region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the assistant regional director for External Affairs, based in Hadley, Mass., after nine years in the Services Southeast Region.
Hastie oversees the Services communications in the 13-state region, including interactions with the news media, Congress and Native American tribes, as well as the regions Internet presence, and audiovisual and publication production.
"Im honored to have the opportunity to work in the northeast region," said Hastie. "Communications is critical to building partnerships and gaining support for natural resource conservation. The northeast region is the most populous of the Services eight regions, so communications is even more critical to our conservation success.
In the Services Southeast Region, Hastie worked as a public affairs specialist, Native American liaison, friends group coordinator and special event planner. Based in Athens, Ga., Hastie worked on a number of national and regional communications efforts, including the 100th anniversary celebration of the National Wildlife Refuge System in 2003 at Pelican National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Hastie also led the regional team that organized the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Contest, and she facilitated a regional outreach partnership on Florida panther conservation.
Kyla began her career in conservation with The Nature Conservancy working as a government affairs specialist in Arlington, Va. Later she was outreach coordinator for the Altamaha River Bioreserve in Darien, Ga. She worked with elected officials, news media and landowners in a 10-county area to highlight the Conservancys work and develop new conservation partnerships.
A native of Huntsville, Texas, Hastie holds a bachelors degree in biology from Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, and masters degrees in public affairs and in environmental science from Indiana Universitys School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington, Ind.
Hastie and her husband Keith have made their home in Shutesbury, Mass., with their two daughters.
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