Chris is GYCs Wildlife Advocate for the state of Wyoming, based out of Jackson. The primary focus of his position is working on wolf conservation; focusing on increasing public awareness and tolerance of wolves in Wyoming and advocating for a balanced and science based approach to wolf conservation and management in the state of Wyoming.

Prior to the GYC, Chris worked on another contentious issue for Wyoming as the Wyoming Game and Fish Departments Brucellosis Information and Education Specialist in Jackson. That position gave him knowledge of the diverse stakeholders involved with public land issues in northwest Wyoming and increased his interest in working on divisive issues that require a passion for wildlife conservation.

Chris grew up near Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, where he received a bachelors degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management and minored in Public Relations. He worked for the Illinois Natural History Survey, shortly after college, researching hunter opinions and attitudes towards wildlife management. Chris left the Midwest for the recreational opportunities available in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Here he pursues his outdoor interests, which include hiking and trail-running, hunting, fly-fishing, snowboarding, and mountaineering.

Lloyd joined GYC in the fall of 2003 after working summers as a naturalist/guide in Denali Park, Alaska. He's also been a naturalist for Teton Science School's Wildlife Expeditions, and served five years as the first field staffer in Jackson Hole for the Wyoming Wildlife Federation.

His program emphases are protection of ecosystems facing the onslaught of energy development, hoofed mammal ecology, and rare species conservation.

With Michele, his wife of nearly 30 years, Lloyd snowboards, skis, backpacks, and hunts throughout western Wyoming.