About Us
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Employees
Guido Rahr, President & Chief Executive
Mr. Rahr earned a Masters of Environmental Studies from Yale University and has 22 years of experience developing programs for regional and international conservation organizations. Before coming to the Wild Salmon Center in 1998, Mr. Rahr was the Associate Director of Oregon Trout, where his work won the President's Fisheries Conservation Award from the American Fisheries Society.
Mr. Rahr has also worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme where he led the development of the Kamchatka Salmon Conservation and Sustainable Use Project, and the Rainforest Alliance where he worked on Amazon fish conservation projects. From 1985 to 1990 Mr. Rahr worked with the Nature Conservancy and later Conservation International as a Programme Officer working to establish and support protected areas in the Mexican tropics.
Mr. Rahr is a member of World Conservation Union (IUCN) Salmon Specialist Group.
Email: grahr@wildsalmoncenter.org
Jeffrey Baumgartner, Ph.D., Executive Vice President
Jeff joined the Wild Salmon Center in May 2008 as the Executive Vice President. He brings 20 years of experience in outcome-based conservation management to the position of Executive Vice President. For the past 17 years, Jeff has been a leader in the development and application of The Nature Conservancy's conservation approach, especially conservation action planning and conservation measures of success. Prior to working for The Nature Conservancy, he worked on environmentally compatible public water supply projects in Florida. Jeff received his B.A. in biology from the University of California at Los Angeles, his doctorate in evolutionary biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and did postgraduate work in behavioral ecology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Greg Block, J.D., VP Conservation Finance and External Affairs
Mr. Block joined the Wild Salmon Center in September 2004. In his former position as the Director of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation based in Montreal, Canada, Mr. Block managed a staff of 20 senior managers working in the areas of international conservation of biodiversity; trade and environment; pollutants and health; and law and policy. He has led interdisciplinary teams on regional conservation initiatives in North America, and chaired several senior advisory groups. As a result of his international environmental work, he brings strong relationships with North American non-governmental organizations, government officials and universities. Mr. Block also served as the 2002-2004 Distinguished Environmental Law Scholar at Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College, and taught environmental law in Mexico under the auspices of a Fulbright Lecture Grant.
Email: gblock@wildsalmoncenter.org
Lori Alexander, Graphics and Marketing Coordinator
Lori has ten years of experience working in design and marketing. From print production and illustration to marketing strategy and design, she has all aspects of brand communication covered and has helped diverse clients tell their story. Consistently striving to find a balance between her two passions - science and art -- Lori has both a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Virginia (with an emphasis in Psychobiology) and an AA in Visual Communications Technology from SCC in Seattle. The northwest has been her since 1995 and while she takes every opportunity she can to travel and see the world, she enjoys the multitude of yoga, dancing, music, hiking and outdoor activities Portland provides.
Lucy Bernard, Director of Grant Programs
For the past several years, Lucy has specialized in non-profit development, securing foundation, corporate and government support for community-based organizations. Lucy is an experienced collaborator, having developed several multi-agency collaborative projects and facilitated the founding of a national coalition of immigrant worker organizations. She has a B.S. in Biology from Cornell University and eight years of experience in biological research and data management.
Tyler Bradford, IT Manager
Tyler received his BA in Religious Studies from Connecticut College in 2000. He then immediately realized that there was no such thing as a "college cafeteria" in the real world, and began to worry. Luckily, Tyler was able to parlay a misspent childhood of basking in the green glow of a DOS prompt and hard drives the size of a Hummer into a career in IT. In addition to his role as IT Manager for Wild Salmon Center, he is the sole proprietor of Old Town Computers, a computer repair and retail shop. Tyler considers his two greatest technical achievements discovering an undocumented bug in WSC's Exchange mail server, and resurrecting a dead XBOX 360 using tinfoil and a $20 paint stripping heat gun from Home Depot. He is blissfully married to his lovely wife, Beth, and complains a lot about his two dogs, Biscuit and Bear, but still loves 'em.
