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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 | |
| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director | |
| Joshua Basofin | California Representative | |
| Richard Charter | Senior Policy Advisor for Marine Programs | |
| 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 | |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative | |
| 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 | |
| Shannon Miller | Florida Program Coordinator | |
| Craig Miller | Southwest Representative | |
| Jonathan Proctor | Rocky Mountain Region Representative | |
| Eva Lee Sargent | Director Southwest Program | |
| Suzanne Asha Stone | Northern Rockies Representative | |
| Jeremy Terhune | San Joaquin Valley Representative | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
| Jason C. Rylander | Staff Attorney | |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law | |
| Glenn Sugameli | Staff Attorney, Judging the Environment Project | |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Staff Attorney | |
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Climate Change | ||
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate | |
| Kara Gillon | Senior Staff Attorney | |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation | |
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Conservation Policy | ||
| 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 | |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy | |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy | |
| 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 | |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate | |
| James Navarro | Communications Specialist | |
| Heidi Ridgley | Senior Editor, Defenders Magazine | |
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