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NatureServe Staff
Executive
- Anne Bowser Chief Executive Officer
- Lori Scott Executive Director
- Nicole Iturralde Board Coordinator & Executive Assistant
Operations and IT
- Cliff Alton IT Support Technician
- Bhavna Garg Controller
- Michael Jewell Systems Administrator
- Briana Lozada Director of Human Resources
- Frank McLean IT Manager
- Courtney Ravert Operations Manager
- Yukie Shiromizu Senior Grants Accountant
- Oscar Yurica Director of Finance
Philanthropy
- Karen Smith Fernandez Chief Advancement Officer
- Bonnie Haigh Annual Fund & Database Manager
- Candace Williams Director of Major Gifts
Conservation Science and Data
- Joshua Daskin Chief Scientist
- David Bucklin Ecological Modeler/Biodiversity Data Scientist
- Hannah Ceasar Spatial Analysis Program Manager
- Tara Cornelisse Lead Zoologist
- Gwen Davis Senior Information Scientist
- Grace Di Cecco Lead Biodiversity Data Scientist
- Amanda Eberly Lead Botanist
- Megan Espe Project Manager
- Caroline Jezierski Program Operations Manager
- Margaret Ormes Director of Science Information Resources
- Nicole Sears Zoologist and Data Manager
- Hannah Siegel Partnerships Coordinator and Spatial Analyst
- Kristin Snow Senior Ecology Information Scientist
- Diana Soteropoulos Botanist
- Max Tarjan Senior Director, Biodiversity Informatics
- Adele Tomaino Associate Botanist and Senior Information Scientist
- Chris Tracey Senior Director, Conservation Science Applications
- Whitney Weber DBA and Product Support Specialist
Products & Marketing
- Samantha Belilty Vice President of Products & Marketing
- Valeria Khristolyubova Director of Biodiversity Data Sales
- Stephanie Orndorff Client Solutions Manager
- Bianca Pokrzywa Marketing & Communications Manager
- Rickie White Director of Corporate Engagement
Technology
- Michele Bottiaux Senior Software Engineer
- Shelley Cooke Software Product Manager
- Elyzabeth Earnley Software Product Manager
- Dave Hauver Principal Software Engineer
- Paul Weidner Software Engineer
- Margaret Woo Senior Software Engineer
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
- Katy Densmore - Virginia
- James Donovan - United Kingdom
- Chris Friesen - Manitoba
- Kathy Goodin - Virginia
- Deborah Lucas - Massachusetts
- Lori Scott - Virginia
- Alan Weakley - North Carolina
Strategic Advisors
- Vishal Ahluwalia - New York
- James Donovan - United Kingdom
- Tom Morris - North Carolina
- Richard Pedersen - 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
Michael Monfils, Chair
Michigan Natural Features Inventory Office
Midwest Representative
Gary Beuvais, Vice-Chair
Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
West Representative
Eleanor Gaines, Secretary
Oregon Biodiversity Information Center, Portland State University
West Representative
Micah Jasny
Maine Natural Areas Program
Northeast Representative
Sabrina Stanwood
New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau
Northeast Representative
Frank Price
Florida Natural Areas Inventory
Southeast Representative
David Lincicome
Tennessee Division of Natural Areas
Southeast Representative
Kendra Millam
Ohio Natural Heritage Database
Midwest Representative
Priscilla Crawford
Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory
Member At-Large
NatureServe Canada Board of Directors
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