ContactsOur region includes the states of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Samantha BrookeAssistant Regional Director for Migratory Birds & Science Applications, Mountain-Prairie RegionMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsAdditional Role(s)Midwest Landscape Initiative, Steering Committee; Service Representative to the Colorado Cooperative Contact+1703-785-0193 Send a MessageLakewood,CO Orien RichmondDeputy Assistant Regional Director for Migratory Birds and Science Applications, Mountain-Prairie RegionMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseStructured decision making; Conservation planning; Inventory and monitoring; Survey design and protocol development; Vegetation monitoring; GIS; Data analysis Contact Send a MessageLakewood,CO Theresa BatesProgram AnalystMigratory Birds,Science Applications Contact+13032364407 Send a Message Christina BeatyAdministrative Support AssistantMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsAdditional Role(s)Travel Arranger and TimekeeperExpertiseAdministrative: travel, conferences, timekeeping Contact+1303-236-4413 Send a Message Lakewood,CO Andy BishopCoordinator, Rainwater Basin Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseWetland and Grassland Conservation Contact+13083808691 Send a MessageGrand Island,NE Thomas BonnotBiologistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsAdditional Role(s)Grassland Ecosystem TeamExpertiseLandscape Ecology, Population Ecology, Climate Change Contact Send a MessageColumbia,MO John CarlsonRegional Grassland Conservation CoordinatorScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseGrassland conservation, Grassland birds, Partnerships, Research Contact+14066477043 Send a MessageBillings,MT Dustin CasadyNEPA LeadMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseIncidental eagle take permits Contact+13077573722 Send a MessageCheyenne,WY Patrick DonnellySpatial Ecologist, Intermountain West Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsAdditional Role(s)Science and research leadExpertiseMigratory waterbirds, Wetland ecology Contact+1406-493-2539 Send a MessageMissoula,MT Rob DosterDeputy Chief, Migratory BirdsMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseAvian ecology, Population ecology, Bird habitat conservation Contact+1303-236-4405 Send a MessageLakewood,CO Jacquie EvansScience Integration Specialist, Prairie Pothole Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science Applications Contact+14067277400 Send a MessageGreat Falls,MT Lindy GarnerInvasive Species Coordinator, Sagebrush Ecosystem TeamScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseInvasive plants ecology and management; Invasives and wildfire planning, operations, science acquisition, and policy Contact+14068995666 Send a MessageGreat Falls,MT Kelly GonzalesLegal Instruments ExaminerMigratory BirdsExpertiseMigratory bird permits - depredation, scientific collecting, and special purpose permits Contact+13032368158 Send a MessageImage Roger GrosseGIS Specialist, Rainwater Basin Joint VentureAdditional Role(s)R6/MBJV Migratory Bird Program Data Management Working Group RepresentativeExpertiseGIS,Data management,Conservation partnerships,Conservation programs Contact+1308-382-8112 Send a MessageGrand Island,NE Lauri Hanauska-BrownCoordinator, Prairie Pothole Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseBird and habitat conservation within the Prairie Pothole Region Contact+1406-594-6943 Send a MessageGreat Falls,MT Stephanie HebertRegional Wildlife BiologistMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseEagle take permits, migratory bird impact mitigation, energy development and infrastructure Contact Send a MessageWest Valley City,UT Laura HillenbrandManagement AnalystMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseBudget tracking, Financial assistance, GrantSolutions, Purchasing, Property, Records Contact+13032364408 Send a MessageLakewood,CO Matt KalesCoordinator, Sagebrush Ecosystem TeamScience Applications,Migratory Birds,Office of Conservation InvestmentExpertiseSagebrush ecosystem conservation; Large landscape conservation; Partnership development; Project management & conservation operations; Policy analysis and communications; Incident management Contact+17202340257 Send a MessageAreaCOWYMTUTDenver,COImage Tomas KamienskiWildlife BiologistMigratory Birds,Science Applications,Office of Conservation Investment Contact+1303-236-4417 Send a MessageLakewood,CO Alex KumarBiologistScience Applications,Migratory Birds,National Wildlife Refuge SystemExpertisePopulation modeling, Spatial ecology, Monitoring Contact Send a MessageFort Collins,CO Anna Joy LehmickeEagle BiologistMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseIncidental eagle take permits, Avian ecology Contact+13032364770 