Our Team
Angy Shearer
CEO
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Lisa Phillips
Controller
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Melanie Tluczek
Director of Science & Education
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Brian Whitehead
Senior Program Manager
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Kerry Quinn
Development Manager
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Jessie Dwyer
Wildlife Project Manager
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Kelsey Wellman
Development and Operations Coordinator
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Robin Sprague
Program and Events Manager
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Our volunteer steward leadership works in partnership with our staff to achieve the Conservancy’s mission. The Core Leadership Team (CLT) consists of steward leaders that help manage Conservancy Programs as well as facilitate the coordination, collaboration, and exchange of ideas, concerns, and opportunities throughout the Conservancy.
Susan Kanvik
CLT Chair
Gretchen Barylak CLT Vice Chair
Carolyn DiFonzo
Citizen Science Chair
Bruce Fitts
Citizen Science Assistant Chair
Mary Simons
Community Engagement Chair
Nancy Gunder Community Engagement Assistant Chair
Bill Bernert
Constuction & Maintenance Chair
Larry Nelson
Construction & Maintenance Assistant Chair
Ruthie Salant
Guided Hike & Bike Chair
Shelly Donovan
Guided Hike & Bike
Assistant Chair
David May
Patrol Chair
Craig Ford Patrol Assistant Chair
Robbi Fowler
Steward Education Chair
Amy Stader
Steward Education
Assistant Chair
Bill Fletcher
Trailhead Ambassadors Chair
Louise Turner
Trailhead Ambassadors Assistant Chair
Carl Mangine Youth Education Chair
Kerri Ringel Youth Education Assistant Chair
Our Science Advisory Committee (SAC) provides expert support, reviews materials and helps connect us to external resources. The SAC brings a broad scientific perspective to the Parsons Field Institute research program by developing experimental design and methods on individual projects, reviewing overall research priorities and setting Field Institute work into a broader regional and national context.
Heather Bateman
Arizona State University
Russell Benford
Arizona Department of Forestry & Fire Management
Gita Bodner
The Nature Conservancy
Stevan Earl
Arizona State University
Helen Rowe
Northern Arizona University
Ron Rutowski
Central Arizona Butterfly Association
Scott Sprague
Arizona Game & Fish Department
John Weser
Scottsdale Community College
Our research partners work with us on individual research and monitoring projects to develop experimental design, guide the methods and help with data analysis and final documentation. Research partners also help guide the work of citizen scientists to produce robust and reliable results.
Anita Antoninka
Northern Arizona University
Stevan Earl
Arizona State University
Rich Hofstetter
Northern Arizona University
Steve Jones
Independant Botanist
Marianne Moore
Arizona State University
Helen Rowe
Northern Arizona University
Ron Rutowski
Central Arizona Butterfly Association
Tice Supplee
Audubon Southwest
