Jeff Buchanan

Lieutenant General (LTG) Jeff Buchanan retired from active duty in 2019 after serving 37 years in the U.S. Army. He served four combat tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He also served in operational deployments on every continent except Antartica. Jeff led the operational-level military response in support of FEMA for five major hurricanes (Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Florence) and in support of the US Customs and Border Protection Agency for SW border security. Upon retirement, he moved back home to Patagonia, Arizona where he leverages his wildlife ecology degree to help conservation efforts. In addition to his service on the board of the Hummingbird Conservation Networks, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Arizona State Parks and Trails, and is a Commissioner for the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Jeff and his wife Laura have been helping to monitor hummingbirds for a dozen years. They have three adult children (all married) and eight grandchildren.