Email: tyler@wildsalmoncenter.org
Brian Caouette, Sustainable Fisheries & Markets Program Manager
Brian joined Wild Salmon Center in 2004 and currently serves as Senior Program Manager for the Sustainable Fisheries Program. He is responsible for program leadership, strategy development, and coordination with partners. Brian received his MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a BA from Boston University. Formerly, Brian has worked with a variety of non-profit organizations including Pacific Environment and the Monterey Bay Aquarium, as well as lived and worked full time at two overseas nature parks: Muraviovka Park for Sustainable Land Use in the Russian Far East and the Animal Refuge Kansai in the hills above Osaka, Japan. Brian was a David L Boren Graduate Fellow in 2002 and was also awarded a US State Department Diplomacy Fellowship.
Nelea Covaliova, Accounting Clerk
Nelea (Nelly) is a native Russian, who was born in Uzbekistan and raised in Moldova. She came to the United States as a student in 2005 after completing her freshman year at Far Eastern State University of Humanities in Khabarovsk, Russia. She worked for the Wild Salmon Center Kamchatka Program in 2007 and 2008 while attending Portland State University and received a degree in Communications and now serves as Accounting Clerk. Nelly's broad range of interests includes: art, yoga, cooking, and an unbelievable fascination with medieval European history.
Heather Doherty, Development Associate
Heather joined the Wild Salmon Center in June 2008. She has held previous fundraising positions with the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum in Santa Fe, NM and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, CA. She obtained her BA in Painting from Fairhaven College in Bellingham, WA and a MS in Arts Management from the University of Oregon. When not in the office, she enjoys working on her own creative projects, visiting museums, reading, and hiking with her dog Bosco.
Devona Ensmenger, Washington Programs Coordinator, Port Angeles, Washington
An outdoorswoman native to the Pacific Northwest, Ms. Ensmenger joined the Wild Salmon Center in 2006. Ms. Ensmenger is disciplined in physical geography, biology, and environmental science from Central Washington University, where she conducted international cross-discipline research in China (Beijing) as a NCUR/Lancy scholar and in Indonesia (Bali and Borneo) as a Brooks-Shaw scholar. Ms. Ensmenger has researched and engaged in recovery efforts on river systems in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, focusing on threatened and endangered species such as spring Chinook salmon and bull trout. Most recently, she served on the Yakima/Klickitat Fisheries Project analyzing hatchery and wild salmonid interactions utilizing a suite of ecological indicators. Currently, Ms. Ensmenger is engaging Olympic Peninsula stakeholders on a conservation agenda to spark collaborative stewardship and support for the protection of the most biologically diverse and intact salmon watersheds in Washington.
David Finkel, Director of Development and Communications
David Finkel has over twelve years of experience in the fields of conservation, business development, and communications and marketing. Before coming to the Wild Salmon Center, David worked for other environmental NGOs in programmatic, fundraising, and communications roles, worked in San Francisco's business sector, and spent time as a freelance writer and as a wilderness guide in the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, and the Yukon Territory, Canada. David holds a Bachelor's Degree from Colgate University and a Masters of Environmental Studies from The Evergreen State College. A native of the Pacific Northwest, David lives in Portland and enjoys backpacking, photography, and fly fishing.
Email: dfinkel@wildsalmoncenter.org
Laurele Fulkerson, Government Affairs Program Manager
Laurele brings a legal background and several years of experience in environmental advocacy, policy work, and government relations to the Wild Salmon Center. She earned a J.D. and Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources from Lewis & Clark Law School, and a B.A. in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations from UC Santa Barbara.
Most recently, Laurele was the Northwest Regional Director for the Alaska Coalition, where she worked to raise the visibility of threats to Alaskan public lands and advocate for their protection via lobbying, media relations, coalition-building, and grassroots organizing. Prior to that, she helped conserve and restore important aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems across the West through policy advocacy, litigation, and land acquisition while working for various non-governmental organizations, including Forest Guardians, Western Resource Advocates, and Western Rivers Conservancy.
In her free time, Laurele enjoys hiking, backpacking, hot springs, yoga, and music.
Anya Gabis, Director of Finance and Administration
Anna joined the Wild Salmon Center in 2004 as a corporate controller. Originally from Nakhodka, Russia, Anna Gabis worked for over six years as the Deputy Chief Accountant at Primorsky Zavod, Russia - a leader in the Russian ship repair industry. She holds a master's degree in engineering from Siberian Metallurgical Institute in Novokuznetsk and a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Portland State University. When not working at the WSC, Anya enjoys traveling throughout the Pacific Northwest and Europe with her family, eating her husband's gourmet cooking and homemade ice cream, and spending time with her friends in the Portland area.
