Wild Things 2019: Directory

C

CB

bat conservation scientist

Dani Abboud

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods

Program Coordinator

AA

Angelique Acevedo

Field Museum Intern

MR

M. Ross Alexander

Midwest Dendro, LLC

Alison Anastasio

University of Chicago and Rainbow Beach Dunes Community Steward, Chicago Park District

Annette Anderson

Friends of the Chicago River

Volunteer and Event Specialist

DA

Ders Anderson

Openlands

ES

Eric S. Anderson

Cardno, Inc

Ecologist

RA

Ryan Anderson

Midwest Pesticide Action Center

Jim Angel

Climate Scientist

JA

Josh Arrigoni

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.

Alyssa Ayen

Field Museum Affliate

EB

Elizabeth Bach

The Nature Conservancy, Nachusa Grasslands

Nina Baki

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Community Outreach Coordinator

MB

Melissa Baltus

University of Toledo

RB

Rebecca Barak

Chicago Botanic Garden

MB

Mike Bardou

Field Museum Affliate

LB

Laura Barghusen

Openlands

Aquatic Ecologist

BB

Brian Basilico

B2b Interactive Marketing

Stephanie Beilke

Audubon Great Lakes

Chris Benda

Illinois Botanizer

Botanist

AB

Amanda Benitez

Enlace Chicago

Director of Community Health

Tricia Bethke

USDA APHIS, The Morton Arboretum and M.S. student in NRES at UIUC

VB

Vijay Bhargava

JB

Jared Bilak

Southern Illinois University, Shedd Aquarium

Student

MB

Mark Bouman

Field Museum

BB

Brekke Bounds

Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

Chris Bresky

Adler Planetarium

Manager of Teen Programs

Michael Bryson

Roosevelt University

Professor of Sustainability Studies

MB

Matthew Bucher

Somme Preserves

Zone Steward

Brittany Buckles

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

SB

Steven Byers

Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge

LC

Luis Cabrales

Field Museum Affliate

Amy Calhoun

College of DuPage Marketing Department

Marketing & Communications

EC

Eduardo Camacho

Lincoln Park Zoo

Community Learning Facilitator

DR

Dr. Roberta Lammers Campbell

Loyola University Chicago

Curator Emerita

JC

Jacob Campbell

Field Museum

JC

John Cawood

Openlands

Robin Cline

NeighborSpace

Assistant Director

RC

Rebecca Collings

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Barbara Cooper

Artist

Forrest Cortes

The Nature Conservancy and Chicago Park District

Community Stewardship Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy and...

SC

Sydney Coyle

The Honeycomb Project

Project Coordinator

LC

Luis Crespo

OPEN Center for the Arts

GC

Gelasia Croom

The Nature Conservancy in Illinois

Associate Director Of Communications

Cindy Crosby

Nachusa Grasslands, The Morton Arboretum

writer, prairie steward, dragonfly coordinator

Jim Cudney

12 Moons Group

President

LD

Luke Dahlberg

Citizens for Conservation

Brian Daly

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

TD

Teishetta Daniel

Chicago Park District

SD

Shelley Davis

Forest Preserve Foundation

DD

Daniella DeRose

Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden

Nataly Diaz

Field Museum Affliate

Jamie Doherty

FPDCC Volunteer

David Dolak

Columbia College

AD

Alma Dominguez

OPEN Center for the Arts

AD

Andrew Donakowski

Friends of the Chicago River

Ana Garcia Doyle

One Earth Film Festival

Director

JH

John Henry Drake

The Nature Conservancy in Indiana

KD

Kurt Dreisilker

The Morton Arboretum

ED

Elwood Dumke

UIUC

M.S. student in NRES

PD

Paul Durica

Illinois Humanities

Ray Dybzinski

Loyola University Chicago, Institute of Environmental Sustainability

AE

Alex Enarson-Hering

Fraternal Forest

Christine Esposito

The Ex.Change Project / Terracom

Founder & Chief Connection Officer

ME

Matthew Evans

Somme Woods

Zone Steward

AF

Aaron Feggestad

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.

