Trevor Bacon
Trevor Bacon is the Marine Program Director at The Moore Charitable Foundation, a family foundation dedicated to the conservation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems. He works with nonprofit organizations to drive and support innovative solutions to fisheries issues, with the ultimate goal of responsible and sustainable use of wildlife resources.
As a hunter and conservationist, Trevor understands the importance of habitat management and preserving open lands. He views a hunting-driven conservation model as a vehicle for preserving healthy wildlife populations and wild habitats, as well as empowering local communities to be responsible stewards of their lands for their economic wellbeing.
Christy Plott
Christy Plott is a fourth-generation alligator industry expert from Griffin, Georgia. Christy also works as a passionate conservationist and represents the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana Alligator Advisory Council as a technical contractor for alligator management, regulation, enforcement, and trade at the national and international levels. She attends wildlife policy meetings all over the world in order to facilitate collaboration between government, industry, and scientific wildlife experts. She is a board member of the International Crocodile Farmers Association as well and the Industry Vice-Chair for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Crocodile Specialist Group.
Pat O’Brien
Pat O’Brien is the Visionary and President of CDI Curbs. He founded the manufacturing company in 1994 and with his determination, energy, and excitement has grown the company to 5 locations nationwide with currently 350 employees.
He is married to an amazing woman named Bobbi Jo and together they have 5 children. They spend much of their free time enjoying “Forced Family Fun”. He is an avid outdoorsman who loves hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, boating, snowmobiling…anything outdoors. He also loves to travel and experience different parts of the world. His passion is sharing his experiences with others, especially children and encouraging people to get out there and experience all that life has to offer.
Nathan Olmstead
Nathan Olmstead is a second-generation Guide Outfitter at Prophet Muskwa Outfitters Est. 1992. Nathan has been involved with numerous conservation initiatives including Safari Club International, Dallas Safari Club, Wild Sheep Foundation, GSCO, and IOTR. As a hunter and outdoorsman, Nathan’s life is an embodiment of the conservation efforts he confirms.
Nathan and his wife Kayla raise their three children fully immersed in the business and lifestyle that they so passionately advocate to protect it for their children’s future. He and his family reside in Northeastern British Columbia and split the year living in Texas during the off-season. The family comes from a long line of hunters, farmers, and ranchers. Nathan is extremely dedicated to protecting this lifestyle for future generations. He is avidly devoted to protecting his lifestyle by defending his faith, agriculture, right to bear arms, and right to hunt and fish globally.
Susan Rubio
An avid conservationist and dedicated rancher, Susan is a member of numerous wildlife conservation groups from local to international levels and served on the boards of DSC’s South Texas Chapter and DSC Foundation. She shares her love of the outdoors and hunting with her family and spends time educating the next generation about the benefits and importance of wildlife conservation. “I completely ‘get’ the concept of Blood Origins. As a 7th generation rancher, my love for the outdoors and hunting is in my DNA. I am honored to be a part of the mission – conveying the truth about hunting and promoting conservation.
Mark Williams
Prior to becoming Executive Director of the Jekyll Island Authority in July of 2023, Mark was Commissioner for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) since 2010, overseeing the agency and its approximately 2,500 employees. Under his leadership DNR acquired over 140,000 acres of land for public use. Mark holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and is also a veteran of the Army National Guard. “The first moment I heard about Blood Origins and The Origins Foundation I was immediately captivated. It was the message we needed for the showing our story to the general public. When I asked, I knew I wanted to be a part of it”.
ADVISORY TEAM
Brad Jannenga
Brad Jannenga is a nationally recognized, award-winning technology entrepreneur who built five major cloud platforms over a 25-year career in Technology. He has worked extensively in the business and conservation space from Arizona to across the United States, receiving multiple awards. Brad is a lifelong hunter conservationist, serving multiple roles in organizations from Safari Club International Foundation and the President’s Panel for Wildlife for Tomorrow to the International Order of T. Roosevelt, giving freely of his time to these organizations and multiple others.
Lake Pickle
Lake is a native Mississippian and has spent the entirety of his life either being outdoors. He started with Primos Hunting and now works in digital marketing for onX Hunt. He is a lifelong hunter, angler, and conservationist, and tries to give back as much as he can.”I had the privilege of seeing Blood Origins start from ground zero, and I’ve always believed in Robbie’s Vision that he had for it. To be able to watch it grow into what it is now, and see the MANY positive impacts that it has had on wildlife, land, and people is truly incredible. I’m so excited for the opportunity to be a part of it.”
Brian Illig
Brian Illig is a fanatical wildlife conservationist. He has embraced hunting across North America and truly understands and sees the benefit that it brings to communities and economies around the United States. He is an avid duck hunter, father to a baby boy, and husband to an incredible wife. “I want to be a part of the Advisory Team of Blood Origins because they are charting a new narrative for hunting, one that is the most critical to help communicate to those that do not hunt, the truth about, really why I hunt. That’s why I am involved.”
Ben & Julie Wolff
Ben and Julie Wolff are entrepreneurs living in Boerne Texas. Both have been in the technology space for a number of years. Neither of them grew up hunting, and started avidly bird hunting in their 40’s. Only recently has the allure of big game hunting all over the world come to their attention and they are realizing the actual impact that hunting can have on peoples lives, wildlife populations, and communities everywhere they hunt. “We are excited to join The Origins Foundation Advisory Team simply because we see a need for what Robbie and the Team are doing: championing who we are and what we do, boots on the ground results. We are 100% in.
Conveying The Truth About Hunting
