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WildEarth Guardians’ staff & board – bios and contact information
Staff & Board
WildEarth Guardians’ staff work in offices across the West, combining intellect and legal acumen with a passion for the Wild. Our formidable board of directors ensures that we are always moving in the right direction. And we certainly could not do what we do without the hard work of our interns and contractors.
Learn more about our staff and board, including contact information, below.
Climate + Energy Program
Melissa Troutman
she, her
Climate and Energy Advocate
Legal
Samantha Ruscavage-Barz, Ph.D., J.D.
she, her
Legal Director
Jennifer Schwartz, J.D.
she, her
Senior Staff Attorney
Organizing
Rivers Program
Daniel Timmons, M.S., J.D.
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Wild Rivers Program Director
Wildlife Program
Lizzy Pennock, J.D.
she, her
Carnivore Coexistence Attorney
Wild Places Program
Madeleine Carey
she, her
Southwest Conservation Manager
Lisa Markovchick, Ph.D.
she, her
Southwest Conservation Advocate and Ecologist
Ryan Talbott
he, him
Pacific Northwest Conservation Advocate
Communications
Development
Laurele Fulkerson, J.D.
she, her
Senior Foundations Officer
Finance and Operations
Kristen Burr
she, her
Operations & Development Coordinator
People and Culture
Peggy Naomi Wantwadi
she, her
People and Culture Director
Executive Staff
Peggy Naomi Wantwadi
she, her
People and Culture Director
WildEarth Guardians Board
Betsy Gaines Quammen, PRESIDENT
Gay Dillingham, VICE PRESIDENT
Kézha Hatier-Riess, TREASURER
Anne Butterfield
CMarie Fuhrman
Jim Furnish
Angelina Gonzalez-Aller
Sarah McMillan
Dustin Martin
Peter Schoenberg
Francine Spang-Willis
