BASS Federation Staff

In this article, you can read about Stacy Twiggs, manager of the foundation of BASS youth programs, who understands the challenges that states and families face. The article also describes the roles of Joy George and Chris Horton.

Stacy Twiggs, Senior Manager Federation Nation Youth

Stacy manages the foundation of BASS youth programs. He works collectively with leadership from 47 state and provincial Federation Nations and 6 foreign BASS Federation Nations. As a previous B.A.S.S. Federation Nation State President, tournament angler, father and outdoorsman, he understands the challenges that states and families face. Stacy retired from the U.S. Navy in 1993 and has since dedicated much of his focus to the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation and its youth programs. He works with B.A.S.S. clubs, state and national youth agencies and meets with schools to promote recruitment and educate youth about outdoors advocacy and responsible resource management. Through youth publications, Junior Bassmaster Clubs and the CastingKids program, BASS/ESPN Outdoors is committed to fostering the friendly spirit of youth competition, avid angling, and outdoor recreation for years to come.

Joy George, CastingKids Program Administrator

Joy oversees all aspects of the Bassmaster CastingKids program. She processes the event requests, making sure the chapters and federations receive their shipments in a timely manner and processes all data pertaining to event participants. She coordinates the national semifinals and national finals.

Chris Horton, Conservation Manager

As the Conservation Manager, Chris’ primary responsibility is to work directly with the Federations on local, state, and regional conservation issues that impact sport fishing. Chris helps the Federations to develop a strong voice on natural resource policy decisions, as well as identify problem areas that need attention within each state. In addition, Chris represents BASS and its members on various scientific committees and actively participates in the American Fisheries Society.

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