Meagan Bethel

Meagan Bethel

October 24, 2018

Pronouns: 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, 2016

I 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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Allison Kutcher

October 24, 2015

I am a senior at Prescott College in the Environmental Studies Program, and have been interning with Sky Island Alliance since August of 2015. I have been learning new GIS techniques, getting plenty…
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Rachel Kondor

June 19, 2015

I moved to Northwest Tucson in 1980 as a pre-teen and my earliest memories of the sky islands were of hiking and riding my horses in the desert along Pusch…
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Bryon Lichtenhan

Bryon Lichtenhan

June 18, 2015

Pronouns: He/Him/Él Bryon, our Stewardship Specialist, is involved with most of our program work. Whether he’s installing loose rock structures to help control erosion around a spring, planting native flora…
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David Hodges

December 16, 2014

For more than 30 years, I have worked as a grassroots organizer and conservation advocate. I have combined my love for the outdoors with a thorough understanding of conservation principals, hands-on…
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Sadie Hadley

December 4, 2014

I’m a native Arizonan and grew up on a working cattle ranch located on the border of Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora and Chihuahua.  My ranch life gives me hands-on experience in…
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Steve Marlatt

October 29, 2014

I have a B.S. in Wildlife Science and an M.A. in Environmental Education from New Mexico State University. I spent most of my professional career educating children in science in…
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Howard Frederick

I have always enjoyed the outdoors and, growing up in Tucson, had the opportunity to spend countless hours wandering in the desert, swimming in Sabino Canyon, and camping in many…
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Louise Misztal

Louise Misztal

Pronouns: She/Her/Ella “It’s been my great privilege to work with Sky Island Alliance for more than fifteen years to develop collaborative conservation initiatives. As we celebrate our 30th anniversary and…
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