Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Cooperative
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Cooperative Staff Listing

Roberta with her Dad enjoying the summer

Headquarters Staff
rchaves@usgs.gov

Dawn Childs catches a 22" red drum near Ocracoke, NC.

Headquarters Staff
dchilds@usgs.gov

Shana Coulby, Administrative Officer

Administrative Officer
scoulby@usgs.gov

Croston, Brenda

Administrative Specialist
brenda_croston@usgs.gov

Delinski, Terrie

Administrative Operations Assistant
tdelinski@usgs.gov

Don Dennerline, Senior Staff Biologist

Biologist
ddennerline@usgs.gov

Hippos

Administrative Program Specialist
dgeary@usgs.gov

Gelsomin visiting Seattle Aquarium

Administrative Specialist
agelsomin@usgs.gov

Grand, James

Supervisor
grandjb@auburn.edu

Old Cave Entrance to Onondaga Caverns near Leasburg MO

Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
zholcomb@usgs.gov

Elise Irwin

Biologist
eirwin@usgs.gov

Picture for Bio Page

Supervisor
cyndy_loftin@usgs.gov

Mawdsley, Jonathan

Chief
jmawdsley@usgs.gov



Biologist
tmcconnell@usgs.gov

Caroline Murphy stands on a snow-dusted trail at Mount Rainier National Park.

Programs and Partnerships Coordinator
cemurphy@usgs.gov

Pokharel, Sumina

Program Support Assistant
spokharel@usgs.gov

Assisting with the retrieval of a radio collar ripped off of a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park.

Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
bsigafus@usgs.gov

Thode, Melissa

Program Analyst
mthode@usgs.gov

JT

Deputy Chief
jthompson@usgs.gov

Kevin Whalen, Supervisor

Supervisor
kwhalen@usgs.gov