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| Dave Stokes, PhD, President. Dave is an associate professor in Environmental Science at the University of Washington, Bothell. David received his PhD in Zoology from the University of Washington and is an expert in conservation planning, conservation biology, wildlife movement, invasive species and human preferences in conservation. Dave is an excellent teacher and is highly respected by his numerous conservation science and planning students. Dave ensures that Pacific Biodiversity Institute uses the best available science and conservation approaches in our projects. |
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| Craig Olson, PhD, Vice President. Craig has worked in natural resource research and management for over 35 years. Over those years he’s worked for state and federal natural resource agencies in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. Craig received his Ph.D. degree in wildland resource science/biometrics from UC Berkeley and his MS in Forest Fire Management from the University of Washington. Craig has worked extensively in natural resource inventory and monitoring design and implementation. An avid bird watcher, he loves hiking, backpacking, and nature photography. |
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| Aileen Jeffries, Secretary. Aileen has enjoyed a 40 year career as a research scientist. Her specialties included modeling and analysis of air dispersal of polluting materials, lab models for the Martian atmosphere from ultraviolet spectrometer data and thermal network analysis of energy systems. She has also taught at several colleges and universities. Her current interests focus on the acoustics, behavior and conservation of cetacean species. She has a Master’s degrees in physics and is currently exploring ways to use acoustic monitoring to help establish population baselines for marine mammals. She has been actively working to protect biodiversity through her career and lives on a farm in the Methow Valley. |
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| Paul Brookshire, Treasurer. Paul is a sales and marketing manager for Latin America for the Brunswick Corporation. He has a BA in Economics from Univ. Texas at Austin and Masters in International Business from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). Paul’s educational and business background supports PBI’s activities by giving insight into strategic planning, marketing and organizational effectiveness. With extensive experience in Latin American and fluency in Spanish, he is also committed to PBI’s international activities. |
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| Peter Morrison, Founding Director. Peter has worked for over 30 years in conservation science. He has conducted ecological assessments, vegetation mapping, botanical surveys, landscape analysis and conservation planning. Peter has a Masters of Forest Ecology from the University of Washington and worked for Sierra Biodiversity Institute, the Wilderness Society, the US Forest Service, Oregon State University and the Sierra Club and as a consultant for government agencies and conservation organizations. Peter has received numerous awards for his conservation science work. His efforts have aided the protection of several million acres of critical habitat in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Chile. |
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| Dan Stroh, Board Member At Large. Dan currently serves as the Planning Director for the City of Bellevue. He has a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning, over twenty years of professional experience in land use planning and community development and a long interest in conservation planning and strategy development. Dan provides Pacific Biodiversity Institute with a solid grounding in land use planning in Washington State along with an understanding of how development pressures interface with local planning and the regulatory environment. He has expertise in strategic planning to help organizations develop effective “road maps” for achieving results in complex situations; and extensive knowledge of public involvement and visioning techniques, critical for developing plans and strategies that have broad community ownership and acceptance. |
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