At least once per year, the Bird Conservancy team comes from far and wide to meet in person for a full staff meeting. Unfortunately, COVID-19 prevented our gathering in 2020. The photos above represent many of our team members, but definitely not all! In fact, Bird Conservancy’s ranks almost double during the field season to include avian monitoring technicians, environmental educators and other seasonal staff.
Current Staff (as of May, 2021)
Brighton Headquarters
14500 Lark Bunting Lane
Brighton, CO 80603
(303) 659-4348 | Fax (303) 654-0791
Elinda Dennis, Chief Administrative Officer
Nannette Archuleta, Grant Accountant
Tyler Cash, Camp & Community Coordinator
Sarah Doxon, Early Childhood and Family Coordinator
Faye Lamb, Grant Writer
Meredith McBurney, Biologist/Bird Bander
Sherry Nickolaus, Education Director
Kelsey Mazur, Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator
Rita Sims, Accounting Manager
Tina Wells, Office Coordinator
Colin Woolley, Banding Coordinator
Nebraska Office
4502 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308) 633-1013
Delanie Bruce
Nebraska Wildlife Education Coordinator
Fort Collins Office
230 Cherry Street
Fort Collins, CO 80521
(970) 482-1707 | Fax (970) 472-9031
Tammy VerCauteren, Executive Director
Jenny Berven, Senior Program Manager
William Bevil, Communications Director
Jennifer Blakesley, Senior Research Scientist
Eric Chabot, GIS Biologist
Lauren Connell, Stewardship Director
Angela Dwyer, Habitat Coordinator
Annie Hawkinson, Avian Ecologist
Brittany Leslie, Program Manager
Quresh Latif, Research Scientist
Matthew McLaren, Avian Ecologist/IMBCR Coordinator
Arvind Panjabi, Avian Conservation Scientist
David Pavlacky, Research Scientist
Laura Quattrini, Habitat Coordinator
Jessie Reese, Habitat Coordinator
Brandt Ryder, Chief Conservation Scientist
Allison Shaw, Ecologist
Rob Sparks, Research Biologist/GIS Manager
Matt Smith, Avian Ecologist
Erin Strasser, Full Annual Cycle Avian Ecologist
Jennifer Timmer, Conservation Delivery Biologist
Matt Webb, Avian Ecologist
Chris White, Conservation Delivery Lead
Erin Youngberg, Community and Outreach Biologist
Field Offices
Trent Delehanty, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Rocky Ford, CO)
Chelsea Forehead, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Chadron, NE)
Kelsea Holloway, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Greeley, CO)
Kristina Kline, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Durango, CO)
Justin Lambert, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Springfield, CO)
Jennifer Lutze, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Sturgis, SD)
Neal Martorelli, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Gillette, WY)
Katie Merewether, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Rocky Ford, CO)
David McNitt, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Woodland Park, CO)
Kaitlyn Nafziger, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Cañon City, CO)
Anna Stearns, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Clayton, NM)
Tayler Scherr, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Glendive, MT)
Marcella Tarantino, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
(Gunnison, CO)
Former Staff at Bird Conservancy of the Rockies in 2020
Emily Chavez, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
Maureen (Mo) Correll, Landscape Ecologist
Kelli Hirsch, Development Director
Chaley Jensen, Nebraska Wildlife Education Coordinator
Wendy Lanier, Spotted Owl Project Leader
Stacey Monahan, Camp and Family Coordinator
Kaitlyn Nafziger, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
Ryan Parker, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
Alex Van Boer, GIS Biologist
Nick Van Lanen, Biologist
Ty Woodward, Private Lands Wildlife Biologist
2020-21 Board of Directors
Eric M. Lane, M.S.
Chairman of the Board, Executive Committee
Yvette Martinez
Outgoing Board Chair, Development, Finance and Executive Committees
Peter J. Ampe, Esq., J.D.
Secretary of the Board, Executive Committee
Jim S. Strickland
Treasurer
David M. Charles, M.D.
Development Committee
Eileen Dey, B.S.
Development Committee
Jack Ferguson
Development Committee
Geoff Geupel, B.S.
Grady Grissom, Ph.D.
Stewardship Committee
David Otis, Ph.D.
Nathan Pieplow, M.Ed.
Larry Modesitt, M.B.A., C.Q.E., C.T.P.
Past Board Chair, Finance, Development and Executive Committees
John Sanderson, Ph.D
Garth Spellman, Ph.D
D. Jean Tate, Ph.D.
Development Committee
Ed Warner, M.S., L.H.D.
Development Committee
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is looking for talented, energetic candidates to join its Board of Directors. We are looking for volunteers with a commitment to conservation. Though Bird Conservancy is headquartered in Brighton, Colorado our reach includes the western United States and Mexico, so candidates within and outside the Front Range of Colorado are eligible. The Board meets quarterly, typically in the Denver-metro area. Remote participation is possible, although some personal attendance during the year is necessary for engagement and immersion in the mission. Click here to download a complete Board of Directors role description.