Invasive Species Interest Group Members
The Invasive Species Interest Group (ISIG) consists of individuals from across the United States, that are interested in sharing and communicating with others in their field of invasive species and information management. Now consisting of over 100 members, the ISIG includes representatives from private, non-profit, and educational organizations, state and federal government, and non-government agencies.
If you would like to join the ISIG, please contact:
Annie Simpson (+1-703-648-4281, asimpson@usgs.gov ) or Elizabeth Sellers (+1-703-648-4385, esellers@usgs.gov ).
Invasive Species Interest Group Members
Facilitators:
Annie Simpson, Manager, Invasive Species Information, NBII
Elizabeth Sellers, Assistant Coordinator, Invasive Species Information, NBII
Name
Affiliations
Allan Hollander
University of California - Davis, Information Center for the Environment (ICE), United States Geological Survey (USGS) Biological Informatics Program (BIP), California Information
Andrea Williams
Vegetation Ecologist, Marin Municipal Water District , CA
Ben Wheeler
USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Bethany Bradley
Princeton Invasive Plant Mapping Program
Bill Gregg
Professor Emeritus, USGS Invasive Species program
Bob Morris
Professor of Computer Science, Director of Software Engineering Research Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Boston; USGS BIP California Information
Brice Leech
Natural Resources Specialist, Mammoth Cave National Park
Bruce Stein
Associate Director, Wildlife Conservation and Global Warming, National Advocacy Center, National Wildlife Federation - Washington, DC
Buck Albert
Web Developer, USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESIC)
Buck Sharpton
Director and Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Geology and Geophysics
Cara Campbell
USGS Leetown Science Center , Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory ; USGS BIP Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Carl Nordman
Regional Vegetation Ecologist, NatureServe , Conservation Science Division
Catherine Jarnevich
USGS Fort Collins Science Center; Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS)
Christine Marsh
USGS National Wildlife Health Center ; Content Manager, USGS BIP Wildlife Disease Information
Christine Fournier
Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN), Invasives Information Network (I3N)
Christine Meynard
University of California - Davis; USGS BIP California Information
Chuck Bargeron
University of Georgia, Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council
Clifton Abbott
Mississippi State University, Geosystems Research Institute , High Performance Computing Collaboratory; Cactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network , USGS BIP Invasive Species Information
Craig Greenwald
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Cyndy Parr
Director, Species Pages Group, Encyclopedia of Life (EOL); Adjunct Faculty, Behavior Ecology Evolution Systematics, University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Dana Morawitz
Mapping Program Manager, California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC)
Daniel Gluesenkamp
Habitat Protection and Restoration, Audubon Canyon Ranch ; The Bay Area Early Detection Network (BAEDN); California Invasive Plant Council
Dave Barnett
Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS)
Dave Marvin
Princeton Invasive Plant Mapping Program
David Helweg
Acting Director, USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
(PIERC) Manoa Field Station ; USGS BIP Pacific Basin Information
David Waetjen
USGS BIP California Information
Deanne Dipietro
GIS & Information Services Program Manager, Sonoma Ecology Center , GeoWeed ; USGS BIP California Information
Debbie Maurer
Restoration Ecologist, Illinois Lake County Forest Preserve District , Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
Derek Masaki
Systems Administrator and Information Technology Manager, USGS BIP Pacific Basin Information
Don Schrupp
Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers (OFWIM) Data Standards & Technology Trends Committee
Doug Johnson
Executive Director, California Invasive Plant Council
Elizabeth Martin
Manager, USGS BIP Southeastern Information
Elizabeth Speith
Maui County Report a Pest Project ; USGS BIP Pacific Basin Information
Emma Underwood
University of California - Davis, Information Center for the Environment (ICE)
Farial Shahnaz
USGS BIP
Gary Ervin
Mississippi State University, Geosystems Research Institute
Georgianna Strode
Principal Programmer Analyst, Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP)
Gladys Cotter
Associate Chief Biologist for Information, USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Greg Newman
Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS)
Ingrid Hogle
Monitoring Program Manager, San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project
Jacoby Carter
Research Ecologist, USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC)
Jacque Schei
Assistant Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP)
Jean Freeney
USGS BIP
Jennifer Carlino
Manager, USGS BIP California , Mountain Prairie , Pacific Northwest , and Wildlife Disease Information; Fire Research And Management Exchange System (FRAMES)
Jennifer Bayer
Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP)
Jennifer Forman
Orth, Ph. D.
