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