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| POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP PEOPLE Our team is diverse, unique and works tirelessly to make a difference for all pollinating animals and their habitat. Meet some of the people who are making a difference for pollinators.
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STAFF AND CONSULTANTS
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Laurie Davies Adams, Executive Director Laurie Adams is the Executive Director of the Pollinator Partnership (P2) and has over thirty years experience in management and communications. She began her career at the Public Broadcasting Service, continued in independent film and television, has received numerous awards, including a Gold Medal at the New York International Film and Television Festival. Adams was a Director of the Fortune 500 Shaklee Corporation, has created permanent exhibits in Vancouver, San Francisco, and New York City and produced for Wells Fargo Bank, AT&T, and the Army Corps of Engineers. As Executive Director of the Pollinator Partnership, she has overseen the initial organization and the development of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), the 120 +member collaboration of stakeholders from Mexico, Canada, and the US that work for a variety of fields including science, the environment, agriculture, and private industry. NAPPC's successes under Ms. Adams include the National Academy of Sciences NRC Study on the Status of the Pollinators of North America, the US Postal Service's "Pollination" stamp series, and the US Senate and USDA proclamations creating National Pollinator Week. |
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Sunny Boyd, Communications Manager Sunny Boyd is the Communications Manager and Webmaster for the Pollinator Partnership (www.pollinator.org), the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (www.nappc.org) and the Pollinator Partnership Canada (www.pollinatorpartnership.ca). She has a love for all animals, is an advocate for animal rights, and has a passion to help preserve and protect the environment. Prior to joining Pollinator Partnership in 2009, Sunny worked in the fashion industry in New York and San Francisco. Most recently, she worked at G-III Apparel in Product Development and Design in New York City. Sunny also worked at Macy’s in Buying and Visual Merchandising. She completed graduate studies at the Academy of Art University in the Master of Fine Arts for Fashion Merchandising program and received a B.A. from Coastal Carolina University in Art Studio. Sunny also holds a Web Design Intensive Certificate from San Francisco State University. |
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Stephen Buchmann, Ph.D., Scientist-at-Large Stephen Buchmann supports pollinator science and outreach at P2 with over a quarter century of experience. His ever-expanding portfolio includes science, art, research, photography, ecotourism, and conservation. Formerly a USDA-ARS research entomologist and currently an adjunct faculty member in the entomology department at the University of Arizona, Tucson, Dr. Buchmann is an expert on bees of the southwest and tropics. A prolific writer, he has authored/co-authored 8 books and over 150 scientific publications, including “The Forgotten Pollinators” which brought the issues of pollination into view for the general public. He has been active in formulating international laws (Sao Paulo Declaration) protecting pollinators and helping put pollinator friendly language into the US Farm Bill. Dr. Buchmann also holds joint research appointments with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. As a founding member of NAPPC, Dr. Buchmann continues to serve on the steering committee and supports special NAPPC projects. He received his doctorate in entomology from the University of California, Davis. His current research interests include native bee nesting behavior, conservation biology and pollination ecology, especially buzz pollination. |
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Lindsay Kwong, Outreach Coordinator Lindsay’s interest in plants and nature stemmed from gardening weekly with her mom at a young age. She expanded her interest to pollinators while assisting Dr. Vicki Wojcik on her dissertation on how habitat is used by bees in urban landscapes and what factors make a particular site more attractive to local bees. In addition, Lindsay has also worked as a Program Assistant at the Chinatown Public Health Center, Nutrition Services, for the Network for a Healthy California—Chinese Project, which strives to empower the low-income Chinese community in San Francisco to improve their nutritional and physical well-being. Through working at both organizations, Lindsay has had the opportunity to connect food production systems (P2) with public education on proper nutrition, drawing healthy environments and healthy living together. She has a Bachelors of Arts in Molecular & Cell Biology with an emphasis in Cell & Developmental Biology: Physiology from the University of California, Berkeley. In her spare time, she loves to cook, bake, garden, and spend time with her dog and rabbit. |
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Mark Moffett, Ph.D., Scientist-at-Large From the top of the world's tallest tree, to deep in unexplored caves, Mark Moffettt has discovered new species and behavior while risking life and limb to find stories that make people fall in love with the unexpected in nature. Mark is a real-life adventurer with awards for writing and photography... and now the highest honors in exploration, the 2006 Lowell Thomas Medal, from the Explorers Club and Rolex, bestowed on him at Cipriani Wall Street; and the sixth Roy Chapman Andrews Society Distinguished Explorer Award (2008). With a Ph.D. from acclaimed conservationist Edward O. Wilson, Mark remains active in science, with over 80 peer-reviewed publications. He has penned more than 20 articles for National Geographic Magazine, which has featured nearly 500 of his images. You have experienced Mark on Conan O'Brien, the Colbert Report, and NPR. |
