Pennsylvania Game News - August 2021 - 47

Beahm takes Southcentral Region reins
Former Northeast Region LMGS brings depth of experience to role.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission
has appointed a new director of the
Southcentral Region Office in Huntingdon.
Michael Beahm, who has served with
the Game Commission in the Southeast
and Northeast regions, was named
director in early June, and took the reins
as director June 12.
Beahm fills the vacancy created when
former Southcentral Region Director
David Carlini shifted back to the
Northcentral Region as director there.
Game Commission Executive Director
Bryan Burhans said Beahm, given his
wide range of experience in several
capacities within the agency, and his
military experience, will hit the ground
running in his new role.
" Whether it be the performance of
his duties as a district game warden in
Lehigh County, a Federal Aid Supervisor
in the Southeast Region Office or a Land
Management Group Supervisor in the
Northeast Region Office, Mike's service
to the Game Commission and citizens
of the Commonwealth goes above and
beyond, " Burhans said. " He's held several
diverse positions within the agency
providing a unique set of qualifications,
plus his service to his country in the
military shows his sense of dedication
to the public, and I'm confident he will
bring that same commitment to his new
role as region director in the Southcentral
Region. "
Beahm has degrees from Paul Smith's
College in Paul Smiths, New York and
Slippery Rock University. He entered
the Ross Leffler School of Conservation
in 1995, and upon graduation in 1996
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as part of the 23rd Class, was assigned
to Lehigh County as a game warden. In
that capacity, he also
served as a firearms
and defensive tactics
instructor.
Beahm served in
the Army Reserve
from 1992 to 2005,
and served in Iraq
from 2003 to 2004.
With the Game
Commission, he was promoted in 2004
to Federal Aid Supervisor in the Southeast
Region Office, where he served in that
capacity until transferring to the Northeast
Region as a Land Management Group
Supervisor in 2008. In 2015, he was
promoted to the Land Management
Supervisor stationed in the Northeast
Region Office until his recent promotion.
Beahm in 2014 received the ShikarBEAHM
Safari
Award, a highly prestigious honor
presented annually by Shikar-Safari
Club International to a Pennsylvania
State Game Warden for outstanding
performance and achievements.
" It is an honor to have the opportunity
to use my experience and knowledge in
serving the sportsmen, sportswomen,
and citizens of the Southcentral Region, "
Beahm said. " I'm looking forward to
leading the dedicated and professional
staff who work tirelessly throughout
the region managing and protecting our
wildlife resources. "
Beahm said managing CWD will be
a top priority as region director, but staff
also will focus attention on other wildlife
species, such as ruffed grouse.
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