Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Mark Williams has announced the appointment of Ted Will to serve as the Director of the Wildlife Resources Division of DNR, effective Dec. 1, 2020.

Ted Will has been an employee of this division for twenty (20) years, and most recently was serving as Assistant Director. He previously served as Chief of Game Management, Assistant Chief for both Fisheries Management and Game Management, Region Supervisor, and was a fisheries biologist in southeast Georgia for over seven years. Will holds a master’s degree in wildlife ecology from Mississippi State University having earned his bachelor’s in forest resources from the University of Georgia. He is an avid hunter and angler, and currently resides in Bogart with his wife and two sons.

As Director, Will leads DNR’s division that is tasked with conserving and promoting fishing, hunting and wildlife resources through management, education and scientific research. The Wildlife Resources Division is comprised of three sections—Game Management, Fisheries Management, and Wildlife Conservation.