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Marguerite Meyer, Graphic Designer Marguerite Meyer is a graphic designer based in Santa Cruz, California. She loved to be creative as a child, always making her own clothes, found-object sculptures, greeting cards and intricate ornaments. Her degree in graphic design from the University of Utah was a natural choice. Through the years and changing technology, she has perfected her artistic skills by combining the traditional training, experience and abilities with a command of today's digital software and tools. Operating her own business since 1994, her creative and unique graphic solutions, as well as her attention to detail and deadlines help keep her clients thriving and coming back for more. Some of her clientele include the Pollinator Partnership and NAPPC since 2006, UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures, Santa Cruz County Symphony, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Summer Santa Cruz County Magazine and Student Guide Magazine and Soquel Creek Water District. She has taught software application courses through UC Extension. She loves the outdoors and animals and is competitive in U.S. Masters Swimming and an occasional triathlon. Check out her website here. |
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Mary Byrne Rager, Plant Ecologist Mary’s background and interest in botany and database management has been strengthened by her years of work with federal land managers and botanic gardens. Most recently Mary was the National Collection Curator for the national native seed collection program, Seeds of Success, at the Bureau of Land Management for the Chicago Botanic Garden. She has also worked at the USDA-ARS at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, DC as the Plant Records Assistant, leading the plant inventory and mapping efforts at the Arboretum.. In addition to working with seed and living collections, Mary has also worked with preserved specimens at the Herbarium of Kent State University. Ms. Rager has a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Kent State University and a Masters of Natural Resources from the University of Idaho. Her professional affiliations include the American Public Gardens Association where she serves as the Plant Conservation Section Vice-Chair, the Natural Areas Association, the Plant Conservation Alliance and the Society for Range Management. Mary is also the Founder and Director of Bioloque, a collections management and ecological consulting company. |
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Kelly Rourke Kelly Rourke has loved nature, in all its capacities, since she was a young girl growing up in upstate New York. Now settled in San Francisco she has been able to explore and appreciate a very different environment. Kelly holds a degree in Environmental Studies and a minor in Anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Her background in ecology, conservation, and culture propels her duties as an intern for the Pollinator Partnership. Kelly has also interned with another environmental non-profit in the bay area called Conservacion Patagonica whose mission is to establish national parks in Chile and Argentina. Aside from her work at P2, Kelly works at Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery in the Haight district of San Francisco. |
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Jennifer Tsang, Marketing Director |
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Tom Van Arsdall, Public Affairs Director With three decades of experience in the national policy arena, Tom Van Arsdall is widely known and highly respected for his expertise and demonstrated track record on environmental, energy, bioenergy, ag research and conservation issues affecting U.S. agriculture, agribusiness and agriculture’s “downstream neighbors.” Tom currently serves as the Public Affairs Representative for the Pollinator Partnership, the Pollinator Partnership and the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign. He is particularly well known for helping diverse stakeholders work together toward consensus-based actions. He has a thorough understanding of the legislative and regulatory process and how to get results. Other current clients include the National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research [Executive Director], CHS Cooperative and U.S. BioEnergy. Tom received his MA in economic geography from the University of Illinois. Van Arsdall is involved in his local community as a volunteer leader of Friends of the Rappahannock, a river protection group. |
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Vicki Wojcik, Ph.D., Research Program Manager Vicki Wojcik is an optimistic ecologist and city dweller that believes human populations and the natural world can coexist. Her graduate research focused on understanding the factors that influence the occurrence of bees in cities. This focus on pollinators in human-dominated landscapes has continued into her professional career. As part of the P2 science team Dr. Wojcik develops and manages studies that investigate how pollinators interact with managed agriculture, industrial lands, and urban landscapes. Dr. Wojcik also works with the P2 consulting team to restore and rehabilitate private and corporate lands for pollinators. Vicki received her B.Sc. Honours from the University of Guelph in 2004 and her Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, & Management from UC Berkeley in 2009. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, books, magazines, and industry publications. Dr. Wojcik also holds an appointment as an adjunct lecturer in biology at the University of California, Berkeley. When she isn’t professionally planning and managing landscapes for pollinators you can find Vicki in her home garden in San Francisco helping the local urban bee population. |
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Brian Marston, Bookkeeper Brian Marston is President of JNM Associates, Inc. Mr. Marston has over 20 years of accounting and bookkeeping experience helping both large and small organizations maintain financial records for legal and tax purposes, and for internal business control. He has more than seven years experience doing medical billing for small medical offiMr. Marston earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis in accounting. He is a Quickbooks Professional Advisor and a member of the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers. |
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