Conservation Science

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Jefferson Hall

1991 Fellow
Jefferson Hall is the Director of the Program for Applied Ecology in the Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). In this capacity he is leading the effort to develop an Applied Ecology...
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Walter Poleman

1994 Fellow
Walter left nine years of work as an environmental educator to study in the Field Naturalist Program at the University of Vermont. For his Master's project, he evaluated forest inventory techniques as a part of a sustainable forest...
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Darold Batzer

1989 Fellow
Daryl is an associate professor of entomology at the University of Georgia, and studies the ecology and environmental biology of wetland invertebrates. Daryl and his students work extensively with the trophic ecology of invertebrates, and...
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Marcy Mahr

1992 Fellow
I have been a Switzer Fellow since 1992, and am very grateful to have received Environmental Leadership awards during 2000-2003 to support my work in conservation science for the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative. For over...
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Erika Zavaleta

1999 Fellow
Erika Zavaleta's work focuses on community and ecosystem ecology with emphasis on understanding the drivers and consequences of changing biological diversity. Her work spans ecosystems from boreal forest to temperate grassland to...
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Carina Bracer

2003 Fellow
With her background in ecosystem services market mechanisms and many years in international environmental markets, Carina helps craft and foster private funding partnerships and mechanisms that leverage and celebrate the immense value of...
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Amy Rogers

2005 Fellow
Amy Rogers is an experienced conservation scientist and practitioner focused on innovating long-term, interdisciplinary solutions to complex environmental challenges. With over twenty years of field experience in tropical Latin America, her...
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Marcy Summers

1995 Fellow
Marcy directs The Alliance for Tompotika Conservation / Aliansi Konservasi Tompotika or “AlTo”, an international partnership of a 501c3 non-profit organization in the United States and a registered Yayasan in Indonesia dedicated to...
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Grey Hayes

1999 Fellow
Since 1989, Dr. Grey Hayes has focused on agroecology, conservation, and natural systems ecology of California’s central coast. His project experience includes work with the Ohlone tiger beetle (Cicindela ohlone) and red-legged frog (Rana...
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Regan Brooks

2003 Fellow
Regan Brooks lives with her family in Anchorage, Alaska and is the Director and a Founder of Story Works Alaska. A former high school science teacher, Regan has also worked as an ecologist, a fry-cook, and a stay-at-home mom. She is glad to...