Home About Staff Staff Leadership Brandie Smith John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Stephanie Brinley Deputy Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Ricardo Stanoss Director for Conservation Capacity Matt Cannella Director of Advancement Nikki Mounts Associate Director of Business, Innovation, and Technology Frank Clements Associate Director of Park Operations Peter Leimgruber Director for Conservation and Science Kevin Willis Special Assistant for Animal Care Animal Care Sciences Staff Bryan Amaral Senior Curator Tony Barthel Senior Curator Michael Brown-Palsgrove Curator Asia Trail and Giant Pandas Sara Hallager Curator of Birds Becky Malinsky Curator of Primates Mike Maslanka Senior Nutritionist and Head, Department of Nutrition Science Craig Saffoe Curator of Great Cats, Andean Bears and Africa Trail Kenton Kerns Curator, Small Mammal House and Kids' Farm Rick Quintero Curator, Supervisory Life Support Systems and Water Quality Rebecca Sturniolo Curator, American Trail and Amazonia Donald L. Neiffer Chief Veterinarian Department of Veterinary Medicine Staff Donald L. Neiffer Chief Veterinarian Kelly Helmick Department Head, Senior Veterinarian Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation Staff Joseph Kolowski Wildlife Ecologist, Graduate and Professional Training Manager Virginia Working Landscapes Staff Amy E.M. Johnson Conservation Biologist and Program Director Erin Shibley Program Coordinator Fellows Bernadette Rigley Research Fellow Jordan Coscia Graduate Fellow, Restoration Ecologist Migratory Birds Staff T. Scott Sillett Research Wildlife Biologist & Center Head Mary Deinlein Bird Conservation/Education Specialist Candace Stenzel Regional Conservation Specialist Nathan W. Cooper Research Ecologist Bob Reitsma Research Technician Andy J. Boyce Research Ecologist Amy Scarpignato Bird Conservation Specialist Ruth Bennett Ecologist Brian S. Evans Migratory Bird Ecologist Adelyn Hanchette Bird Friendly Outreach Coordinator & Research Assistant Autumn-Lynn Harrison Research Ecologist Alexandra Anderson Quantitative Ecologist Research Associates Nicolas Gatti Postdoctoral Research Fellow Pete Marra Senior Scientist Emeritus Robert Rice Scientist Brandt Ryder Research Scientist Emily Cohen Research Ecologist Jonathon J. Valente Postdoctoral Research Fellow Evan Buechley Postdoctoral Research Fellow Fellows James Mouton Postdoctoral Fellow Fernando G. López Ecologist (Postdoctoral research fellow) Global Health Program Staff Suzan Murray Program Director Maureen Wanjiku Kamau Veterinary Research Fellow in One Health James Hassell Center for Conservation & Sustainability Staff Alfonso Alonso Acting Head, Center for Conservation and Sustainability Anna TC Feistner Managing Director of the Gabon Biodiversity Program Ximena Velez-Zuazo Managing Director, Center for Conservation and Sustainability Peru Hub Reynaldo Linares-Palomino Managing Director Peruvian Andes Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring Program Ana María Sánchez Cuervo Conservation Biologist Ana Claudia Griffin Communications Specialist Nathalia Salazar Education Specialist Karim Ledesma Program Coordinator Fernanda Abra Smithsonian Fellow Research Associates Frank Princée Research Associate Tremaine Gregory Research Associate Jessica Deichmann Research Associate Milena Fiuza-Diniz Landscape Ecologist James McNamara Research Associate Hadrien Vanthomme, Ph.D. Research Associate Dr. T. Mitchell (Mitch) Aide Research Associate Dr. Farah Carrasco-Rueda Research Associate Center for Conservation Genomics Staff Robert C. Fleischer Research Associate Jesus E. Maldonado Research Geneticist and Acting Center Head Michael G. Campana Computational Genomics Scientist Nancy Rotzel McInerney Biologist, Laboratory Manager Research Associates Elin