Media Contacts
William Lutz
Senior Director of Communications
(202) 772-0269
Not a journalist but need help? Contact our Member Services team:
1-800-385-9712
Experts
Defenders' staff is as diverse and unique as they are dedicated and experienced. Drawing top wildlife biologists, government policy experts, media relations specialists, membership service representatives, lawyers and many more, Defenders of Wildlife puts all of their individual talents to use to achieve our organization's common goals.
| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative |
| Alexandra Adams | Government Relations Associate |
| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director |
| Caitlin Balch-Burnett | Colorado Outreach Representative |
| Donald Barry | Executive Vice President |
| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Judy Boshoven | Living Lands Manager |
| Gregory Buppert | Staff Attorney |
| Astrid Caldas | Climate Change and Wildlife Science Fellow |
| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs |
| Kelly Catlett | California Representative |
| Jamie Rappaport Clark | President and CEO |
| Matt Clark | Southwest Representative |
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Robert Dewey | Vice President for Government Relations |
| Natalie Dubois | Climate Change and Wildlife Scientist |
| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Elizabeth Fleming | Florida Representative |
| Pamela Flick | California Program Coordinator |
| David Gaillard | Northern Rockies Representative |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President of Field Conservation Programs |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | International Counsel |
| Chris Haney | Chief Scientist |
| Addie Haughey | Federal Lands Associate |
| M. Scott Johnson | Arizona Senior Outreach Representative |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program |
| Kassandra Kelly | Media Production Specialist |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Marcia Lesky | Director of National Outreach |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Ya-Wei Li | Endangered Species Policy Analyst |
| Erin Lieberman | Federal Lands and Energy Associate |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Laurie Ann Macdonald | Florida Program Director |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Shannon Miller | Florida Program Coordinator |
| Craig Miller | Southwest Representative |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Jessica Musengezi | Economics of Ecosystems Fellow |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program |
| Sara O'Brien | Director, Conservation Planning |
| Clayton Ogg | Director, Conservation Economics & Finance |
| Jonathan Proctor | Rocky Mountain Region Representative |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
| Jason C. Rylander | Senior Staff Attorney |
| Eva Lee Sargent | Director Southwest Program |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
| Suzanne Asha Stone | Northern Rockies Representative |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director |
| Daniel J. Thornhill | Coral Reef Marine Scientist |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Senior Staff Attorney |
| Susannah Woodruff | Rocky Mountain Region Associate |
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