North Carolina People

Jaime Collazo Assistant Unit Leader Email: Jaime_Collazo@ncsu.edu Tel: (919) 515 - 8837

BS-Universtity of Puerto Rico
MS-University of Idaho
PhD-Iowa State University

Joseph Hightower Assistant Unit Leader Email: jhightower@ncsu.edu Website: http://go.ncsu.edu/joe Tel: (919) 515 - 8836

1985-1991 position as research fishery biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service; 1991-present position as Assistant Unit Leader (Fisheries), NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at NC State University.

Thomas Kwak Unit Leader Email: tkwak@ncsu.edu Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~tkwak Tel: (919) 513 - 2696

B.S., 1981, Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution, University of Illinois
M.S., 1983, Biology, University of Illinois
Ph.D., 1993, Fisheries, University of Minnesota

Ted Simons Assistant Unit Leader Email: tsimons@ncsu.edu Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~simons Tel: (919) 515 - 2689

B.S. University of Wisconsin, 1975
M.S. University of Washington, 1979
Ph.D. University of Washington, 1983
Research Biologist National Park Service 1984-1995.
Assistant Unit Leader, NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. 1996 - present.

Louise Alexander Conservation Planner Email: louise_alexander@ncsu.edu Tel: (919) 513 - 7337

Erica Badger Research Technician Email: elbadger@ncsu.edu

Shevon Barnes Office Assistant Email: smbarne3@ncsu.edu

Curtis Belyea Biologist, GIS and Database Specialist Email: cbelyea@ncsu.edu Tel: (919) 513 - 7337

Ashton Drew Research Coordinator Email: ashton_drew@ncsu.edu Tel: (919) 513 - 0506

Todd Earnhardt Plant Community Ecology Specialist Email: todd_earnhardt@ncsu.edu

Katherine Freeman Research Technician Email: kfieldsfreeman@gmail.com

Nicholas Heglar Research Technician Email: ngheglar@ncsu.edu

Syed Hussain Research Technician Email: sahussai@ncsu.edu

Taylor Jackson Research Technician Email: tajacks2@ncsu.edu

Wendy Moore University CRU Staff Email: wendy_moore@ncsu.edu Tel: (919) 515 - 2631

Allison Nolker Research Technician Email: ajnolker@unity.ncsu.edu

Sara Ocasio Research Technician Email: sara@ncsu.edu

Krishna Pacifici Research Coordinator Email: kpacifici3@gmail.com

Matt Rubino Biologist, GIS and Database Specialist Email: matt_rubino@ncsu.edu

Loreli Sepulveda Research Technician Email: lotibori@yahoo.com

Jeffrey Smith Research Technician Email: jmsmit20@ncsu.edu

Nathan Tarr Biologist, GIS and Database Specialist Email: nmtarr@unity.ncsu.edu

Adam Terando Climate Change Research Coordinator Email: ajterand@ncsu.edu

Megan Thoemmes Research Technician Email: msthoemm@ncsu.edu

Angela White Research Technician Email: agwhite2@ncsu.edu

Steve Williams Vertebrate Mapping Coordinator Email: steve_williams@ncsu.edu Tel: (919) 513 - 7413

BS Fish and Wildlife Science, 1989, NCSU
MS Zoology, 1996, NCSU

Jennifer Archambault Email: jmarcham@ncsu.edu Website: https://sites.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/j-m-archambault/

Before life as a biologist, I served in the United States Marine Corps. I earned my BS in Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences (summa cum laude) from NC State in 2004, and spent over 5 years in environmental consulting.

Tracy Borneman Email: tebornem@ncsu.edu

I grew up in Maryland, attending Salisbury University to pursue my B.S. in Biology, before moving on to other realms of the United States. I traveled frequently throughout the U.S. after completion of my degree, gaining varied experience in biological jobs. An array of wildlife research technician positions led me to pursue my own research as a Master's candidate in the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Biology Department at North Carolina State University.

Jennifer Costanza Email: jennifer_costanza@ncsu.edu

William Cupit

Joseph Daraio Email: jdaraio@gmail.com

Tim Ellis Email: taellis@ncsu.edu

Augustin Engman Email: acengman@ncsu.edu

Jared Flowers Email: hjflower@ncsu.edu Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hjflower/

I am from Augusta, Georgia. I have worked in a variety of fisheries positions which have included hatchery, lab, and field work. Through my career I have worked with a variety of sturgeon species in multiple rivers systems throught the United States. I have also worked with other species including humpback chub in the Colorado River and Grand Canyon, AZ, robust redhorse restoration in the Oconee River, GA, and trout in the White River, AR.

Julie Harris Email: jeharris@ncsu.edu

Jacob Hughes Email: jbhughe3@ncsu.edu Website: http://www.wix.com/jbhughe3/jacobhughes Tel: (919) 513 - 2469

I grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska and spent recent years working in the Pacific Northwest and Southeastern US. B.S. in Biology from Eastern Oregon University in 2007 and now pursuing my M.S. in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at North Carolina State University.

Julissa Irizarry Email: julissai@gmail.com

Becky Keller Email: rahylton@ncsu.edu Tel: (919) 606 - 2067

I love birds, mountains, and traveling. I just moved to SC after four years in Alaska and I am finishing my Ph.D. My two-year-old keeps me laughing.

Edye Kornegay Email: mestric3@unity.ncsu.edu

Matthew Krachey Email: mjkrache@ncsu.edu

Tamara Pandolfo Email: tjpandol@ncsu.edu

Tamara received a B.S. in Environmental studies from UNC-Asheville in 2004. She earned an M.S. in Environmental toxicology from NC State in 2008, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Zoology at NC State.

Joshua Raabe Email: jkraabe@ncsu.edu Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jkraabe Tel: (919) 513 - 2469

Born in Waukesha, WI. Currently a PhD Candidate in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at North Carolina State University.

Shiloh Schulte Email: saschult@unity.ncsu.edu

Will Smith Email: wes2316@gmail.com Tel: (910) 896 - 5490

I study the population dynamics, management, and reproductive ecology of freshwater and coastal fisheries.

Jessica Stocking Email: jjstocki@ncsu.edu

Born in Baraboo, WI. Graduated with a B.A. in Biology from UNC-Asheville in 2004. Prior to graduate school, spent several years doing field work on various bird species, primarily sandhill cranes.

Ben Wallace Email: bcwallac@ncsu.edu Tel: (712) 830 - 7317