{"id":43,"date":"2010-10-12T19:21:31","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T19:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swaimbio.com\/wp\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2024-03-13T17:59:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T17:59:17","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.swaimbio.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Karen Swaim \u2013 Senior Principal \u2013 Wildlife Biologist<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nKaren Swaim has over twenty years of experience as a professional herpetologist. She earned a Master\u2019s Degree in Biology at California State University, Hayward where her thesis research focused on field studies of the state threatened Alameda whipsnake. Ms. Swaim currently holds recovery permits for the San Francisco garter snake, giant garter snake, California tiger salamander, California red-legged frog, and Alameda whipsnake.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Chris Swaim \u2013 GIS Specialist<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWith over 25 years of professional experience using GIS technology, Chris Swaim is the GIS Manager and a field biologist at SBI. He manages and maintains GIS data for all biological trapping surveys and wildlife habitat mapping projects for special status species.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jeff Mitchell \u2013 <em><strong>Principal<\/strong><\/em>\/Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nJeff Mitchell holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Wildlife Management from the State University of New York and is currently pursuing an M.A. in Resource Management and Environmental Planning at San Francisco State University. His thesis is on the distrbution of chytrid fungus on California red-legged frogs in the Bay Area. Mr. Mitchell holds state and federal permits to take California red-legged frogs and California tiger salamander.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Natasha Dvorak &#8211; <strong><em>Project Manager \/ <\/em><\/strong>Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Ryan Byrnes &#8211; Project Manager \/ Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Eric Britt \u2013 Research Associate<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em><strong><em>Leslie Koenig &#8211; Senior Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Cole Paris \u2013 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em><strong><em>Glenn Woodruff &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Will McCall &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Nathaniel Moy &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Joie de Leon &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Dalal Asfour &#8211; Bookkeeper \/ Office Manager<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Elizabeth Armistead &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Victoria Brunal &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Rebecca Peterson &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Matt Beyers &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Celia Tarcha &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Alex Azevedo &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Gabriella Orta &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Laura Coatney &#8211; Wildlife Biologist<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Swaim \u2013 Senior Principal \u2013 Wildlife Biologist Karen Swaim has over twenty years of experience as a professional herpetologist. 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