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 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 Bailie EikillBiologistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseData management, Fisheries and aquatic ecology, Landscape conservation Contact Send a MessageOak Harbor,WA Sean FinnScience CoordinatorScience Applications,Migratory BirdsAdditional Role(s)Partner Ecologist (Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center detail)ExpertiseLandscape Conservation Design,Climate adaptation Contact+1208-387-1315 Send a MessageBoise,ID 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 Matthew HellerCartographerScience Applications,Migratory BirdsAdditional Role(s)GIS Administrator, Data ManagerExpertiseGIS web, database, and data processing programming; GIS/IT project management; cartography; data management Contact Send a MessageBozeman,MT 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 Alex KumarBiologistScience Applications,Migratory Birds,National Wildlife Refuge SystemExpertisePopulation modeling, Spatial ecology, Monitoring Contact Send a MessageFort Collins,CO Mary McFadzenBiologist & Visual Information Design SpecialistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseScience delivery,Landscape conservation,Visual information design Contact Send a MessageWhitefish,MT Katie NuesslyGrasslands BiologistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseScience delivery, Data visualization, Analysis Contact Send a MessageLakewood,CO Scott SomershoeLandbird CoordinatorScience Applications,Migratory Birds,National Wildlife Refuge System Contact+17206101265 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
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
Bailie EikillBiologistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseData management, Fisheries and aquatic ecology, Landscape conservation Contact Send a MessageOak Harbor,WA
Sean FinnScience CoordinatorScience Applications,Migratory BirdsAdditional Role(s)Partner Ecologist (Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center detail)ExpertiseLandscape Conservation Design,Climate adaptation Contact+1208-387-1315 Send a MessageBoise,ID
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
Matthew HellerCartographerScience Applications,Migratory BirdsAdditional Role(s)GIS Administrator, Data ManagerExpertiseGIS web, database, and data processing programming; GIS/IT project management; cartography; data management Contact Send a MessageBozeman,MT
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
Alex KumarBiologistScience Applications,Migratory Birds,National Wildlife Refuge SystemExpertisePopulation modeling, Spatial ecology, Monitoring Contact Send a MessageFort Collins,CO
Mary McFadzenBiologist & Visual Information Design SpecialistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseScience delivery,Landscape conservation,Visual information design Contact Send a MessageWhitefish,MT
Katie NuesslyGrasslands BiologistScience Applications,Migratory BirdsExpertiseScience delivery, Data visualization, Analysis Contact Send a MessageLakewood,CO
Scott SomershoeLandbird CoordinatorScience Applications,Migratory Birds,National Wildlife Refuge System Contact+17206101265 Send a MessageLakewood,CO