Email: agabis@wildsalmoncenter.org
Julie Kuchepatov Sustainable Fisheries & Markets Coordinator
Julie was raised in Portland and stayed close to home receiving her bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages (Russian and French) from Lewis and Clark College and recently earned her MA in communications at Portland State University. She worked for 12 years as part of a team running one of the most successful sport fishing lodges in Russia. This position allowed her to gain valuable tundra experience and fine-tune her Russian language skills. Her role at Wild Salmon Center focuses on sustainable fisheries work on Sakhalin and putting her logistical and communications skills to work in support of the Sakhalin Salmon Initiative. Her extracurricular activities are dedicated solely to her two fabulous daughters, except when she is wine-tasting with her husband.
Rich Lincoln, State of the Salmon Director
Rich has 33 years of varied experience in fisheries research, management, and policy in the Pacific Northwest as well as working on global fisheries sustainability. A graduate of the University of Michigan, a central focus of his career has been promoting the use of best available science in sound resource management decision-making. Prior to joining the Wild Salmon Center Rich was International Policy Director with the Marine Stewardship Council in London, UK. Other past roles have included bi-lateral chair of the Pacific Salmon Commission's Fraser Panel under the U.S.-Canada Salmon Treaty, leading development of Washington State's Wild Salmonid Policy and Wild Stock Initiative, and developing cooperative management arrangements with Northwest treaty Indian tribes. Rich has a strong history of involvement and leadership in salmonid research program's including hatchery supplementation, freshwater productivity evaluation, and development and application of salmonid stock identification techniques to improved fishery management. Rich's diverse skills and experiences collaborating with salmon researchers, policy makers, and managers around the Pacific Rim create a great fit for leading the State of the Salmon Program.
Sarah Lonigro, Executive Assistant
Sarah joined the Wild Salmon Center in February, 2008. Prior to the Wild Salmon Center, she worked with Open Source Development Lab and Intel. Sarah brings over twelve years of professional experience to the Salmon Center. She holds a B.A. from the University of Montana in French Language and Literature with an emphasis in International Studies. Sarah has traveled extensively and spent two years in France living in Burgundy as an exchange student. Originally from the Northwest, in her free time, she enjoys the outdoors and is an avid traveler and reader.
Patricia Melnik, Partner Development and Grants Manager, Western Pacific Programs
Tricia comes to the Wild Salmon Center with a degree in Public Administration from Portland State University with a focus in global leadership and program management. She also has a BA in Russian Studies from Lewis and Clark College and has studied, lived and worked in the Russian Far East since the early 1990s. She is the President of the Portland Khabarovsk Sister Cities Association and has worked on various environmental, cultural and educational projects with the city of Khabarovsk for the past 10 years.
Tricia also brings to the WSC several years of management experience from her previous job as office manager at a nonprofit organization, Multnomah Defenders. In 2007, she interned with Hostelling International Oregon Council working on their educational programs and she recently joined their board of directors. Tricia has always had a passion for nonprofits and helping them to fulfill their mission whether as a volunteer or employee. In her free time, she likes to travel and spend time with her husband, daughter and two dogs.
Email: tmelnik@wildsalmoncenter.org
Tom Miewald, Conservation Planner
For the past 15 years, the focus of Toms work and education has been the integration of landscape ecology, ecological modeling, and conservation planning. Tom's experience includes modeling of ecological systems for the Pacific Northwest GAP project, agroforestry in Africa, starting a conservation GIS facility in Cameroon, and developing tools for watershed organizations in Appalachia. Currently Tom focuses on collaborating with organizations to develop meaningful scientific information for salmon conservation at multiple scales. Being a Geographer, Tom believes in the power of integrating concepts from multiple disciplines to address watershed and salmon conservation issues. Tom has a Masters in Geography and a Bachelors in Environmental Studies.
