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Staff

Center phone | 414-352-2880

Helen Boomsma | Executive Director | hboomsma@schlitzaudubon.org | x226

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

Sarah Long | Land Manager | slong@schlitzaudubon.org | x217

Fiethong (Fie) Thao | Land Stewardship Coordinator | fthao@schlitzaudubon.org | x244

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

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

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

John Kavula | Registrar | jkavula@schlitzaudubon.org | x224

Shelly Rollins | Summer Camp Director | srollins@schlitzaudubon.org | x137

Michelle Allison | Adult Programs Manager | mallison@schlitzaudubon.org | x169

Jacey Bonavia Murray | Weekend Naturalist | jbmurray@schlitzadubon.org

Laine Cotteleer | Naturalist | lcotteleer@schlitzaudubon.org

Aubrey Ellickson Fulsaas | Children’s Events Coordinator | afulsaas@schlitzaudubon.org | x204

AJ Grill | School Programs Manager | agrill@schlitzaudubon.org | x220

Jacob Kempinski | Naturalist | jkempinski@schlitzaudubon.org

Joyce Michelstetter | Naturalist | jmichelstetter@schlitzaudubon.org | x214

Cassie Rincon | Family Programs Manager | crincon@schlitzaudubon.org | x248

James Thielke | Naturalist | jthielke@schlitzaudubon.org

Melanie Ziolecki | Naturalist | mzolecki@schlitzaudubon.org

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

Jonathan Boettcher | Maintenance Coordinator | jboettcher@schlitzaudubon.org | x212

Matt Ehresman | Facilities Assistant | mehresman@schlitzaudubn.org

Khloe Holz Houston | Facilities Assistant | kholzhouston@schlitzaudubon.org

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

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

Lisa Greco | Manager of Human Resources, Administration & Special Projects | lgreco@schlitzaudubon.org | x147

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

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

Craig Mattson | Communications Specialist | cmattson@schlitzaudubon.org | x146

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

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

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

Jenny Booth | Nature Preschool Teacher | jbooth@schlitzaudubon.org

Jade Cashman | Nature Preschool Teacher | jcashman@schlitzaudubon.org

Jessica Ciatti | Nature Preschool Teacher | jciatti@schlitzaudubon.org

Keith Helm | Nature Preschool Teacher | khelm@schlitzaudubon.org

Jessica Herro | Nature Preschool Teacher | jherro@schlitzaudubon.org

Cassie Medved | Nature Preschool Teacher | cmedved@schlitzaudubon.org

Kate Moss | Nature Preschool Teacher | kmoss@schlitzaudubon.org

Megan O’Grady | NaturePreschool Teacher | mogrady@schlitzaudubon.org

Autumn Petri | Nature Preschool Teacher | apetri@schlitzaudubon.org

Lisa Randerson | Nature Preschool Teacher | lranderson@schlitzaudubon.org

Abby Saxton | Nature Preschool Teacher | asaxton@schlitzaudubon.org

Jenna Skopek | Nature Preschool Teacher | jskopek@schlitzaudubon.org

Molly Ticcioni | Nature Preschool Teacher | mticcioni@schlitzaudubon.org

Megan Van De Kreeke | Nature Preschool Teacher | mvandekreeke@schlitzaudubon.org

Lindsay Obermeier | Raptor Program & Animal Ambassador Director | lobermeier@schlitzaudubon.org | x228

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

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

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

Sandy Manning | Manager of Operations | smanning@schlitzaudubon.org | x200

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

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

Wayne Blackmon | Visitor Services Assistant | wblackmon@schlitzaudubon.org

Grace Duback | Visitor Services Assistant | gduback@schlitzaudubon.org

Natalie Duback | Visitor Services Assistant | nduback@schlitzaudubon.org

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

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

Natasha Jewell | Visitor Services Assistant | njewell@schlitzaudubon.org

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

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

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

Caitlyn White | Wedding Coordinator | rental@schlitzaudubon.org | x141

Rylie Neff | Event Coordinator | rental@schlitzaudubon.org | x141

Abriana Luther | Event Assistant

Beatrice Mohler | 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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8:30am – 5:00pm

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