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The Northeast Region of the PA Game Commission has gained six new Wildlife Conservation Officers. The officers are recent graduates of the 30th cadet class of the Game Commission’s Ross Leffler School of Conservation in Harrisburg.
Their hometowns and their new assignments are: Blake Barth, of Lock Haven (western Bradford County); Michael College, of Altoona (Montour County); Michael Goodenow Jr., of Athens (northeastern Bradford County); Eric Kelly, of Clifton Township (southeastern Bradford County); Benjamin Rebuck, of Sunbury (southern Susquehanna County); and Jared Turner, of Bristol (northern Lackawanna County).
Blake Barth is a 2006 graduate of Central Mountain High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Lycoming College in 2010. He has a wife, Kelly, and has a son River.
Michael College is a 2005 graduate of Altoona Area High School and studied criminal justice at Penn State University. He has a wife named Jannell.
Michael Goodenow Jr. is a 2000 graduate of Northeast Bradford High School and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from American Military University in 2011. He has a wife, Brenda, a daughter Mia and a son, Tyler.
Eric Kelly is a 2006 graduate of North Pocono High School and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Lock Haven University in 2011.
Benjamin Rebuck is a 2003 graduate of Shikellamy High School and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh in 2010.
Jared Turner is a 2009 graduate of Holy Cross High School in Delran, N.J., and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology from King’s College in 2013.
Game Commission WCOs are responsible for administering a wide variety of agency programs within an assigned district of about 350 square miles.
Primary duties include law enforcement, responding to wildlife conflicts, conservation education, and administration of the Hunter-Trapper Education program. Officers also are responsible for supervising and training part-time Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officers.