Daniel Nelson, Program Associate, Western Pacific Programs
Dan grew up in the Portland area, often accompanying his father on fishing trips throughout Oregon. He joined the Wild Salmon Center in 2008 after a two-year Peace Corps service in Kazakhstan, where he was an English instructor and teacher trainer. Dan assists with communications and educational programs at WSC, and he regularly participates in projects with the Johnson Creek Watershed Council and The Freshwater Trust. He holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Anthropology and International Studies from Oregon State University. Dan speaks Russian and Japanese.
Email: dnelson@wildsalmoncenter.org
Jay Nicholas, North America Salmon Stronghold Partnership Program Manager
Jay Nicholas brings 30 years of distinguished experience as a fisheries biologist to the Wild Salmon Center, where he manages the North American Salmon Stronghold Partnership Program. Jay's work as a fisheries scientist within Oregon agencies included the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Governor's Office, and the Watershed Enhancement Board. His fisheries expertise is founded on a technical and intuitive understanding of wild Pacific salmon and historical management paradigms. Jay's fisheries policy work included leading a team of scientists and stakeholders who produced the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds.
Jay dreams of wild salmon and healthy rivers. His passion for fish and family inspires his dedication to protecting the best remaining North American ecosystems, salmon, and our children's future. And by the way, he is a well-seasoned fly tyer and fly fisher.
Jennifer Niemeck, Office and Volunteer Coordinator
Jennifer Niemeck is the "face and voice" of the Wild Salmon Center. Originally born in Washington D.C., she has lived and traveled in many colorful places. After attaining a B.A. in Philosophy at U.C. Berkeley, she spent seven years in Brazil. Thereafter, she moved to Oregon where she has lived for the past six years. "For a city, Portland is incredibly livable," says the mother of two.
Jennifer brings to the Wild Salmon Center a true appreciation of conservation and protection of ecosystems. She spent the last four years as a personal assistant to a board member of several non-profits, an international attorney, and most recently as an Executive Assistant. She offers a variety of skills that support the day to day well-being of the Wild Salmon Center. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, culinary arts, and hot springs.
Sarah O'Neal, Population Biologist
Sarah O'Neal is a Pacific Northwest native who has returned to "the coast" after a long stint as a biologist-vagabond. Sarah holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, and recently completed a master's degree in freshwater ecology with the Flathead Lake Biological Station in Montana. Her graduate research took her to the north coast of British Columbia, several watersheds in Alaska, Montana, and Oregon, as well as several locations in Argentine Patagonia. The subject of her graduate work was salmonid ecology, and particularly life history of sea run brown trout in Tierra del Fuego. Prior to her graduate work, she was employed by the Washington State Department of Ecology for five years performing aquatic plant assessments, lake ecology studies, as well as water quality studies of streams and lakes throughout the state.
Email: soneal@wildsalmoncenter.org
Peter Rand, Ph.D., State of the Salmon Senior Conservation Biologist
Peter Rand has more than sixteen years of experience in basic and applied aquatic ecology, with a focus on fisheries science, management, and conservation. Peter is a graduate of Colgate University and received his master's and doctoral degrees from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Peter was a postdoc at the University of British Columbia from 1995-1997 and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at NC State University from 1997-2003. Peter has authored 16 peer-reviewed journal articles, two book chapters, and numerous other publications. Since his master's thesis, Peter's research has focused on Pacific salmonids in collaborative work with scientists in the Laurentian Great Lakes region, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Alaska. In recent years he has broadened his research program to include studies of tropical and subtropical fisheries. Peter has expertise in modeling and statistical analyses, and has been involved in the development and application of field sampling equipment and computer software useful in fisheries science.
Email: prand@wildsalmoncenter.org
Kelley Thomas, John Day Coordinator
Kelley Thomas joined the Wild Salmon Center in November 2008 to serve as the John Day Coordinator. Kelley has spent much of her life on cattle ranches in rural Oregon and California. She grew up on her family's ranch in the Klamath Basin and spent several summers working on a larger cattle operation the family leased in Southern Kern County, California. After obtaining her BA from the University of Puget Sound, Kelley's previous experience working with ranchers and their land enabled her to take a position with the Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust. At KBRT, she spent several years coordinating landowners with Federal and State Agencies in order to improve water quality and quantity in ways that are both sustainable and economic. Her experience with KBRT led Kelley to pursue a Masters degree in Water Resource Policy and Management at Oregon State University, where she conducted her thesis research on the prerequisites for the successful enrollment and participation of landowners in conservation programs.
