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

Walter Thurber
Independant Ornithologist

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