Videvall Postdoctoral Researcher, Computational Genomics Scientist Jonathan D. Ballou Scientist Emeritus Katherine Ralls Senior Research Zoologist Emerita Anna M. Kearns SIBG Postdoctoral Fellow Paige A. Byerly Postdoctoral Researcher Tammy R. Wilbert Research Associate Klaus-Peter Koepfli Conservation Biologist Natalia A. Prado Postdoctoral Fellow Fellows Lillian D. Parker Predoctoral Fellow E. Emperatriz Gamero Smithsonian Fellow and Graduate Student researcher Madeleine Becker Graduate Student Researcher Alyssa Wetterau Graduate Student Researcher Susette Castañeda Rico Postdoctoral Research Fellow Mia Keady Graduate Student Researcher Melissa Ingala Peter Buck and Global Genome Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow Sally L. Bornbusch Smithsonian George E. Burch Postdoctoral Fellow Anat M. Belasen David H. Smith Conservation Research Postdoctoral Fellow Morgan Maly Graduate Student Researcher Alexandra L. DeCandia Postdoctoral Fellow Conservation Ecology Center Staff Ellen Welti Ecologist Qiongyu Huang Wildlife Biologist Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira Forest Ecologist, Leader of ForestGEO Ecosystems & Climate Program Hila Shamon Program Director, Great Plains Science Lacey Hughey Ecologist, Program Coordinator William J. McShea Wildlife Ecologist Katie LaJeunesse Connette International Program Manager Grant M. Connette Ecologist Jared Stabach Research Ecologist Katherine Mertes Research Ecologist Craig Fergus GIS Lab Manager Melissa Songer Conservation Ecologist Tom Akre Research Ecologist and Program Scientist - Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and Working Land & Seascapes Research Associates Valentine Herrmann Research Assistant Justin M. Calabrese Quantitative Ecologist John McEvoy Postdoctoral Research Fellow Wolfgang Dittus Primatologist Shifra Goldenberg Ecologist Iara Lacher Program Lead, Changing Landscapes Initiative Fellows Chris H. Fleming Smithsonian Fellow Ramiro Daniel Crego Postdoctoral Researcher Michael Butler Brown Conservation Science Fellow Jin Xu Postdoctoral Research Fellow Babar Zahoor Postdoctoral Research Fellow Center for Species Survival Staff Mary Hagedorn Senior Research Scientist Budhan S. Pukazhenthi Research Physiologist (Ungulates) Jenny Santiestevan Biorepository Manager Janine Brown Research Physiologist, Endocrinology Laboratory Head Nicole Boisseau Endocrinology Lab Manager David E. Wildt Senior Scientist Emeritus Steve Paris Biological Science Technician Nucharin Songsasen Head, Center for Species Survival Pei-Chih Lee Research Biologist Piper Mullins Program Manager, Pan-SI Cryo-Initiative Tricia Rowlison Research Specialist Pierre Comizzoli Research Biologist - Program Officer for Science Jennifer Nagashima Reproductive Biologist Brian Gratwicke Conservation Biologist Adrienne E. Crosier Cheetah Biologist Brian Coyle Program Manager Jamie K. Reaser Senior Scientist/Project Director Jonathan E. Kolby Reserach Ecologist Research Associates Jessica Deichmann Research Associate Morgan Bragg Graduate Student Researcher Klaus-Peter Koepfli Conservation Biologist Morgan Maly Graduate Student Researcher Daniela Chavez Fellows Rosana Nogueira de Moraes Senior Research Fellow Alexandra L. DeCandia Postdoctoral Fellow Erika Paulson Postdoctoral Fellow Olga Amelkina Postdoctoral Fellow Jane Braswell Graduate Student Researcher Natalia A. Prado Postdoctoral Fellow Board Member Hal Brierley Terry Prather James “Jim” Dyer Mary Cook Stephanie Cutter Michael Lefenfeld Ginni Dreier Geoff Tracy Joan Donner Emeritus Rina Kupferschmid-Rojas Beth Stevens Elliott Ferguson Kenneth "Ken" Lore Chair Lili Thomas Buffett Angela "Angie" Marriott Emeritus James Coss James "Jim" Dinegar Adrienne B. Mars Emeritus Nels B. Olson Susan A. Mars Vice-Chair Ziad S. Ojakli Tori Emerson Barnes
