Staff
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (PNHP) staff includes members from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC), the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC), and cooperators from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with expertise in ecology, wildlife biology, botany, geographic information systems, and resource management. PNHP inventory data and research inform conservation and land-use planning.
Agency:
DCNR
PFBC
PGC
USFWS
WPC
Name |
Title |
Phone |
Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber, Patricia | Endangered Bird Specialist | 717.303.4482 | PGC |
| Bearer, Scott | Chief, Wild Recovery Division | 717.787.4250 ext. 73419 | PGC |
| Bowen, Rebecca | Chief, Conservation Science and Ecological Resources Division | 717.772.0258 | DCNR |
| Brooks, Hope | Ecological Information Specialist | 717.705.2819 | DCNR |
| Carlson, Kierstin | Associate Information Manager | 412.586.2314 | WPC |
| Chuprinko, Teri | Natural Heritage Program Operations Manager | 412.586.2414 | WPC |
| Ciafre, Claire | Ecologist | 717.787.4009 | WPC |
| Daggs, Brian | Invasive Plant Ecologist | 717.884.4362 | WPC |
| Dewar, Nathan | Natural Resource GIS Specialist | 717.214.7512 | DCNR |
| Dogonniuck, Alexander | Ecological Information Specialist | 717.783.3913 | DCNR |
| Eichelberger, Charlie | Vertebrate Zoology Manager | 717.346.0076 | WPC |
| Eng, Robin | Wildlife Biologist | 717.787.6055 | DCNR |
| Ernst, Emily | Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Endangered Species Program | 814.298.4488 | USFWS |
| Firestone, Chris | Botanist | 717.441.0808 | DCNR |
| Fischer, Doug | Ichthyologist/Nongame Biologist | 814.359.5195 | PFBC |
| Furedi, Mary Ann | Ecological Assessment Manager | 717.705.0031 | WPC |
| Garda, Corinne | iMapInvasives Information Assistant | WPC | |
| Georgic, Brad | GIS Manager | 412.586.2418 | WPC |
| Gipe, Kathy | Senior Non-Game Biologist/Herpetologist | 814.359.5186 | PFBC |
| Goad, Rachel | Senior Botanist | 717.787.7395 | WPC |
| Guers, Susan | Wildlife Biologist/Environmental Review | 717.787.4250 | PGC |
| Haffner, Cathy | Wildlife Diversity Conservation Planning Coordinator | 717.433.1464 | PGC |
| Hartley, Nate | Plant Conservation Alliance Botanist | 717.783.3327 | DCNR |
| Huber, Hannah | Conservation Mycologist | 717.783.3348 | DCNR |
| Jewitt, Amy | iMapInvasives Program Senior Coordinator | 412.586.2305 | WPC |
| Karfuff, Stefan | Avian Recovery Specialist | 717.787.4250 | PGC |
| Kresse, Megan | Heritage GIS Technician | 412.586.2362 | WPC |
| Kubala, Megan | Malacologist | PFBC | |
| Leppo, Betsy | Invertebrate Zoologist | WPC | |
| Lieb, Dave | Senior Non-Game Biologist/Invertebrate Zoologist | 814.359.5234 | PFBC |
| Lovallo, Matthew | Chief, Division of Wildlife Administration | 717.787.4250 | PGC |
| Klugman, Susan | Conservation Information Manager | 717.772.9083 | WPC |
| Kunsman, John | Botanist | 717.783.1639 | WPC |
| Mamuscia, Jodie | Field office Supervisor | 814.298.4532 | USFWS |
| McPherson, Jessica | Botanist | 412.586.2362 | WPC |
| Miller, Ryan | Zoologist | 412.586.2348 | WPC |
| Moore, Cheyenne | Section Chief, Natural Heritage Section | 717.783.3327 | DCNR |
| Moore, Molly | Heritage GIS Manager | 412.586.2329 | WPC |
| Murphy, Sean | State Ornithologist | 717.433.2732 | PGC |
| Niemeyer, Natalie | Conservation Information Assistant | 412.586.2311 | WPC |
| Nolder, Amber | Wildlife Biologist/Environmental Review | 717.787.4250 | PGC |
| Novak, Richard | Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Endangered Species Program | 814.298.4439 | USFWS |
| Otterbein, Kate Amspacher | Mammal Recovery Specialist | 717.787.4250 | PGC |
| Ranalli, Nicole | Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Endangered Species Program | 814.298.4426 | USFWS |
| Podniesinski, Greg | Chief, Natural Heritage Section | 717.214.7513 | DCNR |
| Ryndock, Jason | Ecological Information Specialist | 717.705.2822 | DCNR |
| Oest, Chris | Senior Geoscientist, Bureau of Geological Survey | 717.702.2053 | DCNR |
| Scafini, Mike | Endangered Mammal Specialist | 717.409.2848 | PGC |
| Schoen, Erika | Senior Conservation Information Assistant | 717.787.9755 | WPC |
| Schuette, Scott | Botany Manager | 412.586.2309 | WPC |
| Seymour, Stephanie | Botanist | 717.787.0882 | DCNR |
| Sherman, Lauren | Zoologist | WPC | |
| Shellenberger, Pamela | Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Endangered Species Program | 814.800.6333 | USFWS |
| Sitch, Kelly | Chief, Ecological Services Section | 717.425.5370 | DCNR |
| Spagnoli, Angela | Aquatic Ecologist | 717.908.6794 | DCNR |
| Stauffer, Aura | Wildlife Biologist | 717.783.0380 | DCNR |
| Szoszorek, Emily | Senior Conservation Information Assistant | 412.586.2381 | WPC |
| Turner, Greg | State Mammalogist | 717.433.5497 | PGC |
| Urban, Chris | Chief, Natural Diversity Section | 814.359.5113 | PFBC |
| Walsh, Mary | Invertebrate Zoology Manager | 814.689.1823 | WPC |
| Watts, Denise | County Inventory Coordinator | 717.787.0647 | WPC |
| Welte, Nevin | Senior Non-Game Biologist/Malacologist | 814.470.6151 | PFBC |
| Woods, Peter | Invertebrate Zoologist | 412.586.2315 | WPC |
| Yawn, Noah | Ecologist | 412.470.2334 | WPC |
| Yeany, David | Avian Ecologist | 412.586.2313 | WPC |
| Yu, Sze Wing | Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Endangered Species Program | 814.298.4427 | USFWS |
| Zimmerman, Ephraim | Director, Natural Heritage Program (WPC) | 412.586.2319 | WPC |