Send a Message Lakewood,CO Katie NuesslyGrasslands BiologistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseScience delivery, Data visualization, Analysis Contact Send a MessageLakewood,CO Dave OlsonWildlife Biologist, Regional Migratory Game Bird CoordinatorMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseWaterfowl and wetland ecology, Waterfowl banding, Incidental take permits, Double-crested cormorants, Marshbirds, Waterfowl harvest regulations Contact+1303-236-6284 Send a MessageLakewood,CO Kirsta Scherff-NorrisRenewable Energy BiologistMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseEagle take permits, Multi-agency collaboration, Project management Contact+1-720-955-6865 Send a MessageDenver,CO Dave Smith Coordinator, Intermountain West Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertisePartnerships, Conservation delivery, Wetlands and water, Government relations Contact+14063707729 Send a MessageMissoula,MT Scott SomershoeLandbird CoordinatorScience Applications,Migratory Birds,National Wildlife Refuge System Contact+17206101265 Send a MessageLakewood,CO Erin StrasserRenewable Energy BiologistMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseAvian research, Grassland ecology, Renewable energy, Motus Wildlife Tracking System, Eagle take permitting, Partnership development, Spanish communication, Outreach Contact+1970-815-2901 Send a MessageLaporte,CO Paige TrzupekLegal Instruments ExaminerMigratory Birds,Science Applications Contact+1303-236-5416 Send a Message Lakewood,CO Josh VestScience Coordinator, Prairie Pothole Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseScience, Planning, Conservation partnerships, Bird habitat conservation Contact+14067277400 Send a MessageGreat Falls,MT Jeremy WarnerLegal Instruments ExaminerMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseMigratory bird and eagle permits, along with regulations that pertain to the permit types Contact+1303-236-8171 Send a MessageLakewood,CO Gary WilliamsChief, Migratory Bird Permit OfficeMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsAdditional Role(s)Eagle Compensatory Mitigation ProgramsExpertiseMigratory Bird Treaty permits, Eagle permits, Raptor ecology and management, Wading bird ecology and management, Conservation planning, Ecological restoration Contact+1307-275-0236 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Samantha BrookeAssistant Regional Director for Migratory Birds & Science Applications, Mountain-Prairie RegionMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsAdditional Role(s)Midwest Landscape Initiative, Steering Committee; Service Representative to the Colorado Cooperative Contact+1703-785-0193 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Orien RichmondDeputy Assistant Regional Director for Migratory Birds and Science Applications, Mountain-Prairie RegionMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseStructured decision making; Conservation planning; Inventory and monitoring; Survey design and protocol development; Vegetation monitoring; GIS; Data analysis Contact Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Christina BeatyAdministrative Support AssistantMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsAdditional Role(s)Travel Arranger and TimekeeperExpertiseAdministrative: travel, conferences, timekeeping Contact+1303-236-4413 Send a Message Lakewood,CO
Andy BishopCoordinator, Rainwater Basin Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseWetland and Grassland Conservation Contact+13083808691 Send a MessageGrand Island,NE
Thomas BonnotBiologistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsAdditional Role(s)Grassland Ecosystem TeamExpertiseLandscape Ecology, Population Ecology, Climate Change Contact Send a MessageColumbia,MO
John CarlsonRegional Grassland Conservation CoordinatorScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseGrassland conservation, Grassland birds, Partnerships, Research Contact+14066477043 Send a MessageBillings,MT
Dustin CasadyNEPA LeadMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseIncidental eagle take permits Contact+13077573722 Send a MessageCheyenne,WY
Patrick DonnellySpatial Ecologist, Intermountain West Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsAdditional Role(s)Science and research leadExpertiseMigratory waterbirds, Wetland ecology Contact+1406-493-2539 Send a MessageMissoula,MT
Rob DosterDeputy Chief, Migratory BirdsMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseAvian ecology, Population ecology, Bird habitat conservation Contact+1303-236-4405 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Jacquie EvansScience Integration Specialist, Prairie Pothole Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science Applications Contact+14067277400 Send a MessageGreat Falls,MT
