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Meet The Staff



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Executive Director: Nina Fascione


Conservation, Education, & Science

Vice President of Operations & International Programs: Dave Waldien

  • Roosts & Water Resources
  • Endangered Species
  • International Programming


 

Director of Programs, Conservation Scientist: Ed Arnett

  • Wind Energy
  • Forest Management


 

Bats and Wind Program Coordinator, Conservation Scientist: Cris Hein

  • ®BWEC (Bats and Wind Energy Cooperative) Program Coordinator


 

Conservation Specialist, Caves Coordinator : Jim "Crash" Kennedy

  • Cave Inventory & Management
  • Endangered Species
  • Bat Gates
  • Training & Research


 

Indiana Myotis Program Coordinator: Michael Baker

  • Indiana Myotis Program
  • Priority Hibernacula Management
  • Hibernacula Research and Restoration


 

Conservation Biologist: Michael Schirmacher

  • Wind Energy
  • Acoustic Monitoring


 

Bracken Cave Coordinator: Fran Hutchins

  • Bracken Habitat Restoration
  • Bracken Events
  • Caving


 

Conservation Specialist, NABCP: Dan Taylor

  • Bats and Water Developments
  • North American Bat Conservation Partnership



 

Southwestern Subterranean Program Coordinator: Jason Corbett

  • Bats and Mines
  • Bats and Caves
  • Bat Gates


 

Conservation Biologist: Mylea Bayless

  • White-nose Syndrome 
  • Southeastern Rare Bats
  • Artificial Roosts
  • Bat In Bridges


 

Program Assistant: Rebecca Patterson

  • Assistant to Wind Energy
  • Bat House Correspondence
  • BWEC (Bat Wind Energy Cooperative) administrator 


 

Bats of Latin America & the Caribbean Program Coordinator: Christa Weise

  • Bats of Latin America & the Caribbean
  • Education & Training on Bats in Latin America & the Caribbean
  • Bats in the Borderlands

Administration

Director Of Administration & Finance: Linda Moore

  • Responsible for all Financial Records/Reports/Budgeting
  • Supervises Administration and Accounting Staff
  • Human Resources/Payroll/Personnel Benefits


 

Administrative Assistant: Carolyn Kelly

  • Reception
  • Phone Sales
  • General Administration


 

Accounting Assistant: Robbie Nelson

  • Accounting
  • General Administration


 

Accounting Clerk/HR Assistant: Peg Lau Hee

  • Accounts Receivable/Deposits
  • Payroll Processing & Assistant to Director of Administration & Finance
  • Accounting & Collections for Visual Resources Dept


 

Executive Assistant: Dianne Odegard

  • Executive Administration
  • Personal Assistant



 

Manager Of Information Technology: John "Beej" Nunn

  • Information Services
  • Web Development & E-Commerce
  • Network Administrator
  • Builds, Flys, & Jumps out of Perfectly Good Airplanes


 

Web Developer: Trish Ford

  • Information Services
  • Web Development
  • Network Administration

Membership & Development

Membership Manager: Amy McCartney

  • Membership Administrator
  • Membership Coordinator Supervisor
  • Quality Control of all Member/Donor Records


 

Membership Assistant: Melinda Barajas

  • Adopt-Bat & Membership Processing
  • Membership Customer Service


 

Marketing Executive: Susan Kwasniak

  • Marketing Strategy Planning, & Implementation
  • e-Commerce Marketing
  • New Media Marketing
  • Public Relations


 

Development & Marketing Associate: Ashley Fuller

  • Marketing & PR Support
  • Special Events


 

Grants Manager: Amy Price

  • Grant Research
  • Proposal Writing
  • Grant Stewardship


 

Grants & Contracts Co-ordinator: Chris Woodruff

  • Grants & Contracts Support
  • Reporting & Paperwork Coordination
  • EarthShare Campaign Administration


 

Publications

Director of Publications: Bob Locke

  • Editor of BATS magazine
  • Editor/Coordinator of all other BCI Publications
  • BCI Grants Coordinator 


 

Photo Editor & Collection Manager: Meera Banta

  • Photo Editor
  • Photo Sales & Requests for BCI Images
  • Video Usage & Rights Information
  • Photo/Video Equipment


 

Graphic Artist: Jason Huerta

  • Print Publications
  • Illustrator
  • All Around 'Nice Guy'
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Last Updated: Monday, 30 August 2010