Elia M. Tapia
March 31, 2020Pronouns: She/Her/Ella Elia M. Tapia is a faculty professor at Universidad de Sonora in Hermosillo, Mexico. She holds a Ph.D. in Arid Lands Resource Sciences and a minor in Hydrology from…
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Doug Parsons
Pronouns: He/Him/Él I am the host of the climate change podcast, America Adapts, where I interview experts, policymakers, journalists and thought leaders in this emerging field of climate adaptation. I’m also…
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Tim Wernette
Pronouns: He/Him/Él I have been a member, supporter, and active volunteer with Sky Island Alliance for years, and I also support numerous environmental, social, economic, racial justice and arts organizations….
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Pam Rossetter
February 23, 2020Pronouns: She/Her/Ella I’m a seventh-generation Arizonan who recently moved back to Tucson. I learned about SIA shortly after moving back and quickly embraced the organization as a great place to…
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Robert L. Grey
January 1, 2020Pronouns: He/Him/El I am retired and living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With an education focused on science my background includes several years working as a staff biologist with the University…
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Bill Bemis
November 6, 2019Pronouns: He/Him/Él I am a retired clinical social worker with over forty years of working in medical and behavioral health settings. My boyhood playground was the woods and fields of…
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America N. Lutz Ley
July 12, 2019Pronouns: She/Her/Ella I am a research professor at El Colegio de Sonora, in Mexico, where I teach a graduate course on sustainability and development. I was born in Hermosillo and…
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Emily Burns
June 11, 2019Pronouns: She/Her/Ella Emily Burns is our Program Director and leads the team running all of our programs, including the Border Wildlife Study, the Trinational Internship Program, Sky Island FotoFauna, Spring…
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Meagan Bethel
October 24, 2018Pronouns: She/Her/Ella Meagan is our Wildlife Specialist and manages the camera data for our wildlife programs, including the Border Wildlife Study and Sky Island FotoFauna. She helps teach the public…
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Elena Vanasse Torres
April 25, 2016I am a recent graduate of Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences, where I studied Biology with an emphasis in Biology and Society. I sought out an internship with Sky…
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