Meet the team:

Nature Walks Conservation Society Board of Directors!

We are concerned citizens, industry professonals and volunteers from all walks of life who truly care about the future health of  the amazing planet we all share.



Board of Directors

Tom Holmes - President of Nature Walks Conservation Society Board of Directors

Tom is the Director of Global Logistics for The Manitowoc Company, a world-wide manufacturer of construction cranes and commercial foodservice equipment.  He received his undergraduate degree in Logistics Management from Michigan State University and his Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University, and has spent the last 35 years working in Ohio, New Hampshire, and Illinois. 

Tom shares the Society’s dedicated passion for wildlife conservation.  In addition to his work with Nature Walks Conservation Society, Tom is a frequent volunteer with the Nature Conservancy, working to restore the Oak Openings ecosystem of Northwest Ohio.  He travels extensively in Europe and China and bikes for enjoyment. 

Mathew Hagen Executive Secretary of the Nature Walks Conservation Society Board of Directors

Matt has an extensive background in finance, strategy, and building & managing world-class brands.  With nearly a decade with IBM, he currently serves as a Senior Product Line Manager and IBM Thought Leader for the IBM Commerce division. An alumnus of the Boulder Outdoor Survival School, and an Iowa native, he also comes with a great deal of love for the outdoors. Matt was a Phi Beta Kappa undergrad from Luther College, holds an MBA from Babson, and is in the process of finishing up a Master of Liberal Arts at Harvard.

Angela Warner - Treasurer of Nature Walks Conservation Society Board of Directors

Angela has extensive office experience in both the legal and medical billing fields.  She has received diplomas in various fields including Wildlife / Forestry Conservation through Penn Foster Career Schools.  Angela has had a lifelong love of animals (both domestic and wildlife) and holds a firm belief that mankind must carefully consider all of its actions, to prevent the unnecessary destruction of habitat for many species.  She enjoys nature-based activities such as photography, boating and ATV riding (responsibly, of course!)

Mark Fraser - Executive Director of Nature Walks Conservation Society & Wildlife Film Executive Producer

Mark is the Director of Switching and Network Operations at RNK Communications and has worked in the telecommunications field for over 20 years. As well as designing, building and staffing Network Operation Control Centers in the high tech engineering world, Mark has also spent a lifetime at his foremost passion, being a dedicated naturalist and conservationist. He has gained a vast, in depth hands on knowledge of species,  their habits and habitat niche's that literally spans decades. He is the Executive Producer and host of "Nature Walks with Mark Fraser" (http://www.naturewalkswithmark.org) who's films have  been seen on Discovery News and PBS his work has been seen by hundreds of thousands on his Youtube channel NWWMARK (http://www.youtube.com/user/nwwmark). Mark has amassed many thousands of Facebook fans as well as several other social media outlets all geared towards "daily" public wildlife education information. He has been interviewed by professor Michio Kaku of Science Fantastic which broadcasts over 150 radio stations nationwide. He has personally guided hundreds if not thousands of people into the forest teaching families about the natural world and to better appreciate our "wild" neighbors along with common sense ways we can all help protect them. He also volunteers as a public wildlife educator at the Sherburne Nature center in Tyngsboro Massachusetts and has since 2005.

Anne Marie Fraser - Director of Nature Walks Conservation Society and Wildlife Photographer

Anne Marie holds a business degree in paralegal studies and also a second degree in Travel and Tourism from Hesser college. She has spent her life admiring and caring for wildlife. She has rehabilitated many wild orphaned species and has been active in the Native American community throughout her entire life. Those traditional American Indian teachings give her a unique perspective on the Earth, it's flora and Fauna. During filming trips in the deep northern forests with her husband Mark Fraser, Anne Marie has developed a world class eye for wildlife photography that makes her incredible images among the best at capturing the beauty of the natural world. To view some of her stunning photos, click here