Staff

Karina Abou-Chakra
Marine Science Educator

Marianna Aguirre
Data Assistant

Charles Alex
Veterinary Pathologist

Dale Anania
Direct Response Membership Officer

Dawn Beavis
Donor Stewardship Coordinator

Ashley Bell
Animal Care Specialist

Micah Buster
Life Support and Facilities Manager

Lauren Campbell, RVT
Animal Husbandry Manager

Annie Cheng
Retail Manager

Michelle Corsi, M.S.
Special Programs Manager

Sara Cortes
Senior Manager, Institutional Giving

Nanette Cournoyer
Donor Services Manager

Katie D'Innocenzo
Communications Coordinator

Kelly Dewees
Donor Services Manager

Elizabeth Douglas
Executive Assistant

Mirembe Duran
Director, Culture Development

Liz Eby, RVT
Veterinary Technician

Lois Edblad
Donor Services Associate

Kathy Edwards
Rescue & Response Dispatcher

Bob Figlock
Volunteer Engagement Manager

Morgan Fisher
Operations Coordinator, Monterey Bay Operations

James Ford
Special Projects Assistant

Jade Fugini-Laws
School Partners Coordinator

Sue Fuhriman
Donor Services Assistant

Kyle Gilbreath
Response Systems Coordinator

Aidan Greenwald
Volunteer Engagement Associate

Barbie Halaska
Necropsy Manager

Diane Hardy
Education Volunteer Coordinator

Danielle Henderson
Operations Coordinator

Justin Hodges
Northern Range Operations Manager

Lian Hortensius, M.S., M.A.
Animal Programs Data Scientist

Weston Hustace
Operations Coordinator, Monterey Bay Operations

Jessica Imperial
Rescue & Response Dispatcher

Jackie Isbell
Lab Assistant

Elysha Kensinger
Database and Donor Relations Systems Manager

Aimee Kerr
Development Associate, Institutional Giving

Monique King, RVT
Operations Coordinator, Monterey Bay Operations

Sheila Lease
Senior Stewardship Manager

Gregg Levine, DVM, V.A., CCRT
Veterinarian

Sarah Lindquist
Payroll + Accounting Specialist

Maggie Martinez
Pathology Fellow

Leeza Metrovich, M.A.
Communications Assistant

Áine Minihane-Smith
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

Ryan Moore
Digital Product Manager

Jennifer Morrow
Director, Institutional Giving

Heidi Nikolai
Temporary Animal Care Specialist

Erika Ono-Kerns
Rescue & Response Dispatcher

Anthony Pacheco
Life Support Systems & Facilities Technician

Teri Padilla
Human Resources Operations Specialist

Jesierose Poblacion
Lab Scientist

Raymie Poole
Marine Science Educator

Ranel Porter
Development Database Administrator

Amy Rubenstein, RVT
Veterinary Technician

Giancarlo Rulli
Marketing & Communications Associate

Rebecca Ryan
Rescue & Response Dispatcher

Boone Saunders
Hospital & Response Data Coordinator

Kelly Schaefer
Strategic HR Business Partner

Laura Sherr
Associate Director, Communications

Lesley Simms
Communications Coordinator

Joel Skaggs
Life Support Systems & Facilities Technician - Animal Care

Kristina So
Controller

Katie Spaulding, DVM
Veterinarian

Shelbi Stoudt
Permit & Data Compliance Manager

Isidore "Izzy" Szczepaniak
Cetacean Field Research Associate

Jennifer Tackaberry
Whale Entanglement Response Advisor

Karen Takamoto
Donor Stewardship & Database Admininistrator

Natalie Tallerico
Special Event Assistant

Mariah Tengler
Research Data Coordinator

Michelle Tilley
Crew Supervisor Manager

Michael Tillman
Operations Specialist, San Luis Obispo Operations

Bess Touma
Director of Major Gifts

Sarah van Schagen
Associate Director, Communications

Marc Webber
Cetacean Field Research Associate

Dane Whitaker, DVM
Veterinarian

Emily Whitmer, DVM
Associate Veterinarian

Deb Wickham, RVT
Animal Care Manager

Amber Wigley
Volunteer Operations Manager

Tony Williams
Life Support Systems and Facilities Manager, Capital Projects & Satellites

Shayla Zink
Operations Coordinator, San Luis Obispo Operations