Who we are
Each member of our team is highly skilled, passionate, and driven to do our part to preserve and restore biological diversity in its natural state.
Executive Leadership
Conservation Planning & Management

James Strittholt, Ph.D.
President | Chief Science Officer

Deanne DiPietro, M.A.
Senior Science and Communications Coordinator

Wayne Spencer, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist Emeritus

Alexandra Syphard, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist

Craig Thompson, Ph.D.
Landscape Wildlife Ecologist

John Gallo, Ph.D.
Senior Conservation Scientist

Heather Rustigian-Romsos, M.A., M.S.
Senior Wildlife Spatial Analyst

Justin Brice, B.S.
Geospatial Analyst and Data Basin User Support

Cole Soldo, M.S.
Conservation Outreach Coordinator

Erin Conlisk, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist

Jacob Strittholt
Biologist
Geospatial Science & Modeling Team
Software & Tools
Operations
Interns
Associates

Phoebe Barnard, Ph.D.

Dominick DellaSala, Ph.D.

Ken Ferschweiler
Associate Software Architect | Modeler

Beverly E. Law, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology & Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University

William J. Ripple, Ph.D.

Tim Sheehan, Ph.D.
Associate Ecological Modeler

Brendan Ward, M.S.
Associate Senior Software Engineer

John Waugh, Ph.D.

Jessie Vinje, B.S.
Associate Botanist | Biologist