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Staff

Center phone | 414-352-2880

Helen Boomsma | Executive Director | x226

Drew Shuster | Director of Conservation & Land Management | dshuster@schlitzaudubon.org | x247

Colin Goyette | Restoration Ecologist | cgoyette@schlitzaudubon.org | x217

Fiethong (Fie) Thao | Restoration Ecologist | fthao@schlitzaudubon.org | x244

Carrie Becker | Director of Development & Donor Relations | cbecker@schlitzaudubon.org | x122

Tracy Bernhardt | Donor Database Specialist | tbernhardt@schlitzaudubon.org | x237

Melissa Huempfner-Sherry | Grants & Community Partnership Specialist | msherry@schlitzaudubon.org | x152

Amanda Ohly | Volunteer Coordinator | aohly@schlitzaudubon.org | x144

Tom Finley | Director of Education | tfinley@schlitzaudubon.org | x157

AJ Grill | Associate Director of Education – Schools Lead | agrill@schlitzaudubon.org | x138

John Kavula | Registrar & Enrollment Specialist | jkavula@schlitzaudubon.org | x224

Michelle Allison | Environmental Educator | mallison@schlitzaudubon.org | x169

Laine Cotteleer | Environmental Educator – Homeschool Lead | lcotteleer@schlitzaudubon.org | x156

Aubrey Ellickson Fulsaas | Environmental Educator – Family Programs Lead | afulsaas@schlitzaudubon.org | x204

Sandy Manning  | Environmental Educator – Horticultural Lead | smanning@schlitzaudubon.org | x200

Joyce Michelstetter | Environmental Educator | jmichelstetter@schlitzaudubon.org | x246

Cassie Rincon | Environmental Educator – Adult Programs Lead | crincon@schlitzaudubon.org | x248

Shelly Rollins | Environmental Educator – Summer Camp Lead | srollins@schlitzaudubon.org | x137

Alison Schrad | Environmental Educator | aschrad@schlitzaudubon.org | x246

James Thielke | Environmental Educator – Scouting Lead | jthielke@schlitzaudubon.org | x208

Melanie Ziolecki | Environmental Educator – Children’s Events Lead | mzolecki@schlitzaudubon.org | x156

Jason Festerling | Facilities Manager | jfesterling@schlitzaudubon.org | x155

Matt Ehresman | Facilities Coordinator | mehresman@schlitzaudubn.org | x212

Jon Wrobel | Facilities Coordinator | jwrobel@schlitzaudubon.org

Lisa Trost | Chief Financial Officer | ltrost@schlitzaudubon.org | x148

Nora Fardella | Accountant | nfardella@schlitzaudubon.org | x145

Lisa Greco | Director of Human Resources & Administration | lgreco@schlitzaudubon.org | x147

Nancy Quinn | Director of Marketing & Visitor Experience | nquinn@schlitzaudubon.org | x170

Michelle Allison | Nature Store Coordinator | mallison@schlitzaudubon.org | x169

Zoe Finney | Creative Lead | zfinney@schlitzaudubon.org | x149

Anna Ostermeier | Marketing & Communications Specialist | aostermeier@schlitzaudubon.org | x146

Reach the Nature School front desk at 414-352-2880 x154

Patti Darby | Nature School Director | pdarby@schlitzaudubon.org | x153

Collette Jarvela-Kuhnen | Nature School Associate Director | cjarvela-kuhnen@schlitzaudubon.org | x236

Jamie Baer | Early Childhood Educator | jbaer@schlitzuaudobn.org

Jenny Booth | Early Childhood Educator | jbooth@schlitzaudubon.org

Jade Cashman | Early Childhood Educator | jcashman@schlitzaudubon.org

Keith Helm | Early Childhood Educator | khelm@schlitzaudubon.org

Carrie Hiestand | Early Childhood Educator | chiestand@schlitzaudubon.org

Jessica Herro | Early Childhood Educator | jherro@schlitzaudubon.org

Cassie Medved | Early Childhood Educator | cmedved@schlitzaudubon.org

Megan O’Grady | Early Childhood Educator | mogrady@schlitzaudubon.org

Lisa Randerson | Early Childhood Educator | lranderson@schlitzaudubon.org

Alyssa Ratkowski | Early Childhood Educator | aratkowski@schlitzaudubon.org

Jenna Skopek | Early Childhood Educator | jskopek@schlitzaudubon.org

Molly Ticcioni | Early Childhood Educator | mticcioni@schlitzaudubon.org

Lindsay Focht | Raptor Program & Animal Ambassador Director | lfocht@schlitzaudubon.org | x228

Alexa Cushman | Raptor Educator | acushman@schlitzaudubon.org | x225

Katherine Schmitz | Raptor Educator | kschmitz@schlitzaudubon.org

Cheyenne Smith | Raptor Educator | csmith@schlitzaudubon.org | x245

Erin Toohey | Raptor Educator | etoohey@schlitzaudubon.org | x245

Sandy Manning | Great Hall Manager | smanning@schlitzaudubon.org | x200

Michelle Allison | Nature Store Coordinator | mallison@schlitzaudubon.org | x169

Lesley Houchin-Miller | Visitor Services Coordinator | lhouchin-miller@schlitzaudubon.org

Mason Baria | Visitor Services Assistant | mbaria@schlitzaudubon.org

Nathan Desing | Visitor Services Assistant | ndesing@schlitzaudubon.org

Maddie Festerling | Visitor Services Assistant | mfesterling@schlitzaudubon.org

Teagan Festerling | Visitor Services Assistant | tfesterling@schlitzaudubon.org

Sidra Iskandarsjach | Visitor Services Assistant | siskandarsjach@schlitzaudubon.org

Magnolia Judy | Visitor Services Assistant | mjudy@schlitzaudubon.org

Emma Knickelbine | Visitor Services Assistant | eknickelbine@schlitzaudubon.org

Charles Libal | Visitor Services Assistant | clibal@schlitzaudubon.org

Kyla Morey | Visitor Services Assistant | kmorey@schlitzaudubon.org

Pete Mroz | Visitor Services Assistant | pmroz@schlitzaudubon.org

Jennifer Opitz | Visitor Services Assistant | jopitz@schlitzaudubon.org

Madeline Reyering | Visitor Services Assistant | mreyering@schlitzaudubon.org

Jill Oechler | Visitor Services Assistant | joechler@schlitzaudubon.org

Leah Twente | Visitor Services Assistant | ltwente@schlitzaudubon.org

Bridget Carlson | Director of Corporate & Special Events | rental@schlitzaudubon.org | x141

MariBeth Kressin | Wedding & Event Manager | rental@schlitzaudubon.org | x141

Beatrice Mohler | Event Coordinator | rental@schlitzaudubon.org | x141

Abriana Luther | Event Assistant

Julianne Luther | Event Assistant

Deanie Vallone | Event Assistant

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, our mission is to conserve our land’s diverse habitats on Lake Michigan and provide meaningful experiences and environmental education for all.

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Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
1111 E. Brown Deer Road
Milwaukee, WI 53217
(414) 352-2880

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