Natural Resource Management

Fellow

Andrew Kulmatiski

2001 Fellow
Andrew Kulmatiski's Switzer supported dissertation research compared the relationship between native plants and their soils to the relationship between exotic plants and their soils. Andrew found that exotic plants created soils that...
Fellow, Staff

Sarah Reed

2006 Fellow
Dr. Sarah Reed is Executive Director of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, a results-driven family foundation that invests in individuals and organizations to drive positive environmental change. Through fellowships and grants, the...
Fellow

Josh Donlan

1998 Fellow
Josh leads the organization by building interdisciplinary teams to tackle problems in novel ways. Trained as a scientist, Josh holds a PhD from Cornell University and an MA from University of California. He has worked on environmental...
Fellow

Nicole Heller

2004 Fellow
I am a conservation ecologist and science communication professional. My research explores the interactions of anthropogenic global change, ecological communities and human stewardship. I am most interested in critically evaluating...
Fellow

Andrew Mathews

1999 Fellow
Andrew Mathews graduated with a joint Ph.D. from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies/Department of Anthropology in 2004. He has now taken up a position as assistant professor in the department of Sociology & Anthropology...
Fellow

Nicole Ardoin

2002 Fellow
Nicole Ardoin holds a joint appointment with the Graduate School of Education and the Woods Institute for the Environment. Professor Ardoin's research focuses on motivations for environmental behavior, with an emphasis on the links among...
Fellow

Martha Hoopes

1996 Fellow
Martha has worked in conservation policy and research. She designed self-sufficient waste management programs for wildlife reserves in Argentina through the Fundacion Vida Silvestre and worked for the US National Park Service (NPS)...
Fellow

Jun Bando

2002 Fellow
Ecologist and nonprofit leader with experience in public policy, foreign affairs, and higher education.
Fellow

Brian Milakovsky

2008 Fellow
Brian completed his BS in Forestry at UMaine and his MS in Forestry at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. His professional focus is the conservation of biodiversity in managed forests, particularly through the...
Fellow

Doug Johnson

1999 Fellow
Doug Johnson has been executive director of the nonprofit California Invasive Plant Council since 2002. He currently serves on California's Invasive Species Advisory Committee (www.iscc.ca.gov) and as an officer with the National...