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Board President: Jennifer Sampson, M.S.
- Senior Scientist, Integral Consulting, Inc.
- Ecological Society of America-Certified Senior Ecologist
Board Vice-President: Paul M. Kennard, M.S.
- Geomorphologist, Rainier National Park, National Park Service, Ashford, Washington
Board Secretary/Treasurer: Jill Silver, B.A.S.
Robert A. Pastorok, Ph.D.
- Managing Scientist, Integral Consulting Inc
- Associate Editor, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (1997-2008)
Deborah Rudnick, Ph.D.
- Director of River Science and Geomorphology, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Seattle, Washington
- Ecological Society of America-Certified Senior Ecologist
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Jennifer Sampson, M.S.,University of Washington
Ms. Sampson is an aquatic ecologist with 15 years experience investigating stream, river, and wetland habitats, and determining ecological risks associated with large-scale anthropogenic disturbances. She specializes in identifying structural and functional habitat elements and predicting ecological responses following chemical or physical perturbations. She has project experience in watershed analysis, habitat restoration, ecological research, critical analysis of technical proposals and reports, and development and critical review of Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies and Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) under Superfund. Ms. Sampson has also performed quantitative modeling of bioavailability, bioaccumulation, and exposure to xenobiotics in terrestrial and aquatic food webs.
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Paul Kennard, M.S., Geophysics, University of Washington, B.S., Applied Physics, Tufts University
Professional Profile:
Mr. Kennard has been an earth scientist for over 25 years and specializes in hillslope and fluvial geomorphology, and river restoration. Currently he is Regional Geomorphologist, stationed at Mount Rainier National Park, where he provides specialized technical analyses of (1) river flooding and debris flow hazards; (2) erosion and landslide potential; (3) river channel movement and stream bank erosion; (4) glacier influences; (5) riparian and in-stream large wood interactions; and (6) degraded habitats. Previously, he was Senior Staff Scientist at the Washington Forest Law Center (a public service non-profit organization), assessing forested watersheds and forest aquatic resources (fisheries, water quality and quantity). Previous to that, he was a Geomorphologist for 11 years for the Tulalip Indian Tribes of Washington State, where he evaluated the effects of forest management on fish habitat in the Tulalip Tribes Treaty Areas in western Washington.
Paul Kennard’s recent and on-going scientific research includes the effect of climate change at Mount Rainier on: (1) glacier response; (2) river filling and proliferating flooding hazards; and (3) increased debris flows and the effect on park infrastructure.
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Jill Silver, B.A.S., The Evergreen State College
Jill is a watershed ecologist with 15 years experience developing and coordinating regulatory compliance and adaptive management programs, applied research in forested and riverine ecosystems, watershed monitoring, habitat conservation and enhancement projects, and community education. Jill’s expertise includes integrating field review of forest practices and rural residential development in wetlands, channel migration zones, riparian ecosystems and shorelines with gaps in effective regulation providing protection to watershed functions and services. She maintains working relationships with tribes, county governments, non-profits, resource community professionals and local community activists and citizens.
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Deborah Rudnick, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Rudnick is an aquatic ecologist with professional experience investigating population and community ecology, trophic ecology, and processes of biological invasion in aquatic habitats. She has employed research methods including behavioral interactions studies, aquatic mesocosms, passive trap sampling design and efficiency tests, and stable isotope analysis to examine trophic relationships. Her professional experience also includes conducting biological inventories, riparian and wetland restoration, macroinvertebrate sampling, and in-stream improvements for fish habitat in a diversity of regions, including: islands of the Bay of Fundy, riparian habitats of Vermont, tidal marshes of Narragansett Bay, streams and freshwater wetlands of the Rocky Mountain foothills, coastal streams and riparian habitats of California, and the watershed and estuary of San Francisco Bay. Dr. Rudnick has provided leadership on research and management teams, addressing issues of habitat conservation and invasive species management.
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Robert Pastorok, Ph.D., University of Washington
Dr. Pastorok is an ecologist with 30 years of experience specializing in ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment. Dr. Pastorok has managed projects to develop ecotoxicological methods, risk assessment models, and chemical standards for soil, surface water, and wetlands, including major multidisciplinary investigations of Puget Sound (Washington), the Willamette River (Oregon), the Hudson River (New York), and the Clark Fork River (Montana). He was the lead author and editor of a recent book titled Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment: Chemical Effects on Populations, Ecosystems, and Landscapes (2002, CRC Press). Dr. Pastorok is internationally known for his expertise in ecological modeling and risk assessment and has been an invited technical reviewer for prominent journals, industries, and environmental management agencies. |
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