Staff
Administration and Development
Conserving raptors and our shared environment through leadership and support
Nikki Wayment
Executive Director
Loralie Jensen
Administration & Finance Director
Kirsten Elliott, MPP
Development & Communications Director
Sammy Riccio
Communications Manager
Ripley Dossett
Fundraising & Finance Assistant
Conservation Science
Conducting research on and implementing programs to conserve Golden Eagles
Steve Slater, PhD
Conservation Science Director
Jordan Herman, PhD
Conservation Biologist
Tori Thorpe
Field Biologist
Cody Allen
Field Biologist
Frankie Vierela
Field Biologist
Education & Outreach
Inspiring students, educators, and the public with live raptors
Melissa Halvorsen
Education & Outreach Director
Chris Butler
Educator
Laura Cleveland
Educator
Renata Vazquez
Educator
International
Conducting research on and conserving the world’s most threatened raptors
Megan Murgatroyd, PhD
Associate Director of African and Asian Programs
Long-term Monitoring
& Community Science
Keeping a pulse on raptor populations, engaging our communities in scientific research, and providing first-hand experience to early-career raptor biologists
Dave Oleyar, PhD
Long-term Monitoring & Community Science Director
Jesse Watson, MS
Research Biologist & Banding Coordinator
Jessica Taylor, MS
Research Biologist
Kate Sweet, MS
Field Biologist
Kassandra Townsend
Graduate Research Associate