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Audubon Science

Producing actionable science for bird conservation.
Prothonotary Warbler banding at Audubon’s Francis Beidler Forest Sanctuary. Photo: Sydney Walsh/Audubon

Our science is our differentiator.

Audubon’s national science team works to deliver conservation-relevant science in partnership with Audubon’s national conservation strategy leadership and with science and conservation staff located in state and regional offices as well as external partners.

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Audubon National Science Team

Chad Wilsey

Vice President and Chief Scientist

Brooke Bateman

Brooke Bateman

Senior Director, Climate & Community Science

Alicia Brunner

Program Manager, Migratory Bird Tracking

Bill DeLuca

Bill DeLuca

Director, Migration Science

Jill Deppe

Jill Deppe

Senior Director, Migratory Bird Initiative

Adam Eichenwald

Senior Manager, Spatial Ecology

Cooper Farr

Community Science Manager

Jenni Fuller

Senior Coordinator, Quantitative Science

Nicolas Gonzalez

Senior Manager, Science Communications

Joanna Grand

Joanna Grand

Director, Spatial Conservation Planning

Kerry Grimm

Director, Conservation Social Science

Benjamin Haywood

Director, Community Science

Erika Knight

Erika Knight

GIS and Data Science Specialist

Amanda Long

Spatial Ecologist

Tim Meehan

Tim Meehan

Senior Manager, Quantitative Science

Nicole Michel

Nicole Michel

Director, Quantitative Science

Zachary Posnik

Spatial Ecologist

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Shannon Reault

Specialist, Climate Science

Sarah Saunders

Sarah Saunders

Senior Manager, Quantitative Science

Chad Witko

Specialist, Avian Biology

How We Work

We aspire to practice translational ecology whenever possible and believe, through our collective experience, that the best science is produced in collaboration with diverse stakeholders. This includes our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.