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Staff
Defenders' staff is as diverse and unique as they are dedicated and experienced. Drawing top wildlife biologists, government policy experts, media relations specialists, membership service representatives, lawyers and many more, Defenders of Wildlife puts all of their individual talents to use to achieve our organization's common goals.
President | ||
| Rodger Schlickeisen | President and CEO | |
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Executive Vice President | ||
| Jamie Rappaport Clark | Executive Vice President | |
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Conservation Programs | ||
| Wm. Robert Irvin | Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs | |
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Conservation Law and Climate Change | ||
| Robert Dreher | Senior Vice President for Conservation Law and Climate Change | |
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Field Conservation Programs | ||
| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative | |
| D'Anne Albers | California Desert Associate | |
| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director | |
| Joshua Basofin | California Representative | |
| Matt Clark | Southwest Representative | |
| Jim Curland | Marine Program Associate | |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director | |
| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director | |
| Erin Edge | Bear Aware Coordinator | |
| Nina Fascione | Vice President for Field Conservation | |
| Elizabeth Fleming | Florida Representative | |
| Pamela Flick | California Program Coordinator | |
| David Gaillard | Northern Rockies Representative | |
| Caroline Kennedy | Senior Director of Field Conservation | |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director | |
| Laurie Ann Macdonald | Florida Program Director | |
| Craig Miller | Southwest Representative | |
| James Pissot | Director, Canada Programs | |
| Jonathan Proctor | Rocky Mountain Region Representative | |
| Eva Lee Sargent | Director Southwest Program | |
| Gina Schrader | Conservation Associate | |
| Suzanne Asha Stone | Northern Rockies Representative | |
| Jeremy Terhune | San Joaquin Valley Representative | |
| Jesse Timberlake | Northern Rockies Associate | |
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Government Relations and External Affairs | ||
| Alexandra Adams | Government Relations Associate | |
| Caitlin Balch-Burnett | Colorado Outreach Representative | |
| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs | |
| Robert Dewey | Vice President for Government Relations | |
| M. Scott Johnson | Arizona Senior Outreach Representative | |
| Marcia Lesky | Director of National Outreach | |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate | |
| Brendan Tate | Government Relations Associate | |
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International Conservation | ||
| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs | |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | International Counsel | |
| Peter T. Jenkins | Director of International Conservation | |
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Science and Conservation Economics | ||
| Frank Casey | Director, Conservation Economics Program | |
| Robert P. Davison | Senior Scientist, Endangered Species and Wildlife Conservation | |
| J. Christopher Haney | Chief Scientist and Vice-President of the Conservation Science and Economics Department | |
| Timm Kroeger | Natural Resources and Environmental Economist | |
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Conservation Law | ||
| Adam Kron | Staff Attorney | |
| Erin Lieberman | Walter Kuhlmann Legal Fellow | |
| Jason C. Rylander | Staff Attorney | |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law | |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Staff Attorney | |
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Climate Change | ||
| Jean Brennan | Senior Climate Change Scientist | |
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate | |
| Kara Gillon | Senior Staff Attorney | |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation | |
| Katie Theoharides | Conservation Planning Associate | |
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Land Conservation | ||
| Becky Beard | Habitat and Highways Campaign Coordinator | |
| Rick Brown | Senior Resource Specialist | |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning | |
| Kassandra Kelly | Media Production Specialist | |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate | |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program | |
| Sara O'Brien | Private Lands Conservation Associate | |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director | |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships | |
| Patricia A. White | Director, Habitat & Highways Campaign | |
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Communications | ||
| Jessica Brand | Communications Associate | |
| Mark Cheater | Director of Publications | |
| Cindy Hoffman | Vice President of Communications | |
| Charles Kogod | Photo Editor | |
| Cat Lazaroff | Director of Communications | |
| William Lutz | Senior Communications Specialist | |
| Erin McCallum | Communications Specialist | |
| James Navarro | Communications Associate | |
| Heidi Ridgley | Senior Editor, Defenders Magazine | |
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