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