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
Chaves, Roberta
Headquarters Staff
rchaves@usgs.gov

Dawn Childs catches a 22" red drum near Ocracoke, NC.
Childs, Dawn
Headquarters Staff
dchilds@usgs.gov

Shana Coulby, Administrative Officer
Coulby, Shana
Administrative Officer
scoulby@usgs.gov

Croston, Brenda
Croston, Brenda
Administrative Specialist
brenda_croston@usgs.gov

Delinski, Terrie
Delinski, Terrie
Administrative Operations Assistant
tdelinski@usgs.gov

Don Dennerline, Senior Staff Biologist
Dennerline, Don
Biologist
ddennerline@usgs.gov

Hippos
Geary, Derek
Program Analyst
dgeary@usgs.gov

Gelsomin visiting Seattle Aquarium
Gelsomin, Amanda
Administrative Specialist
agelsomin@usgs.gov

Old Cave Entrance to Onondaga Caverns near Leasburg MO
Holcomb, Zachary
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
zholcomb@usgs.gov

Hughes, Lanaia
Hughes, Lanaia
Pathways Intern
lhughes@usgs.gov

Elise Irwin
Irwin, Elise
Biologist
eirwin@usgs.gov

Mawdsley, Jonathan
Mawdsley, Jonathan
Chief
jmawdsley@usgs.gov


McConnell, Tess
Biologist
tmcconnell@usgs.gov

Caroline Murphy stands on a snow-dusted trail at Mount Rainier National Park.
Murphy, Caroline
Programs and Partnerships Coordinator
cemurphy@usgs.gov

Pokharel, Sumina
Pokharel, Sumina
Program Support Assistant
spokharel@usgs.gov

Kevin L. Pope, Unit Leader
Pope, Kevin
Deputy Chief
kpope@usgs.gov

Assisting with the retrieval of a radio collar ripped off of a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park.
Sigafus, Brent
Safety and Occupational Health Specialist
bsigafus@usgs.gov

Lisa Webb
Webb, Lisa
Supervisor
ewebb@usgs.gov

Kevin Whalen, Supervisor
Whalen, Kevin
Supervisor
kwhalen@usgs.gov

Withers, John
Withers, John
Pathways Intern
jwithers@usgs.gov

McConnell, Tess
Undergraduate
tmcconnell@usgs.gov