Michael Feldmann

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Fisheries Technician

LF

Liza Fischel

Chicago Park District, North Park Village Nature Center

Katie Flores

Chicago Park District

McKinley Park Natural Area Community Steward

JF

Jessica Fong

Chicago Public Schools

EF

Eliza Fournier

Chicago Botanic Garden

Program Director, Windy City Harvest

Melina Frezados

Forest Preserves of Cook County

MF

Marc Fries

NASA

RF

Renae Frigo

Glen Ellyn Park District

Naturalist

Margaret Frisbie

Friends of the Chicago River

Executive Director

SF

Stephanie Frischie

Xerces Society

DF

Dan Fulwiler

Esperanza Health Centers

CEO

Catherine Game

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods

Executive Director

KG

Karina Garcia

Field Museum Intern

MD

Maria de Jesus Garcia

Enlace Chicago

Emilian Geczi

North American Association for Environmental Education

Director, Natural Start Alliance

MG

Michelle Giles

Field Museum Affliate

CG

CARL GIOMETTI

Chicago Ornithological Society

Karen Glennemeier

John G. Shedd Aquarium

Research Biologist

KG

Karl Gnaedinger

The Nature Conservancy

KG

Kathryn Gorman

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Volunteer Coordinator

RG

Renee Gracon

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

SG

Sanaa Green

Audubon Great Lakes

Diane Greening

Master Naturalist

JG

Jennika Greer

Field Museum

MG

Melissa Grycan

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

Lisa Haderlein

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

Executive Director

SH

Sarah Hagen

The Nature Conservancy

CH

Claire Halpin

Studio Gang

MH

Mark Hammergren

Adler Planetarium

Erika Hasle

The Field Museum

Conservation Ecologist

Mark Hauser

Friends of the Chicago River

Ecology Outreach Manager

Brandon Hayes

Openlands

Director of Communications

PH

Patrcia Hayes

Volunteer Site Steward, Orland Grassland (FPCC)

PH

Philipp Heck

Field Museum

LH

Liam Heneghan

DePaul University

James Hensel

Somme Woods

Zone Steward

Heather Herakovich

Northern Illinois University

PhD

JH

Jim Herkert

Illinois Audubon Society

NH

Nataly Hernandez

The Field Museum

MH

Maria Herrera

Enlace Chicago

Public Health Coordinator

Andrew Herrmann

Friends of the Chicago River

Communications Director

DH

Diane Hicks

Bird Conservation Network

Dr. Jonathan Hicks

Minnesota State University

Assistant Professor

KH

Kurtis Himmler

Loyola University Chicago

SH

Sol Hinami-Mayorga

Fraternal Forest

VH

Veronica Hinke

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

GH

Greg Hitzroth

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Illinois Natural History Survey

AIS Outreach Specialist

PH

Piper Hodson

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

DH

Dave Hoffman

MH

Matt Hokanson

Woods to Wetlands and Spring Creek Stewards

LH

Lillian Holden

Openlands

Education and Outreach Coordinator

GV

Gavin Van Horn

Center for Humans and Nature

HH

Hannah Huang

Field Museum Intern

Will Hudson

The Children's School

6th Grade Teacher / Middle Level Coordinator

Lisa Hyatt

Lincoln Park Zoo

Manager, Community Engagement

JI

Jennifer Idrovo

Latinos Progresando

Neighborhood Network Director

CJ

Charmeise Jackson

Audubon Great Lakes

CJ

Christopher Jacques

Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University

BJ

Brittany Janney

Field Museum

Affiliate

Mark Johnston

Field Museum

JK

John Kamysz

Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission

Pam Karlson

Waxwing Studio, inc.