State Plant Pest Survey Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources , Introduced Pests Outreach Project
Jennifer Molnar
Conservation Scientist, The Nature Conservancy , University of California - Davis
Jenny Ericson
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Jeremy Allison
Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter)
Jill Jenkins
Research Microbiologist/Comparative Immunologist, USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC)
Jim Lester
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Houston Advanced Research Center USGS BIP Central Southwest/Gulf Coast Information
Jim Quinn
Technical Co-Lead, USGS BIP California Information ; Professor, Co-Director, Information Center for the Environment (ICE), University of California - Davis
Joel Sachs
University of Maryland - Baltimore County, Semantic Prototypes in Research Ecoinformatics (SPIRE) Research Group
John Madsen
Mississippi State University , Geosystems Research Institute; Cactus Moth Monitoring and Detection Network and Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South (IPAMS), USGS BIP Invasive Species Information
John Pickering
Discover Life , The Polistes Foundation , University of Georgia , USGS BIP Invasive Species Information
Joseph LaForest IPM and Forest Health Specialist, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health (Bugwood Network), University of Georgia
Judy Soule
Director of Member Relations, NatureServe
Julie Prior-Magee
Manager, USGS BIP Southwest Information , Coordinator of Land Use History of North America (LUHNA) and the Southwest Regional GAP Analysis Project (SWReGAP); USGS BIP Great Basin Information Project (GBIP)
Karen Arcamonte
COMSO Inc., USGS BIP
Karen Rawlins
Invasive Species Coordinator, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Kate Kase
USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Kathryn Thomas
Information Management Liaison, Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Project (PNAMP); United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Kelly Gravuer
Research Botanist, NatureServe
Ken Stolte
Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center's Forest Health Monitoring Program
Kurt Lewis Helf, Ph.D.
Invertebrate Ecologist, National Park Service , Cumberland Piedmont Network
Lakegan Harris
USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Leanne Hanson
USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT)
Dr. Les (Leslie) J. Mehrhoff
(
March 16, 1950 - December 22, 2010
)
Always with us in spirit. We miss you Les.
Former Project Manager, Invasive Plant Atlas of New England , University of Connecticut
Lisa Gonzalez
Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
Lisa Zolly
Knowledge Manager, USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Lloyd Loope
Project Leader, Station Leader, USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC), Haleakala Field Station; Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR); USGS BIP Pacific Basin Information
Lynn Kutner
Conservation Data Analyst, NatureServe , Conservation Services Division
Marcia McNiff
USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Margaret Carfioli
US National Park Service
Mark Becker
Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Mark Fornwall
Senior Science and Data Management Advisor, USGS BIP
Matt Cannister
USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC), Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database
Maureen Vadnais
Alberta Agriculture, Food & Rural Development, Alberta Invasive Plants Council
Meg Wilkinson
Invasive Species Database Coordinator, New York Natural Heritage Program ; Project Manager, iMapInvasives
Mike Frame
Information Research Management and Technology, USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Mike Perlmutter
Rapid Response Coordinator, Bay Area Early Detection Network (BAEDN)
Miles Falck
Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), Exotic Plant Information Center and Invasive Plant Mapping
Nancy Fraley
US National Park Service , Southeast Exotic Plant Management Team, Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council (SE-EPPC)
Nina Chkhenkeli
Information International Associates, Inc . (IIa), USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Nora Murdock
National Park Service , Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network
Paige Baldassaro
Conservation Management Institute (CMI)
Pam Fuller
USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC), Biologist/Program Leader - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database
Paul Slota
Branch Chief, USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC); USGS BIP Wildlife Disease Information
Peggy Olofson
San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project
Philip Thomas
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR) project
PJ Nabors
Tennessee Valley Authority
Randy Westbrooks
USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC); USGS Invasive Species Program
Regan Lyons
Regional Vegetation Ecologist, NatureServe
Rhyn Davies
Content Manager, Pacific Biodiversity Information Forum (PBIF) and USGS BIP Pacific Basin Information
Rickie White
Plant Ecologyst/Project Manager, NatureServe , Conservation Planning Services Division ; National Coordinator, USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program
Robert Emmott
Network Coordinator, US National Park Service , Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network
Sara Simonson
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory , Colorado State University
Seth Johnson
Department of Entomology, The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter)
Sharon Gross
Coordinator, USGS Invasive Species program
Sky Harrison
Content Manager, USGS BIP Pacific Basin Information
Stas Burgiel
Assistant Director for Prevention and Budgetary Coordination, National Invasive Species Council, National Invasive Species Council
Stephanie Glenn
Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC); USGS BIP Central Southwest/Gulf Coast Information
Steve Garske
Invasive Plant Specialist, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission , Exotic Plant Information Center and Maps
Stinger (Gerald) Guala
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), USGS Biological Informatics Program (BIP)
Terri Killeffer
Information International Associates, Inc . (IIa) , USGS BIP Southeastern Information
Tom Stohlgren
Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS); Principle Investigator, USGS BIP Invasive Species Information
Tracy Holcombe
USGS Fort Collins Science Center, National Institute of Invasive Species Science (NIISS)
Vern Holm
Partnership Coordinator, Northwest Weed Management Partnership, Western Invasives Network
Victor Maddox
Mississippi State University, GeoResources Institute ; Cactus Moth Detection and Monitoring Network
Wolf Naegeli
Foundation for Global Sustainability ; Senior Research
Scientist Emeritus (Retired), University of Tennessee, Institute for a Secure
and Sustainable Environment
Zhahai Stewart
Sonoma Ecology Center , USGS BIP Southeastern Information