Mark Damian Duda is executive director of Responsive Management, a survey research firm specializing in natural resource and outdoor recreation issues. Over the past 30 years Mark has conducted over 1,000 studies on how people relate to conservation. He is the author of more than 150 publications and four books on wildlife and outdoor recreation. Mark is a certified wildlife biologist and holds a master’s degree with a focus on natural resource policy and planning from Yale University, where he attended on two academic scholarships. His research has been featured in numerous journals, magazines, and major media, including CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the front pages of both The Washington Post and USA Today. Mark has been named Conservation Educator of the Year by both the Florida Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation, was a recipient of the Conservation Achievement Award from the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and was named Wildlife Professional of the Year by the Virginia Wildlife Society. Mark also received the Conservation Achievement Award in Communications from the Ducks Unlimited as well as its Potomac Chapter, and the Qualitative Researcher of the Year Award from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Most recently, Mark received the NRA Distinguished Hunters’ Leadership Award, one of the NRA's highest honors.