Board of Directors and Advisors

Our board members and advisors augment the skills and talent we have on staff. A hallmark of BRI’s research is the care we take with the wildlife we handle, as shown here.

BRI’s Board of Directors and Advisors is comprised of members from a wide variety of disciplines. An Advisory Group provides expertise that helps facilitate our goals and mission. Our Science Council, with over 35 members, reflects the range of scientific expertise that helps build BRI’s strength in making a difference by providing information to decision makers and landscape managers.

Board of Directors

Dr. Alex Campbell, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine – Chair
Kate Taylor, Biodiversity Research Institute, Portland, Maine – Treasurer
Dr. Jay Mager, Northern Ohio University, Ada, Ohio – Secretary
Dr. David Evers, Biodiversity Research Institute, Portland, Maine – Executive Director
Dr. James Paruk, St. Joseph’s College, Standish, Maine – Vice Chairman

Advisory Group

The standing advisory group does not have formal authority to govern the organization. Rather, the advisory group serves to make recommendations and/or provide key information and materials to the board of directors and executive director. The advisory group assists with networking and developing new initiatives. Members receive most information provided to the Board of Directors. Attendance at the quarterly board meetings is optional.

Tom Allen – Portland, Maine
Dr. Gerard (Jerry) Bertrand – Hamilton, MA
Stewart Fefer, USFWS – Falmouth, Maine (Retired)
Jim Fowler – New Canaan, CT
Dan Hildreth – Portland, Maine
Sherry Huber – Portland, Maine
Dr. Tom Lovejoy, Heinz Center – Washington DC
Dr. Larry Master – Lake Placid, New York
Dr. Ian Newton – Huntington, England
Dr. Robert Taylor, Texas A&M, College Station, Texas

Science Council

Council members regularly assist the organization with scientific and technical advice, reference letters for proposals and other needs, and in-kind matches for proposals. BRI provides samples, data and technical resources to Council members when requested. Often times Council members will collaborate with BRI scientists.

Dr. Nil Basu, McGill University – Environmental health sciences
Dr. Celia Chen, Dartmouth College – Lower foodweb ecotoxicology (freshwater and marine)
Dr. Dan Cristol, College of William and Mary – Ornithology and ecotoxicology
Dr. Charley Driscoll, Syracuse University – Foodweb ecotoxicology
Dr. Collin Eagles-Smith, U.S. Geological Survey – Aquatic food webs, mercury bioaccumulation and effects to wildlife
Dr. Tony Fox, Aarhus University – Avian impacts associated with wind power
Dr. Peter Frederick, University of Florida – Population modeling and ecotoxicology
Dr. Dave Gay, University of Illinois – Atmospheric sampling and lab support
Dr. Grant Gilchrist, Environment Canada – Arctic marine bird ecology
Dr. Stefan Hames, Cornell Lab of Ornithology – Ornithology and modeling
Dr. Chad Hammerschmidt, Wright State University – Ecotoxicology and lab support
Dr. Bill Hopkins, Virginia Tech University – Ecotoxicology and herpetology
Bart Hoskins, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Ecotoxicology
Dr. Patrick Jodice, Clemson University – Seabird ecology
Neil Kamman, Vermont Dept. of Conservation – Fish toxicology and statistical support
Dr. Adrienne Kovach, University of New Hampshire – Molecular ecology
Dr. Rowena Langston, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds – Conservation issues with birds, especially wind power
Dr. Chris Maher, University of Southern Maine – Mammalian social behavior and organization
Dr. Robert Mason, University of Connecticut – Fate and transport of trace metals
Dr. Amy McMillan, Buffalo State College – Molecular ecology
Dr. Robert Michener, Boston University – Stable isotope interpretation and lab support
Dr. William Montevecchi, Memorial University of Newfoundland – Ornithology, behavioral ecology, and seabird conservation
Dr. Chris Pennuto, Buffalo State College – Aquatic ecology and ecotoxicology
Dr. Chris Perkins, University of Connecticut – Lab support
Dr. Mark Pokras, Tufts University – Wildlife veterinarian and ecotoxicology
Dr. James A. Rotenberg, University of North Carolina, Wilmington – Tropical Environmental Ecology
Dr. Joel Schmutz, USGS – Population modeling and loon conservation
Dr. Bill Seegar, Earthspan – Raptors and satellite telemetry
Dr. Bryan J. Sigel, Nevada State College – community ecology, conservation biology, tropical ecology, and ornithology
Dr. Michael K. Steinberg, University of Alabama – Geo-Orthnithology, Forest Cover Changes, Endangered Species, Cultural Ecology
Dr. Elsie Sunderland, Harvard University – Ecotoxicology (freshwater and marine)
Harry Vogel, The Loon Preservation Committee – Loon conservation
Dr. Jim Wiener, University of Wisconsin – Fisheries ecology and ecotoxicology
Dr. Mark Woodrey, Mississippi State University – Estuarine avian conservation