Student Employees

Leo Aguilar

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering Technology
Cofrin Grant Recipient: An introductory guide to graminoids: Wisconsin edition education science poster to breakdown botanic misunderstandings

Alexis Anthony '24

Community Science Coordinator 
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Career Goal: Animal Keeper at a zoo or aquarium

Sarah Baughman '25

Great Lakes Coastal and Wetland Monitoring Project Technician and Oneida Bird Monitoring Crew Member
Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Ecology and Conservation
Cofrin Grant Recipient: A bird community science analysis of river mouths along the Western Lake Michigan shoreline
Career Goal: Wetland Restoration Specialist and Wildlife Monitor

Fiona Crowley-Oswald

Wild Rice Restoration Crew Member
Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science

Haillee Fritsch '24

Ecological Restoration Assistant
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and a minor in Chemistry
Career Goal: Restoration Biologist

Sam Gerarden '25

Restoration Assistant on the Natural Areas Crew and Shorewood Restoration Project
Master of Science in Biodiversity Conservation and Management of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Ecology and Conservation
Career Goal:  Land Management and Ecological Restoration 

Mack Gore '25

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science with an accelerated emphasis and double majoring in Biology with an emphasis in Animal Biology
Cofrin Grant Recipient: A bird community science analysis of river mouths along the Western Lake Michigan shoreline
Career Goal: Conservation and Community Involvement/Education

Marissa Helgesen '25

Natural Areas Crew
Masters of Science in Environmental Science and Policy
Cofrin Grant Recipient: Anuran calling behavior in response to traffic noise

Mabel Kirst '24

Great Lakes Coastal Watershed Monitoring Program Technician and Oneida Bird Monitoring Program Team Member
Bachelors of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Ecology and Conservation
Cofrin Grant Recipient: Establishing a long-term breeding bird monitoring program at Toft Point Natural Area (Door County, Wisconsin)

Tony Klingert '24

Great Lakes Coastal and Wetland Monitoring Project Technician, Oneida Bird Monitoring Crew Member, Herbarium Peatland Bryophyte Assistant, and Bryophytes and Water Quality of Rich Fens in Door County Intern
Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Ecology and Conservation
Cofrin Grant Recipient: Phenology-guided survey of sedges and natural community delineation at Toft Point State Natural Area
Career Goal: Ornithologist or any work in the arena of conservation, biodiversity, and ecology

Ramsey Krings '25

Richter Museum Assistant
Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Animal Biology

Haley Spargur '25

Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Anuran Technician, Natural Areas Crew Assistant, and Oneida Bird Monitoring Crew Member
Masters of Science in Environmental Science and Policy with an emphasis in Ecosystems
Cofrin Grant Recipient: Turtle habitat enhancement for Teal and Dragonfly Ponds in the Arboretum
Career Goal: Habitat Restoration, Reptile and Amphibian Conservation through a zoo or the DNR

Joseph Torres '23

Oneida Bird Monitoring Crew Member with funding from the Wisconsin Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation
Bachelor of Arts in First Nations Studies

Jack Zamzow

Bachelors of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Animal Biology
Cofrin Grant Recipient: Four-toed salamander surveying at the Toft Point Natural Area