Kelley is passionate about the environment of the Pacific Northwest. Her research and experience lead her to believe that the region's natural resources can best be protected by entities such as the Wild Salmon Center working with landowners to find and develop management practices that focus on conservation, economics, and community.
Email: kthomas@wildsalmoncenter.org
Mark Trenholm, Director of North American Programs
Mark Trenholm joined the Wild Salmon Center as our Director of North America Programs in September 2008. Prior to taking this position, Mark worked for seven years as the Executive Director of the Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project. Serving a diverse, multi-stakeholder Board and managing an eight person staff, Mark oversaw the implementation of almost 200 salmonid habitat enhancement, monitoring, and education projects. Prior to his work with the National Estuary Project, Mark managed a range of resource planning and community development projects as a planning consultant. He holds a Bachelors Degree in English from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte and a Masters of Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon. Mark enjoys steelheading, Red Sox baseball, and exploring the places salmon swim.
Trozell Weaver, Government Affairs Program Assistant
Trozell joined the Wild Salmon Center in July 2008. She is a Portland native who loves her Pacific Northwest roots and has a deep passion for salmon conservation. Trozell received her B.A. in International Relations and Global Affairs from Eckerd College in Florida. She also studied in Spain, attended the Universidad de Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and studied conflict resolution at the United Nations. Before joining the Wild Salmon Center, Trozell was a professional caregiver to her uncle who suffered from ALS (commonly known as, Lou Gehrig's disease) and an Intern for the Film Connection at Mercy Corp in Portland. In her free time Trozell enjoys backpacking, rock climbing, cooking, soccer, skiing and traveling.
Email: tweaver@wildsalmoncenter.org
Laura Williams, Senior Advisor, Western Pacific Programs
Laura is formerly head of the WWF Russia Kamchatka/Bering Sea Program, where much of her work was focused on salmon and ecosystem conservation. Laura has been actively involved in Russian nature conservation since 1993, when she moved to Russia to open the first office of WWF in Moscow. She lived for nearly 10 years in a remote nature reserve and wrote a book on her experiences, called The Storks' Nest: Life and Love in the Russian Countryside. She received a bachelor's from Cornell University in International Environmental Policy and a Master's from the Yale Forestry School in Conservation Biology. Her interests include biodiversity conservation, protected areas, and climate adaptations in Russia. She lives in Russia with her two sons and husband, Russian nature photographer Igor Shpilenok (www.shpilenok.com).
Aleksandr Yatskov, Administrative Assistant
Originally from Kiev, Ukraine, Aleksandr arrived to the U.S in April 1993. He received a Bachelors degree in Business Management from Phoenix University in December of 2003. He possess over ten years experience providing management, administrative and human resources support. His interests include camping; fishing; playing soccer, ice and roller hockey, volleyball, ping pong, tennis, and guitar.
Consulting Partners
Paula Burgess, Strategic Initiatives Consultant
Paula Burgess has thirty years of experience in natural resource management and politics in the Western US. She has worked for local, state, and federal governments, and the private sector. She has served as a forestry advisor to Oregon Governor Roberts, and also worked in Governor Kitzhaber's office where as Assistant for Natural Resources she oversaw fifteen natural resource agencies, a small cadre of natural resource advisors, and led development of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds.
In 2006, Burgess joined the Wild Salmon Center North American team, where she assembled a group of leaders from the federal, state, local, tribal governments, and major regional NGOs with a commitment to protect the best remaining populations of salmon and steelhead. In September, the West Coast Senate delegation cosponsored legislation in support of the North America Salmon Stronghold Partnership.
Recently Burgess turned her attention to building local initiatives under the Partnership. As a consultant to the Wild Salmon Center, she is working to promote healthy rural communities and healthy watersheds in the John Day Basin, while continuing support for the Partnership.
Olga Krever, Russian Policy Advisor
Olga Krever is an expert on protected areas and biodiversity conservation in Russia. She is assisting WSC on protected areas policy issues in Russia, including creation and financing of a network of salmon strongholds on Kamchatka. Olga works in close cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and is involved in several projects for the Ministry, for UNDP, WWF-Russia, as well as consulting government representatives in different administrative regions of Russia. She has also served as Head of the Protected Areas Legislative Department and Deputy Head of the Department of State Policy on Environment of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation.
