NWRC Primary Contacts

Last Modified: April 23, 2024

The National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) employs more than 150 scientists, technicians, and support personnel with expertise in a wide variety of administrative and scientific disciplines. Together, these experts develop new tools and techniques to resolve human-wildlife conflicts.

NWRC Management Team

Director's Office (Fort Collins)

Jason Suckow, Director

Jimmy Taylor, Assistant Director

Douglas C. Eckery, Assistant Director

Natalie Erhart, Administrative Officer

NWRC Primary Contacts - Research and Support

The following lists NWRC’s project and unit leaders, and several specialists.

Name	Title	Research or Support Area
Blackwell, Bradley	Project Leader Ohio Field Station Leader	Aviation Safety
Bruemmer, Jason	Project Leader	Population Management / Fertility Control
Carlisle, Keith	Unit Leader	Human Dimensions
Carlson, Jim	Biosafety Officer	Regulatory Support Services
Chandler, Jeff	Unit Leader	Laboratory Support Services
Cunningham, Fred	Project Leader Mississippi Field Station Leader	Aquaculture
Foley, Mary	Unit Leader	Information Services
Franklin, Alan	Project Leader	Agricultural Food Security and Safety
Gilbert, Amy	Project Leader	Rabies
Haller, Kerry	Budget Supervisor	Administration
Hess, Steven	Project Leader Hawaii Field Station Leader	Invasive Species on Islands
Hibbs-Shipp, Sarah	Unit Leader	Regulatory Support Services / Technology Transfer
Horak, Katherine	Research Biologist	Population Management / Toxicology
Kluever, Bryan	Project Leader Florida Field Station Leader	Avian and Invasive Species Populations
Klug, Page	Project Leader North Dakota Field Station Leader	Bird Damage
Malmberg, Jennifer	Project Leader	Chronic Wasting Disease
Maybon, Larry	Facilities Manager	Administration
TBD	Supervisory Attending Veterinarian Unit Leader	Animal Care
Nicholas, Kellie	Bioarchivist	Information Services
Oligschlaeger, Lucas	Safety Officer	Regulatory Support Services / Safety, NEPA
Pepin, Kim	Research Biologist	Feral Swine and Other Ungulates / Modeling
Phillips, Aaron	Supervisory Diagnostician	Laboratory Support Services / Wildlife Diagnostics
Piaggio, Toni	Project Leader	Wildlife Genetics
Ranglack, Dustin	Project Leader Utah Field Station Leader	Predator Management
Root, Jeff	Project Leader	Wildlife Disease
Ruell, Emily	Registration Manager	Regulatory Support Services / Registration
Shiels, Aaron	Project Leader	Rodents
Shwiff, Stephanie	Project Leader	Economics
Siers, Shane	Supervisory Research Biologist	Invasive Species on Islands / Guam
VerCauteren, Kurt	Project Leader	Feral Swine and Other Ungulates
Werner, Scott	Project Leader	Repellents

Careers at the National Wildlife Research Center

Several of these interesting and challenging positions are highlighted in a series of video vignettes. To learn more about the Center's careers in wildlife research, animal care, chemistry, and technology transfer, click on the links below.