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Staff and Board

MJV Staff March 2023

The MJV partnership is guided by a national board of directors, who supports the staff in delivering effective conservation efforts in accordance with the North American Monarch Conservation Plan. 

While leadership and staff are essential in providing structure for this partnership organization, MJV partner organization staff, volunteers, community scientists, educators, and many others provide the foundation for monarch conservation work throughout the U.S.

Staff

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Wendy Caldwell

Executive Director (she/her)
Christine Sanderson

Christine Sanderson

Program Director (she/her)
Misty

Misty Boos

Program Director
Katie Lyn Bunney

Katie-Lyn Bunney

Education Manager (she/her)
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Jennifer Thieme

Science Manager (she/her)
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Elizabeth Egan

Communications Coordinator (she/her)
Rita Morris

Rita Morris

Outreach Coordinator (she/her)
Lily

Lily Peppers

Partnership Coordinator (she/her)
Robert Seilheimer

Robert Seilheimer

Development Coordinator (he/him)
Jenna

Jenna Totz

Education Coordinator (she/her)
Jake Koenig

Jake Koenig

Midwest Habitat Coordinator
Brittany

Brittany Smith

Central Flyway Habitat Program Coordinator
Erin Arnsteen

Erin Arnsteen

Western Program Coordinator (she/her)
Sarah Gomes

Sarah Gomes

Western Science Coordinator
Mercy Manzanares

Mercy Manzanares

Program Coordinator (she/her/ella)
Alyssa Taylor

Alyssa Taylor

AZA SAFE Monarch Program Coordinator (she/her)
Luis Osorio

Luis Osorio

AmeriCorps Member, Remote Sensing Field Technician Specialist
Josiah Velner

Josiah Velner

AmeriCorps Member, Remote Sensing Field Technician Specialist
Clarissa O

Clarissa Ortega

Monarch Research & Education Intern, Environment for the Americas
Aimie Olson

Aimie Olson

Field Technician, Monarch Butterfly Habitat Monitoring
Sierra

Sierra Teemsma

Field Technician, Monarch Butterfly Habitat Monitoring
Laura Molenaar

Laura Molenaar

Education Specialist
Leah Darst

Leah Darst

Education Specialist
Sarah Dugan

Sarah Dugan

Education Specialist (she/her)
Johanna

Johanna Rivera

Research & Education Intern

Board of Directors