Administration

Kelly Sorenson
Executive Director
Jane Thompson
Office Manager
Cathy Hamilton
business support and design specialist

Condor Recovery

Joe Burnett
Sr. Wildlife Biologist
CALIFORNIA condor recovery program Manager​
Mike Stake
Sr. Wildlife Biologist
ecological services​
Darren Gross
wildlife biologist
CALIFORNIA condor recovery program
Kara Fadden
wildlife biologist
CALIFORNIA condor recovery program
Danaé Mouton
wildlife biologist
CALIFORNIA condor recovery program
Tim Huntington
Architect | Senior Software Engineer | Wildlife photographer
Evan McWreath
GIS Specialist
​california condor
recovery program

Education and Outreach

Alena Porte
education and outreach manager
Yulissa Ochoa​
WELLNESS THROUGH NATURE Program Coordinator
Graciela Rodriguez
North Monterey county program Coordinator
Marci Greenberg
teen and Teacher Coordinator
Navid Amarlou
​research intern
Maya Banuelos
Instructor
Christian Campos​
Instructor
Phoebe Deacon
Instructor
Fern De La Cruz-Reynoso
​​Instructor
Sofi Fielden​
​​Instructor
Izel Flores
​Instructor
Allison Fonti
​Instructor
Natalie Garcia
Instructor
Brianna Gonzalez​
Instructor
Albert Hejmadi
instructor
Jocelyn Mendoza
​​Instructor​
Rocio Ortiz
​Rivera
Instructor
Elaina Rychkov
Instructor
Julian Valencia
Instructor
Ben Bence
Discovery Center
​Interpreter

Staff In Memoriam

MIKE TYNER
​1976 - 2011
WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
LAURA HUBRICH
1965 - 2018
membership
KATIE LANNON
1986 - 2020
EDUCATION

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