Deb Rocque, -ScienceWoman (16666955207)

March is Women’s History month, and we want to highlight some of the amazing women here at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on our social media sites.

Name:

Deb Rocque

Title:

Northeast Region Deputy Regional Director

Duty station:

Northeast Regional Office

Female Conservation Hero or Mentor:

Brina Kessel, she was the first female professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Where did you go to school?

University of Connecticut and University of Alaska Fairbanks.

What did you study? Ornithology

How did you get interested in conservation?

I spent summers with my great-grandmother. We were always outside and she was always teaching me about critters and encouraging me to muck around in tidal pools.

If you could have one incredible animal adaptation, what would it be?

Flight! How cool would it be to never be stuck and traffic again?

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