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NatureServe Staff
Executive
- Anne Bowser Chief Executive Officer
- Lori Scott Executive Director
- Nicole Iturralde Board Coordinator & Executive Assistant
Operations
- Brenda Brookman Staff Accountant
- Briana Lozada Human Resources Manager
- Courtney Ravert Operations Manager
- Yukie Shiromizu Senior Grants Accountant
- Oscar Yurica Director of Finance
Marketing and Philanthropy
- Samantha Belilty Director of Marketing and Communications
- Karen Smith Fernandez Chief Advancement Officer
- Candace Williams Director of Major Gifts
- Melissa Howison Annual Fund and Database Manager
- Allison Kenlan Digital Marketing Specialist
Conservation Science
- Regan Smyth Vice President for Conservation Science
- Bruce Young Chief Scientist
- Jordana Anderson Spatial Data Analyst
- David Bucklin Ecological Modeler/Biodiversity Data Scientist
- Hannah Ceasar Spatial Analysis Program Manager
- Tara Cornelisse Invertebrate Zoologist
- Gwen Davis Senior Information Scientist
- Sara DeCaro GIS Governance Fellow
- Grace Di Cecco Ecological Modeler/Biodiversity Data Scientist
- Amanda Eberly Research Botanist & Program Manager
- Megan Espe Project Manager
- Don Faber-Langendoen Senior Ecologist & Conservation Methods Coordinator
- Mike Gill Director of Biodiversity Indicators Program
- Robert Gundy Vertebrate Zoologist
- Mary Harkness Project Manager and Ecology Information Scientist
- Caroline Jezierski Science Chief of Staff
- Janel Johnson Research Botanist
- Wesley Knapp Chief Botanist
- Patrick McIntyre Director of Ecology
- Carl Nordman Vegetation Ecologist
- Margaret Ormes Director of Science Information Resources
- Cameron Scott Conservation Data Analyst
- Nicole Sears Zoologist and Data Manager
- Kristin Snow Ecology Database Analyst
- Diana Soteropoulos Botanist
- Max Tarjan Ecological Modeling Program Manager
- Adele Tomaino Associate Botanist and Senior Information Scientist
- Chris Tracey Director of Spatial Analysis
- Nora Ventrella Research Botanist
- Rickie White Conservation Applications Strategist
Network Partnerships and Data
- Shara Howie Director of Network Partnerships and Data
- Stephanie Orndorff BLD Project Manager
- Hannah Siegel Network Coordinator and Data Analyst
Technology
- Cliff Alton IT Support Technician
- Michele Bottiaux Senior Software Engineer
- Shelley Cooke Software Product Manager
- Jeremy Daugherty Director of Technology and Project Management
- Elyzabeth Earnley Software Product Manager
- Lexie Ferry Software Engineer
- Dave Hauver Principal Software Engineer
- Michael Jewell Systems Administrator
- David Klinger Software Engineer
- Frank McLean IT Manager
- Eric Rovelli Lambart Software Engineer
- Travis Sparks Software Engineer
- Whitney Weber DBA and Product Support Specialist
- Margaret Woo Senior Software Engineer
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NatureServe's Board of Directors.
Board of Directors
NatureServe operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under the direction of a Board of Directors, whose members include both Network and at-large representatives.
- Bryce Maxell - Montana (Chair)
- Carolyn Hendricks - Maryland (Vice Chair)
- Jane Breckinridge - Oklahoma (Secretary)
- Nancy Weiss - Virginia (Treasurer)
- David Anderson - Colorado
- Anne Bowser - Virginia
- Francisco Carrillo - Maryland
- Sunny Fleming - North Carolina
- Chris Friesen - Manitoba
- Steven P. Quarles - Maryland
- John Trezise - Virginia
- Lori Scott - Virginia
- Alan Weakley - North Carolina
Our Offices
NatureServe operates as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization under the direction of a Board of Directors, whose members include both Network and at-large representatives.
Virginia Office
2550 South Clark Street, Suite 930A
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: 703-908-1801
Massachusetts Office
c/o UMass Boston Biology Department
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Section Councils
NatureServes recognizes that effective biodiversity conservation responds to the unique social, political, and economic conditions in any given section of the world. As such, we seek to foster and accommodate network participation through regional Sections. Members in the Canadian and U.S. Sections support the Network by representing regional interests pursuit and ensuring their reflection in our shared goals, objectives, and plans.
US Section Council
The US Section Council is elected to represent the needs and interests of NatureServe network members from the United States.
The U.S. Section Council helps the network achieve its shared mission by:
- Representing the network members in strategic, annual, and operational planning
- Coordinating communications and maintaining connections between network members and NatureServe staff
- Seeking and contributing to fundraising and business development
- Nominating a representative to serve on the NatureServe Board of Directors
Angie Schmidt, Chair
Idaho Natural Heritage Program, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
West Representative
Joe Rocchio, Vice-Chair
Washington Natural Heritage Program, Washington Department of Natural Resources
Member-at-Large
Eleanor Gaines, Secretary
Oregon Biodiversity Information Center, Portland State University
West Representative
Michael Monfils
Michigan Natural Features Inventory Office
Midwest Representative
Jason Bulluck
Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Northeast Representative
Caroline Jezierski
Nebraska Natural Heritage Program, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Midwest Representative
Joseph Lemeris
South Carolina Heritage Trust, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Southeast Representative
Nicole Lorenz
Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Southeast Representative
Sabrina Stanwood
Natural Heritage Bureau, New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Northeast Representative
NatureServe Canada Board of Directors
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