Email: okrever@mail.ru
Gordie Reeves, Visiting Scientist
Gordie Reeves is a Research Fish Biologist in the PNW Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service where he has worked for 25 years. His expertise is in the freshwater ecology of anadromous salmon and trout, conservation biology of those fish, and aquatic aspects of landscape ecology. He has studied the ecology of anadromous salmon and trout in the Pacific Northwest, northern California, Idaho, and Alaska and fish ecology in New Zealand and New York. He has published over 50 papers on the freshwater ecology of Pacific salmon and trout, effects of land management activities on the freshwater habitats of these fish, conservation plans, and dynamics of aquatic ecosystems in the PNW. Gordie received several awards for his work from the Forest Service and the Pacific Rivers Council. He was a member of committees that developed and evaluated management options for managing federal lands in the PNW and Alaska. He currently serves as the Team Leader of the Aquatic and Land Interaction Program at the PNW Station in Corvallis. He also currently is a member of the NOAA Fisheries Technical Recovery Team for coho salmon in coastal Oregon. He has been a co-leader of the Coastal Landscape Analysis and Modeling Study, a long-term, large, interdisciplinary project to model and evaluate forest policy effects at multiple scales. He commercially fished for salmon in northern California during the summers while in graduate school.
Email: greeves@wildsalmoncenter.org
Bob Van Dyk, Forest Policy Advisor
Bob is a political scientist who originally hails from Washington, D.C. Since 1994 he has taught at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, where he is now the chair of the Department of Politics and Government and the associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Bob has followed forest policy in Oregon for more than a decade, with a special focus on the management of the salmon-rich Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests. He received his doctorate from the University of Washington and his undergraduate degree from Duke University.
Email: bvandyk@verizon.net
Interns
Rana DeBey, Development Intern
Rana grew up in the Midwest but has lived in Portland for the past three years. She holds a Masters in Public Affairs in international nonprofit management from Indiana University, and has 5+ years of professional experience working for nonprofit organizations all over the country. Since moving to Oregon, she's worked at Oregon Public Broadcasting and Mercy Corps. Beforehand, she worked in volunteer management, program management, fund development, and event planning at an emergency services organization and a local area United Way. She's looking forward to gaining some additional skills while helping out the WSC through her internship with the development department. Rana loves traveling as is evident by her past participation in two study abroad programs and the year she spent teaching English in SE Asia. In her free time, she enjoys baking, sewing, being in nature, and spending time with her family, friends, and her spazzy kitty.
Kendra Evans, Development Intern
Kendra grew up on a little farm in rural Tennessee, but has called the northwest her home for the past 9 years. She holds a Master of Public Health from Portland State University and has been involved in research, evaluation, and fundraising for non-profits. After a long stint of traveling and volunteering throughout Mexico, she is back in Portland spending her time with friends and her newly adopted puppy, Waylon. In her free time, she enjoys baking, gardening, camping, and sewing.
Julia Gibson, Development & Research Intern
Hailing from Amherst, Massachusetts, Julia made the move to Portland after graduating from William Smith College with a B.A. in Philosophy and Russian Language and Culture. Her interest in conservation and non-profit work was sparked after spending a semester studying and traveling in Siberia. While not interning at the Wild Salmon Center or working as a barista, Julia enjoys exploring her new home, and experimenting with vegan cooking.
Daniel Quintero, Video Production Intern
Dan was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up enjoying the regions wide variety of outdoor activities. His fascination with wildlife documentaries led him to Art Institute of Portland where he obtained a bachelor of science in digital media production and has since worked on a variety of video projects highlighting conservation issues. When he's not working on videos he enjoys trying to cook, tying flies and fly fishing.
Bill Wessinger, GIS Intern
Bill has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon. He will complete his graduate certification in GIS from Portland State University in the winter of 2009. He has an enduring interest in salmon conservation and during the summer and early fall of 2008, he worked as a stream surveyor in the Coast Range and Eastern Oregon. His interests include mountaineering, rock climbing, hiking, and backcountry skiing.