Lindy GarnerInvasive Species Coordinator, Sagebrush Ecosystem TeamScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseInvasive plants ecology and management; Invasives and wildfire planning, operations, science acquisition, and policy Contact+14068995666 Send a MessageGreat Falls,MT
Kelly GonzalesLegal Instruments ExaminerMigratory BirdsExpertiseMigratory bird permits - depredation, scientific collecting, and special purpose permits Contact+13032368158 Send a Message
Image Roger GrosseGIS Specialist, Rainwater Basin Joint VentureAdditional Role(s)R6/MBJV Migratory Bird Program Data Management Working Group RepresentativeExpertiseGIS,Data management,Conservation partnerships,Conservation programs Contact+1308-382-8112 Send a MessageGrand Island,NE
Lauri Hanauska-BrownCoordinator, Prairie Pothole Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseBird and habitat conservation within the Prairie Pothole Region Contact+1406-594-6943 Send a MessageGreat Falls,MT
Stephanie HebertRegional Wildlife BiologistMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseEagle take permits, migratory bird impact mitigation, energy development and infrastructure Contact Send a MessageWest Valley City,UT
Laura HillenbrandManagement AnalystMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseBudget tracking, Financial assistance, GrantSolutions, Purchasing, Property, Records Contact+13032364408 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Matt KalesCoordinator, Sagebrush Ecosystem TeamScience Applications,Migratory Birds,Office of Conservation InvestmentExpertiseSagebrush ecosystem conservation; Large landscape conservation; Partnership development; Project management & conservation operations; Policy analysis and communications; Incident management Contact+17202340257 Send a MessageAreaCOWYMTUTDenver,CO
Image Tomas KamienskiWildlife BiologistMigratory Birds,Science Applications,Office of Conservation Investment Contact+1303-236-4417 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Alex KumarBiologistScience Applications,Migratory Birds,National Wildlife Refuge SystemExpertisePopulation modeling, Spatial ecology, Monitoring Contact Send a MessageFort Collins,CO
Anna Joy LehmickeEagle BiologistMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseIncidental eagle take permits, Avian ecology Contact+13032364770 Send a Message Lakewood,CO
Katie NuesslyGrasslands BiologistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseScience delivery, Data visualization, Analysis Contact Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Dave OlsonWildlife Biologist, Regional Migratory Game Bird CoordinatorMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseWaterfowl and wetland ecology, Waterfowl banding, Incidental take permits, Double-crested cormorants, Marshbirds, Waterfowl harvest regulations Contact+1303-236-6284 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Kirsta Scherff-NorrisRenewable Energy BiologistMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseEagle take permits, Multi-agency collaboration, Project management Contact+1-720-955-6865 Send a MessageDenver,CO
Dave Smith Coordinator, Intermountain West Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertisePartnerships, Conservation delivery, Wetlands and water, Government relations Contact+14063707729 Send a MessageMissoula,MT
Scott SomershoeLandbird CoordinatorScience Applications,Migratory Birds,National Wildlife Refuge System Contact+17206101265 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Erin StrasserRenewable Energy BiologistMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseAvian research, Grassland ecology, Renewable energy, Motus Wildlife Tracking System, Eagle take permitting, Partnership development, Spanish communication, Outreach Contact+1970-815-2901 Send a MessageLaporte,CO
Paige TrzupekLegal Instruments ExaminerMigratory Birds,Science Applications Contact+1303-236-5416 Send a Message Lakewood,CO
Josh VestScience Coordinator, Prairie Pothole Joint VentureMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseScience, Planning, Conservation partnerships, Bird habitat conservation Contact+14067277400 Send a MessageGreat Falls,MT
Jeremy WarnerLegal Instruments ExaminerMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsExpertiseMigratory bird and eagle permits, along with regulations that pertain to the permit types Contact+1303-236-8171 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Gary WilliamsChief, Migratory Bird Permit OfficeMigratory Birds,Science ApplicationsAdditional Role(s)Eagle Compensatory Mitigation ProgramsExpertiseMigratory Bird Treaty permits, Eagle permits, Raptor ecology and management, Wading bird ecology and management, Conservation planning, Ecological restoration Contact+1307-275-0236 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
