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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.
Alaska Office |
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| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director |
| Theresa Spang | Alaska Representative |
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California Office |
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| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative |
| D'Anne Albers | California Desert Associate |
| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director |
| Joshua Basofin | California Representative |
| Jim Curland | Marine Program Associate |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Pamela Flick | California Program Coordinator |
| Jeremy Terhune | San Joaquin Valley Representative |
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Colorado Office |
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| Caitlin Balch-Burnett | Colorado Outreach Representative |
| Kara Gillon | Senior Staff Attorney |
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Florida Office |
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| Elizabeth Fleming | Florida Representative |
| Laurie Ann Macdonald | Florida Program Director |
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Idaho Office |
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| Suzanne Asha Stone | Northern Rockies Representative |
| Jesse Timberlake | Northern Rockies Associate |
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Mexico Office |
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| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs |
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Missoula Office |
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| Jonathan Proctor | Rocky Mountain Region Representative |
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National Headquarters |
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| Alexandra Adams | Government Relations Associate |
| Becky Beard | Habitat and Highways Campaign Coordinator |
| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Judy Boshoven | Living Lands Project Manager |
| Jessica Brand | Communications Associate |
| Jean Brennan | Senior Climate Change Scientist |
| Frank Casey | Director, Conservation Economics Program |
| Mark Cheater | Director of Publications |
| Jamie Rappaport Clark | Executive Vice President |
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning |
| Robert Dewey | Vice President for Government Relations |
| Natalie Dubois | Conservation Planning Associate |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | International Counsel |
| J. Christopher Haney | Chief Scientist and Vice-President of the Conservation Science and Economics Department |
| Cindy Hoffman | Vice President of Communications |
| Wm. Robert Irvin | Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs |
| Peter T. Jenkins | Director of International Conservation |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program |
| Caroline Kennedy | Senior Director of Field Conservation |
| Charles Kogod | Photo Editor |
| Adam Kron | Staff Attorney |
| Cat Lazaroff | Director of Communications |
| Marcia Lesky | Director of National Outreach |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Erin Lieberman | Federal Lands and Energy Associate |
| William Lutz | Senior Communications Specialist |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Erin McCallum | Communications Specialist |
| James Navarro | Communications Associate |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program |
| Elizabeth Nicholas | Staff Attorney |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
| Heidi Ridgley | Senior Editor, Defenders Magazine |
| Jason C. Rylander | Staff Attorney |
| Rodger Schlickeisen | President and CEO |
| Gina Schrader | Conservation Associate |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
| Brendan Tate | Government Relations Associate |
| Katie Theoharides | Climate Change Associate |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Staff Attorney |
| Patricia A. White | Director, Habitat & Highways Campaign |
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Oregon Office |
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| Rick Brown | Senior Resource Specialist |
| Kassandra Kelly | Media Production Specialist |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Sara O'Brien | Private Lands Conservation Associate |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
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Rocky Mountain Region Office |
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| Erin Edge | Bear Aware Coordinator |
| David Gaillard | Northern Rockies Representative |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
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