Artist • Gardener

Val Kehoe

University of Illinois Extension

Adam Kessel

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Naturalist and Musician

GK

Gretel Kiefer

Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden

Manager

PK

Peter Kim

Somme Woods

Sawyer

Rachel Kimpton

Chicago Botanic Garden/Windy City Harvest

Youth farm coordinator

SK

Susan Kirt

Susan Kirt Photography

Bill Kleiman

The Nature Conservancy, Nachusa Grasslands

Project Director, IL Fire Manager

Eriko Kojima

Volunteer steward

JK

Jolie Krasinski

Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

BK

Brian Kraskiewicz

DuPage County Forest Preserves

Kim Kreiling

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Joe Krischon

Conservation Land Stewardship, LLC

Project Manager & Consultant

Jennifer Kuroda

Illinois Bobcat Foundation

JL

Julian Lara

Field Museum Intern

SL

Shane Larson

Northwestern

AL

Allen Lawrance

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Susan Lawrence

Northern Illinois University

JL

John Legge

The Nature Conservancy

LL

Liza Lehrer

Urban Wildlife Institute, Lincoln Park Zoo

CL

Christian Lenhart

University of Minnesota, Ecological Engineering Program, BBE Department and The Nature Conservancy’s MN, ND, and SD Chapter

CL

Carla Lents

Chicago Park District

Palmisano Park Natural Area Community Steward

Eric Leonardson

Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology

Co-chair/Founder

VL

Vera Leopold

The Wetlands Initiative

Grants Manager & Development Associate

AD

Abigail Derby Lewis

Field Museum

Stacey Libra

Applied Ecological Services

Landscape Architect/Ecological Designer

Cynthia Linton

LL

lorena lopez

Field Museum

NL

Nick Lucas

Advocates for Urban Agriculture

Mike MacDonald

ChicagoNatureNOW!

President

Edward Madden

Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission

Commissioner

SM

Seth Marcus

Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission

GM

Gregoria Marquez

Enlace Chicago

MM

Mila Marshall

University of Illinois at Chicago

Christina Martin

The Children\'s School

Director of Curriculum & Instruction

J. Cristian Martinez

Harper College

Faculty Fellow

MD

Maria de Lourdes Martinez

Enlace Chicago

CM

Caitlynn Martinez-McWhorter

McHenry County Conservation District

Social Media Specialist

Linda Marton

Chicago Ornithological Society

LM

Linda Masters

Somme Woods

Site Steward

Jerome McDonnell

WBEZ

John McMartin

Somme Woods

Sawyer

CM

Curt Meine

Aldo Leopold Foundation, Center for Humans and Nature

Senior Fellow

YM

Yoalix Melendez

Field Museum Intern

Meghan Midgley

Center for Tree Science, The Morton Arboretum

Soil Ecologist

Terry Miesle

Native Bee Awareness Initiative

LM

Laura Milkert

Field Museum

RM

Radhika Miraglia

Friends of the Forest Preserves

SM

Stephen Mitten

Loyola University Chicago

AM

Aasia Mohammad

Field Museum

Alan J. Molumby

University of Illinois at Chicago and James Woodworth Prairie

SM

Silvia Montoya

Enlace Chicago

Vince Mosca

Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge

Senior Ecologist

JM

Jill Moskal

Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission

Gary Nabhan

Nature Writer and Ethnobiologist

Heidi Natura

Living Habitats

Founder & Partner

GN

Gladiz Nava

Openlands

Community Outreach Coordinator

Michael Neri

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Dave Neu

Conservation Land Stewardship, LLC

Project Developer

MN

Mallika Nocco

KO

Kaitlyn O'Connor

Prairie Moon Nursery

Chip O'Leary

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Deputy Director of Resource Management

CO

Conor O'Shea

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Will Overbeck

Applied Ecological Services, Inc.

SP

Stephen Packard

Somme Preserves

Site Steward

Arthur Pearson

Author

DP

Daniella Pereira

Openlands

AP

Adela Perez

Latinos Progresando

Community Engagement Coordinator

AR

Ana Ruiz Perez

Lincoln Park Zoo

HP

Hillary Peters

Friends of the Forest Preserves

Crew Manager

Trinity Pierce

Chicago Region Trees Initiative, The Morton Arboretum

Stewardship Manager

SP

Stephanie Place

Somme Woods

Zone Steward