meet the team

  • Luke Lamar (he/him)

    MANAGING DIRECTOR -
    CONSERVATION & OPERATIONS

    Meet Luke

  • Sara Lamar (she/her)

    MANAGING DIRECTOR -
    EDUCATION & CONNECTIONS

    Meet Sara

  • Ty Tyler (he/him)

    MANAGING DIRECTOR -
    PHILANTHROPY & DEVELOPMENT

    Meet Ty

  • Uwe Schaefer (he/him)

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Meet Uwe

  • Andrea DiNino (she/her)

    CREATIVE & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

    Meet Andrea

  • Kirsten Frazer (she/her)

    OFFICE MANAGER

    Meet Kirsten

  • Michael Mayernik (he/him)

    CONSERVATION & STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATE

    Meet Mike

  • Jackie Pagano (she/her)

    CONSERVATION ASSOCIATE

    Meet Jackie

  • Taylor Tewksbury (she/her)

    EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR

    Meet Taylor

  • Kayla Heinze (she/her)

    RESIDENT EDUCATION ASSISTANT

    Meet Kayla

Say, “Good dog” to Our Assistants

While the work is fulfilling, nonprofit life can also be messy, non-stop, and exhausting.
We all wear a lot of hats, work long days and odd hours, and we wouldn’t survive without our assistants (and full-time therapists) by our sides. So, we figured it was time they got the recognition they each more-than-deserve.

Remy, the only staff cat, is really more like a dog