The Ecosphere Team
Alexis Watts, Natural Resource Specialist |
| Office Location: Farmington Alexis Watts joined Ecosphere in 2004 and serves as a biologist and project manager. |
Brenna West, Environmental Biologist |
| Office Location: Durango Farmington Brenna joined Ecosphere in June 2005 and serves as a coordinator for oil and gas projects in both the Farmington and Durango offices. |
Danielle Marco, Biologist |
| Office Location: Farmington Danielle joined Ecosphere in March of 2007 and serves as an environmental biologist. She assists the Ecosphere team with the research and preparation of NEPA documents and Biological Assessments. |
Janet Wolf, Public Participation Specialist/Biologist |
| Office Location: Durango Janet Wolf joined Ecosphere in 2004 as a senior project manager, bringing more than 18 years professional environmental consulting experience to the firm. |
Jennifer Zahratka, Zoologist |
| Office Location: Durango Jennifer Zahratka joined Ecosphere in 2004 and serves as a project manager. |
Joey Herring, Biologist/Botanists |
| Office Location: Farmington Joey (Loni) Herring joined Ecosphere in 2006 and serves as the New Mexico projects manager. She has 10 years experience as a project manager working with NEPA, ESA, CWA and Federal Land Policy & |
John Dodge, Biologist/Botanist |
| Office Location: Farmington John Dodge joined Ecosphere in 1998 and brings more than a decade of experience to the firm. |
John Wickersham, Biologist |
| Office Location: Durango John Wickersham joined Ecosphere in 1999 and has more than a decade experience as a field biologist, with particular expertise in avian ecology. |
Karen Caddis, Biologist |
| Office Location: Farmington Karen Caddis joined Ecosphere in 2007 as a senior project manager. She is a trained biologist/botanist, wetlands delineator, NEPA specialist and project manger with more than 20 years of experience |
Keith Fox, Environmental Scientist |
| Office Location: Durango Keith Fox joined Ecosphere in 2003 and serves as the projects coordinator between the Durango and Farmington offices. |
Lynn Wickersham, Avian Ecologist |
| Office Location: Durango Lynn Wickersham joined Ecosphere in 2003 and serves as the firm's avian ecologist, with an emphasis on population ecology of passerine birds. |
Machelle Richburg, Office Manager |
| Office Location: Durango Machelle Richburg joined Ecosphere in 2006 and serves as the office manager and bookkeeper. |
Maria Irwin, Forest Ecologist |
| Office Location: Durango Maria Irwin joined Ecosphere in 2007 and serves as the firm's forest ecologist. She is a seasoned field ecologist with over ten years of experience in plant identification, mapping and eradicating n |
Mark Heil, GIS Specialist |
| Office Location: Farmington Mark Heil joined Ecosphere in spring 2007 and serves as the GIS specialist in the Farmington office. |
Matthew Smith, Ecologist |
| Office Location: Durango Matthew Smith joined Ecosphere in 2008 bringing more than seven years of field experience in botanical and ecological studies. Areas of expertise include vegetation mapping, riparian ecosystems, a |
Mike "Fitz" Fitzgerald, Principal and Environmental Scientist |
| Office Location: Durango Farmington With a multidisciplinary background and more than 17 years professional consulting experience, Mike Fitzgerald successfully leads the Ecosphere team as both owner and program manager. |
Mike Miller, GIS Specialist |
| Office Location: Durango Mike Miller joined Ecosphere in spring 2007 as serves as the GIS specialist in the Durango office. |
Mike Vivalda, Biologist |
| Office Location: Farmington Mike joined the Ecosphere team in April 2005, bringing more than four years of field experience in wildlife and ecological studies in the Four Corners region. Areas of expertise include migratory so |
Sandy Friedley, Botanist |
| Office Location: Durango Sandy Friedley joined Ecosphere in 1999 and serves as the firm's lead botanist/biologist, preparing environmental assessments and numerous biological assessment/evaluations for projects throughout the |
Theresa Ancell, Biologist and Office Manager |
| Office Location: Farmington Theresa joined the Ecosphere team in January 2006. |
