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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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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 | |
| 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 | |
| Jonathan Proctor | Rocky Mountain Region Representative | |
| Eva Lee Sargent | Director Southwest Program | |
| Gina Schrader | Conservation Associate | |
| Theresa Spang | Alaska Representative | |
| 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 | |
| J. Christopher Haney | Chief Scientist and Vice-President of the Conservation Science and Economics Department | |
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Conservation Law | ||
| Adam Kron | Staff Attorney | |
| Elizabeth Nicholas | Staff Attorney | |
| 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 | Climate Change Associate | |
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Land Conservation | ||
| Becky Beard | Habitat and Highways Campaign Coordinator | |
| Judy Boshoven | Living Lands Project Manager | |
| Rick Brown | Senior Resource Specialist | |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning | |
| Natalie Dubois | Conservation Planning Associate | |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program | |
| Kassandra Kelly | Media Production Specialist | |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate | |
| Erin Lieberman | Federal Lands and Energy 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 | |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate | |
| William Lutz | Senior Communications Specialist | |
| Erin McCallum | Communications Specialist | |
| James Navarro | Communications Associate | |
| Heidi Ridgley | Senior Editor, Defenders Magazine | |
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