Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Headquarters
209 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
tel: 412.288.2777
fax: 412.291.1792
Vice President's Office
Jacquelyn Bonomo, Vice President, Conservation: 412.586.2308
Forest Conservation
Greg Socha, Senior Director: 412.586.2311
Land Protection
Michelle Chapkis, Director of Land Protection: 412.586.2320
Ann Sand, Assistant Director of Land Protection: 412.586.2374
Easements & Land Stewardship
David Fox, Stewardship Coordinator: 412.586.2318
Conservation Science
Charles Bier, Senior Director:412.586.2306
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
Jeff Wagner, Director, Natural Heritage Program: 412.586.2392
Beth Brokaw, Ecologist: 412.586.2312
Kierstin Carlson, Associate Information Manager: 412.586.2314
Jeremy Deeds, Aquatic Zoology Coordinator: 412.586.2410
Alice Doolittle, Conservation Assistant: 412.586.2330
Brad Georgic, Heritage GIS Specialist: 412.586.2414
Steve Grund, Botanist: 412.586.2350
Rita Hawrot, Terrestrial Zoology Coordinator: 412.586.2319
Matt Kowalski, Herpetologist: 412.586.2310
Jessica McPherson, Ecologist: 412.586.2362
Ryan Nageotte, Agricultural Conservation Scientist: 814.739.9991
Sarah Parker, Assistant Ecologist: 412.586.2344
Karen Sistek, Conservation Data Management Assistant: 412.586.2382
Tamara Smith, Aquatic Ecologist: 814.739.9991
Christopher Tracey, Ecologist: 412.586.2326
Tina Walther, Non-Game Biologist/Herpetologist: 814.359.5186
Nevin Welte, Non-Game Biologist/Malacologist:
814.359.5234
Ephraim Zimmerman, Heritage Community Ecologist: 412.586.2334
Pennsylvania Heritage Office/Pennsylvania Science Office
208 Airport Road, Middletown PA
tel:717-948-3962
Tony Davis, Senior Ecologist: 717.763.0553
Charlie Eichelberger, Herpetologist: 717.948.3961
Kathy Gipe, Herpetologist: 814.235.7874
William (Rocky) Gleason, County Inventory Coordinator:
717.948.3836
Jim Hart, Mammalogist: 717.532.2427
Susan Klugman, Conservation Information Manager: 717.948.3838
John Kunsman, Botanist:717.948.3841
Betsy Ray Leppo, Invertebrate Zoologist:717-948-3839
Betsy Nightingale, Aquatic Ecologist
Stephanie Perles, Ecologist: 717.948.3846
Greg Podniesinski, Inventory & Assessment Manager: 717-948-3959
Sally Ray, Zoologist: 717.292.4881
Erika Schoen, Conservation Information Assistant: 717.948.3833
Andrew Strassman, Ecologist:717.948.3845
Mary Walsh, Aquatic Ecologist: 814.689.1823
Freshwater Conservation Program
246 S. Walnut St.
Blairsville, PA 15717
tel: 724.459.0953
fax: 724.459.4721
Nick Pinizzotto, Senior Director, Freshwater Conservation, 100
Jennifer Bennett, Watershed Scientist, 109
Emily Bloom, Watershed Technician, 104
John Carr, Watershed GIS Technician, 111
Shawn Cunningham, Agricultural Conservation Scientist, 112
Kylie Daisley, Watershed Planning Specialist, 115
Erika Hollis, Watershed Manager, Juniata/ Potomac 814-381-5033
Mark Killar, Watershed Manager, West Branch Susquehanna, 101
Eli Long, Watershed GIS Specialist, 106
Angela Malek, Watershed Program Administrator, 113
Ryan Nageotte,Agricultural Conservation Scientist, 814-739-9991
Carla Ruddock, Watershed Planning Coordinator, 107
Greg Schaetzle, Watershed Scientist, 114
Alysha Trexler, Agriculture Conservation Specialist, 108
Emily Warner, Watershed Technician, 103
Chuck Williams, Watershed Manager, Upper Allegheny
Ben Wright, Assistant Director, Freshwater Conservation & Watershed Manager, Ohio River, 102
Sarah Zeglin, Watershed Technician, 110
Conservation Projects:
Allegheny Forestlands Office
40 West Main Street
Ridgway PA, 15853
tel: 814-776-1114
fax: 814-776-1118
Jason Heinze, Director, Allegheny Forestland Projects
Ligonier Valley Program
P.O. Box 12
Ligonier, PA 15658
tel: 724.238.2492
fax: (as above)
Mike Kuzemchak, Ligonier Valley Program Coordinator
Northwest Field Station at Lake Pleasant
11881 Valley Road
Union City, PA 16438
tel: 814.739.9991
fax: 814.739.9891
Tamara Smith, Aquatic Ecologist
Ryan Nageotte, Agricultural Conservation Scientist
Sustainable Countrysides at Sideling Hill Creek Center
1131 Big Creek Road
Clearville, PA 15535
tel: 814.784.3003
fax: 814.784.3353 (call first)
Michael Knoop, Special Projects Coordinator