Media Contacts
Cat Lazaroff
Communications Director
(202)
772-3270
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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.
Aerial Hunting |
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| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Caroline Kennedy | Senior Director of Field Conservation |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
| Jason C. Rylander | Staff Attorney |
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Biodiversity Partners |
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| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning |
| Kassandra Kelly | Media Production Specialist |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Sara O'Brien | Private Lands Conservation Associate |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
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Compensation and Proactive Programs |
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| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Eva Lee Sargent | Director Southwest Program |
| Suzanne Asha Stone | Northern Rockies Representative |
| Jesse Timberlake | Northern Rockies Associate |
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Conservation Economics |
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| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director |
| Frank Casey | Director, Conservation Economics Program |
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Conservation Law |
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| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Kara Gillon | Senior Staff Attorney |
| Wm. Robert Irvin | Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs |
| Adam Kron | Staff Attorney |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Erin Lieberman | Federal Lands and Energy Associate |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Jason C. Rylander | Staff Attorney |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Staff Attorney |
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Conservation Planning Resources |
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| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative |
| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning |
| Natalie Dubois | Conservation Planning Associate |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
| Patricia A. White | Director, Habitat & Highways Campaign |
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Conservation Science |
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| Pelayo Alvarez | California Rangeland Conservation Coalition Program Director |
| Rick Brown | Senior Resource Specialist |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| J. Christopher Haney | Chief Scientist and Vice-President of the Conservation Science and Economics Department |
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Endangered Species Act |
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| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Jamie Rappaport Clark | Executive Vice President |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Kara Gillon | Senior Staff Attorney |
| Wm. Robert Irvin | Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs |
| Caroline Kennedy | Senior Director of Field Conservation |
| Adam Kron | Staff Attorney |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Erin Lieberman | Federal Lands and Energy Associate |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Jason C. Rylander | Staff Attorney |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
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Energy |
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| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative |
| Richard Charter | Senior Policy Advisor for Marine Programs |
| Matt Clark | Southwest Representative |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Erin Lieberman | Federal Lands and Energy Associate |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
| Brendan Tate | Government Relations Associate |
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Farm Bill |
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| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Frank Casey | Director, Conservation Economics Program |
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Caroline Kennedy | Senior Director of Field Conservation |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
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Federal Budget |
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| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
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Fresh Water Conservation |
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| Joshua Basofin | California Representative |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Kara Gillon | Senior Staff Attorney |
| Wm. Robert Irvin | Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs |
| Caroline Kennedy | Senior Director of Field Conservation |
| Adam Kron | Staff Attorney |
| Jason C. Rylander | Staff Attorney |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
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Global Warming |
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| Alexandra Adams | Government Relations Associate |
| Jean Brennan | Senior Climate Change Scientist |
| Rick Brown | Senior Resource Specialist |
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning |
| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director |
| J. Christopher Haney | Chief Scientist and Vice-President of the Conservation Science and Economics Department |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program |
| Adam Kron | Staff Attorney |
| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Staff Attorney |
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Habitat and Highways |
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| Caitlin Leutwiler | Communications Associate |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Patricia A. White | Director, Habitat & Highways Campaign |
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International Program |
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| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | International Counsel |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
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Mexico Program |
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| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | International Counsel |
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National Forests |
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| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Rick Brown | Senior Resource Specialist |
| Robert Dewey | Vice President for Government Relations |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program |
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National Wildlife Refuges |
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| Mary Elizabeth Beetham | Director of Legislative Affairs |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Julie Kates | Refuge Associate, Federal Lands Program |
| Adam Kron | Staff Attorney |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Shannon Miller | Florida Program Coordinator |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
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Ocean and Marine Habitat |
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| Joshua Basofin | California Representative |
| Juan Carlos Cantú | Manager, Mexico Programs |
| Richard Charter | Senior Policy Advisor for Marine Programs |
| Jim Curland | Marine Program Associate |
| Karla M. Dutton | Alaska Program Director |
| Elizabeth Fleming | Florida Representative |
| Michael Senatore | Vice President, Conservation Law |
| Sierra B. Weaver | Staff Attorney |
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Offshore Drilling |
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| Richard Charter | Senior Policy Advisor for Marine Programs |
| Shannon Miller | Florida Program Coordinator |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
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Other Public Lands |
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| Matt Clark | Southwest Representative |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Michael T. Leahy | Rocky Mountain Region Director |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Peter Nelson | Director, Federal Lands Program |
| Sandra Young Purohit | Government Relations Associate |
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Pesticides Disease Invasives |
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| Jean Brennan | Senior Climate Change Scientist |
| Aimee Delach | Senior Program Associate |
| Caroline Kennedy | Senior Director of Field Conservation |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
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Private Lands |
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| Frank Casey | Director, Conservation Economics Program |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning |
| Gina L. LaRocco | Conservation Program Associate |
| Jim Lyons | Senior Director, Renewable Energy |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| Noah Matson | Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation |
| Sara O'Brien | Private Lands Conservation Associate |
| Bruce Taylor | Oregon Biodiversity Program Director |
| Jeremy Terhune | San Joaquin Valley Representative |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
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State and Local Conservation |
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| Jeff Aardahl | California Representative |
| Rick Brown | Senior Resource Specialist |
| Kimberley Delfino | California Program Director |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning |
| Natalie Dubois | Conservation Planning Associate |
| Theresa Fiorino | Alaska Representative |
| Elizabeth Fleming | Florida Representative |
| M. Scott Johnson | Arizona Senior Outreach Representative |
| Caroline Kennedy | Senior Director of Field Conservation |
| Marcia Lesky | Director of National Outreach |
| Tim Male | Vice President of Conservation Policy |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
| Patricia A. White | Director, Habitat & Highways Campaign |
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State Wildlife Plans |
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| Joshua Basofin | California Representative |
| Amielle DeWan | Director of Conservation Planning |
| John Motsinger | Communications Associate |
| Sara Vickerman | Senior Director, Biodiversity Partnerships |
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