Director of Conservation

Micah Wait

Bio

Micah Wait develops and manages the Wild Fish Conservancy’s floodplain and estuarine research and restoration projects. He attended College of the Siskiyous in California and Southern Oregon University, earning a BS in biology and chemistry. He earned a Masters Degree in Environmental Management from The Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth and Ocean Sciences at Duke University. His Master’s research was a part of his internship with the Wild Fish Conservancy and consisted of a comparison of underwater videography to snorkeling for the enumeration of salmonids. Before coming to work for Wild Fish Conservancy in 2002, Micah was an Americorps member with the Regional Ecosystem Applied Learning Corps, in Ashland OR, where he conducted salmon spawning surveys, built hiking trails and worked on scotch broom eradication. In his spare time Micah enjoys snowboarding, backpacking, fishing, surfing, and his saltwater aquarium. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Staff

Emma Helverson

Emma Helverson

Executive Director

Kurt Beardslee

Kurt Beardslee

Director of Special Projects

Jamie Glasgow

Jamie Glasgow

Director of Science and Research

Micah Wait

Micah Wait

Director of Conservation

Dr. Nick Gayeski

Dr. Nick Gayeski

Aquatic Ecologist

Mary Lou White

Mary Lou White

Projects Manager/Field Biologist

Adrian Tuohy

Adrian Tuohy

Biologist

Aaron Jorgenson

Aaron Jorgenson

Biologist

Conrad Gowell

Conrad Gowell

Biologist

Colleen McGee

Colleen McGee

Biologist

Doug Hennick

Doug Hennick

Aquatic Ecologist

Frank Staller

Frank Staller

Field Technician

Blake Joplin

Blake Joplin

Field Biologist

Joe Verelli

Joe Verelli

Field Technician

Tina Green

Tina Green

Bookkeeper

Arny Stonkus

Arny Stonkus

Chief Engineer/Ecologist

Bobbi Bevacqua

Bobbi Bevacqua

Field Technician

Devin Swanson

Software Engineer/ IT

Board Members

Graham MacKenzie

Graham MacKenzie

Board President

Hugh H. Lewis

Hugh H. Lewis

Board Secretary/Treasurer

Vance Jennings

Vance Jennings

Board Member

Candace Beardslee

Candace Beardslee

Board member

Dr. Stephen Conroy

Dr. Stephen Conroy

Boardmember

Dr. John R. Skalski

Dr. John R. Skalski

Board member

Dr. Jack Stanford

Dr. Jack Stanford

Board member

Jim Lichatowich

Jim Lichatowich

Board member

Dr. Richard N. Williams

Dr. Richard N. Williams

Board member