Superior Woman--Summer 2020--Final Edition
Superior Woman Summer 2020 is a publication about women living, working and playing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Superior Woman Summer 2020 is a publication about women living, working and playing in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Reporter: “I never thought of that.” Welling Haughey: “No, I didn’t think you would.” While the critics continued, Welling Haughey understood what they seemed most concerned about. “They wanted to know what my resource background was,” she said. “(They were asking) ‘Can she bait a hook? Can she gut a deer?’” To that end, she put together a photo collage on paper, handwritten at the top, “Welling’s Resume,” which showed her fishing as a youngster; on a successful pheasant hunt as a teen; as a proud adult showing off the camp buck pole; and more. She promptly printed 100 copies and handed them to those interested in her outdoor background. “It was kind of a conversation starter,” she explained. “They needed to see that I had been in the field. There were a lot of questions I wanted to answer. I wanted people to know me, not just what they thought (they knew).” Ultimately, she was able to get past the criticism. “I definitely had my guard up for a long time; it was a challenge,” she said. “I’m very thankful I had a great network of amazing family and amazing friends. They just kept pushing me to not give up.” That has allowed her to spend the last decade doing the work she was hired to do. Welling Haughey pointed out that part of that work included a change in the position, which once ran all of the DNR operations in the U.P. When she accepted the job, the position was changed and became more stakeholder-oriented, reporting up to the state DNR Director. “I’m not telling the fisheries biologist what to stock, or the forester how much cedar to harvest,” she said. Instead, as a representative of each division of the department, with 10 sections that range from fisheries, mining, real estate and more, she finds herself more in the customer service business. “I coordinate and try to keep things running smoothly,” she said. “I “ They wanted to know what my resource background was. ‘Can she bait a hook?’ ‘Can she gut a deer?’ They needed to see that I had been in the field. ” Snag a Bag Our Weekender Bags Make Great Gifts www.43DegreesNorthGifts.com 22 SUMMER 2020 SUPERIORWOMAN.NET
want to be the U.P. point of contact if there’s an issue. I might not have the answer, but I usually know who does. I try to connect the dots.” Much of her work includes being the DNR liaison on the U.P.’s two, 20-member citizen’s advisory councils. The councils provide local input to the DNR on programs and policies, and identify areas where the department can be more effective and responsive. The citizen’s advisory councils came on-line in 2008, the same year Welling Haughey was hired. And while she may have questioned her own hiring, once telling then-DNR director Humphries they might have been the only two people in Michigan who thought her hiring was a good idea, the woman who hired her didn’t question the move. “I wanted someone to be my eyes and ears in the U.P. and tell me the unvarnished truth about what the community felt, both good and bad,” Humphries said recently from her South Carolina office where she is CEO of the National Wild Turkey Federation. “Stacy does that in a very professional way. She’s shown her worth over and over again, and it’s worked out very well.” And it has apparently worked well for Welling Haughey. “I love being able to solve challenges,” she said. “I have a passion for the U.P. I feel like an advocate for the U.P.” Meanwhile, since landing with the DNR, Welling Haughey has added two new job titles in her life: “wife” to her husband, Jared, and “mother” to two daughters. While juggling DNR responsibilities across the entire U.P., like most working mothers, it is the job at home that keeps her focused. “Being a parent is the best thing I have ever been a part of,” she said. “It’s fun and it’s crazy. We have an amazing network, and family is a godsend. My mom helps out two days a week, and my husband is very supportive. We approach all of it as a team and our girls are priority number one. I love what I do, I am passionate about my job, but family comes first.” I love being able to solve challenges. I have a passion for the U.P.; “I ” feel like an advocate for the U.P. 46.5° North Da U.P., Eh? Tees. Hoodies.Gifts. Other Colors Available Lake Superior Unsalted ~ Shark Free Women’s/Men’s Tees ~ Hoodies Other Colors Available www.43DegreesNorthGifts.com www.43DegreesNorthGifts.com SUMMER 2020 SUPERIORWOMAN.NET 23
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Reporter: “I never thought of that.”<br />
Welling Haughey: “No, I didn’t think you would.”<br />
While the critics continued, Welling Haughey understood what they<br />
seemed most concerned about.<br />
“They wanted to know what my resource background was,” she said.<br />
“(They were asking) ‘Can she bait a hook? Can she gut a deer?’”<br />
To that end, she put together a photo collage on paper, handwritten at<br />
the top, “Welling’s Resume,” which showed her fishing as a youngster;<br />
on a successful pheasant hunt as a teen; as a proud adult showing off the<br />
camp buck pole; and more. She promptly printed 100 copies and handed<br />
them to those interested in her outdoor background.<br />
“It was kind of a conversation starter,” she explained. “They needed to<br />
see that I had been in the field. There were a lot of questions I wanted to<br />
answer. I wanted people to know me, not just what they thought (they<br />
knew).”<br />
Ultimately, she was able to get past the criticism.<br />
“I definitely had my guard up for a long time; it was a challenge,” she<br />
said. “I’m very thankful I had a great network of amazing family and<br />
amazing friends. They just kept pushing me to not give up.”<br />
That has allowed her to spend the last decade doing the work she was<br />
hired to do.<br />
Welling Haughey pointed out that part of that work included a change<br />
in the position, which once ran all of the DNR operations in the U.P.<br />
When she accepted the job, the position was changed and became more<br />
stakeholder-oriented, reporting up to the state DNR Director.<br />
“I’m not telling the fisheries biologist what to stock, or the forester how<br />
much cedar to harvest,” she said.<br />
Instead, as a representative of each division of the department, with 10<br />
sections that range from fisheries, mining, real estate and more, she finds<br />
herself more in the customer service business.<br />
“I coordinate and try to keep things running smoothly,” she said. “I<br />
“<br />
They wanted to know what<br />
my resource background was.<br />
‘Can she bait a hook?’<br />
‘Can she gut a deer?’<br />
They needed to see that I had been<br />
in the field.<br />
”<br />
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