Student Employees

Sarah Baughman '27

Role: Bird and Peatland Research Coordinator
Degree:  Masters of Science in Biodiversity Conservation and Management
Career Goal: Ecologist, Community Outreach Coordinator, Outdoor Educator

Levi Boy '27

Cofrin Grant Recipient: Genetic Assessment of Northeastern Green Bay White and Bur Oaks
Degree:  Masters of Science in Environmental Science & Policy thesis track with an emphasis in Ecosystem Studies
Career Goal: To be a Botanist in the public or private Sector. I am passionate about curing "plant blindness" and curating a botanical interest in the general public. 

Adam Bruce

Cofrin Grant Recipient: Examining the Current Water Quality at Mahon Creek

Kiera Danielczak 

Role: Bird and Monarch Monitoring at Wequiock Creek and Kingfisher Farm Natural Areas Monarch Bird and Monarch Assistant

Danny Erickson '26

Roles:  Field Crew Lead, Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program Team Member
Degree: Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy focusing on Ecosystem Studies
Career Goal: Wildlife Study and Science Communication

Miranda Holloway '27

Degree:  Master of Science in Biology, Animal Biology (Accelerated) & Ecology and Conservation Emphases
Friends of Toft Point Grant Recipient: A Comparison of Seasonal Rates of Carbon Capture in Sphagnum Communities as a Function of Biodiversity and Colony Density at Peat-Forming Wetlands in Door County, WI
Career Goal: To be able to bring awareness to the overlooked life on Earth in order to help people feel more connected to the world around them. As for what job that will entail? Who knows! We will see where the wind takes me!

Cora Kempfer '29

Roles: Peatland and Bryophyte Field Assistant
Degree:  Bachelors of Science in Biology with a dual emphasis in Ecology/Conservation and Cell/Molecular Biology and a minor in Studio Arts
Career Goal: To be a Botanist in the public or private sector. I am passionate about curing "plant blindness" and curating a botanical interest in the general public. 

Janelle Lopez '28

Roles: Breeding Bird and Land Management Technician
Degree: Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy thesis track in Environmental Science
Cofrin Grant Recipient: 
Career Goal: To become an avian biologist with a focus on breeding ecology and migration of endangered birds of prey.

Gweni Malokofsky '28

Roles: Bird Researcher, Data Coordinator, Anuran Assistant, Outreach Assistant, and Summer Camp Counselor for the Oneida Bird Monitoring Program; Ecological Restoration Assistant; Bird and Monarch Monitoring Assistant at Kingfisher Farm Natural Area; Bird Technician for Piping Plover Monitoring at Cat Island 
Degree:  Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy
Career Goal: To help preserve the beautiful natural worlds of Wisconsin

Binisha Panday '28

Degree:  Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Roles: Herbarium Assistant and Environmental Educator
Career Goal: Cardiac/Surgical Nurse Practitioner

Morley Remitz '27

Roles: Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program Field Crew Leader, Bird and Anuran Technician; Oneida Bird Monitoring Project Assistant and Bird Expert; Richter Musuem Assistant; Kingfisher Farm Natural Areas Crew Member
Degree: Master of Science in Environmental Science & Policy
Cofrin Grant Recipient: Habitat distribution of long-jawed orbweavers (Tetragnathidae: Tetragnathas pp.) across wetland-to-upland gradients at Wequiock Creek
Career Goal:  Protect and conserve natural biodiversity and animal communities

Taylor Shumaker '25 

Role:  Fewless Herbarium Assistant
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Ecology and Conservation
Career Goal: Pursue a Master's degree and work in ecological restoration

Edwin Wilke '27

Roles:  Bird Monitor at Wequiock Creek and Point au Sable Natural Areas, Piping Plover Monitoring at Cat Island Bird Technician, Oneida Bird Monitoring Program Bird Assistant
Degree: Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy
Cofrin Grant Recipient: “Habitat Use and Diet of Songbirds at Wequiock Creek and Point au Sable Natural Areas.”
Career Goal: Inspire people to love birds as much as I do!