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Staff and Board

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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.

Leadership

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Wendy Caldwell

Executive Director (she/her)
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Christine Chase

Programs and Operations Director (she/her)

Administration, Development, and Communications

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Stephanie McCorkell

Executive Assistant / Operations Manager (she/her)
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Robert Seilheimer

Development Manager
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Elizabeth Egan

Communications Coordinator (she/her)
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Michelle Verzal

Grant Writer (she/her)

Habitat

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Brittany Smith

Habitat Manager (she/her)
Jake Koenig

Jake Koenig

Midwest Habitat Coordinator
Erin Arnsteen

Erin Arnsteen

Western Program Coordinator (she/her)
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Clarissa Ortega

Western Program Coordinator
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Becca Krasky

Program Associate (she/her)

Education

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Katie-Lyn Puffer

Education Manager (she/her)
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Jenna Totz

Education Coordinator (she/her)
Rita Morris

Rita Morris

Outreach Coordinator (she/her)
Sarah Dugan

Sarah Dugan

Education Specialist (she/her)
Tatum Fowler

Tatum Fowler

Education and Outreach Intern

Science

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Jennifer Thieme

Science Manager (she/her)
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Sarah Gomes

Western Science Coordinator
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Alex Carroll

Eastern Science Coordinator (she/her)
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Luis Osorio

Science & Monitoring Associate
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Josiah Velner

Science & Monitoring Associate
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Cory Kragness

Remote Sensing Field Technician Specialist (they/any)
Teresa Franco

Teresa Franco

Field Technician, Monarch Butterfly Habitat Monitoring
Mason

Mason Inumerable

Field Technician, Monarch Butterfly Habitat Monitoring (he/him)

Partnership

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Lily Peppers

Partnership Coordinator (she/her)
Alyssa Taylor

Alyssa Taylor

AZA SAFE Monarch Program Coordinator (she/her)

Special Projects

Mercy Manzanares

Mercy Manzanares

Program Manager (she/her/ella)
Alexa Koch

Alexa Koch

Department of Defense Science & Monitoring Associate (she/her)
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Dawn Devens

Prairie Oaks Program Coordinator
Mike Sannes

Mike Sannes

Prairie Oaks Facilities Coordinator

Board of Directors

Board of Directors - Advisory