meet the team

Luke Lamar (he/him)

MANAGING DIRECTOR -
CONSERVATION & OPERATIONS

Meet Luke
Sara Lamar (she/her)

MANAGING DIRECTOR -
EDUCATION & CONNECTIONS

Meet Sara
Ty Tyler (he/him)

MANAGING DIRECTOR -
PHILANTHROPY & DEVELOPMENT

Meet Ty
Uwe Schaefer (he/him)

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Meet Uwe
Andrea DiNino (she/her)

CREATIVE & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Meet Andrea
Kirsten Frazer (she/her)

OFFICE MANAGER

Meet Kirsten
Michael Mayernik (he/him)

STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR

Meet Mike
Jackie Pagano (she/her)

CONSERVATION ASSOCIATE

Meet Jackie
Taylor Tewksbury (she/her)

EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Meet Taylor

Mountain Lady’s Slipper illustration by
Wildlife in the West alum Aubri Longnecker

Say, “Good dog” to Our Assistants

While the work is fulfilling, nonprofit life can also be messy, non-stop, and exhausting.
We all wear a lot of hats, work long days and odd hours, and we wouldn’t survive without our assistants (and full-time therapists) by our sides. So, we figured it was time they got the recognition they each more-than-deserve.