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Jennifer Sampson, M.S., Executive Director
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.
Deborah Rudnick, Ph.D., Senior Aquatic Ecologist
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.
Jill Silver, Watershed Program Manager
Ms. Silver is an environmental scientist with project experience in fish habitat restoration, natural resources planning, watershed analysis, and development of watershed-scale conservation programs. Ms. Silver's academic training is in community planning, stream and wetland ecology, and geomorphology. She has developed natural resources management programs for Native American Tribes, and has implemented geomorphic, biological and hydrological research to support these programs. Ms. Silver has designed and implemented restoration of stream, wetland, and riparian habitats at sites impacted by timber harvest, road building, and water quality degradation. She has worked extensively on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State in the Hoh River watershed. Ms. Silver has coordinated multidisciplinary teams to address the complex needs of sustainable resource management in the Hoh River Basin. She has lead regulatory and educational forums addressing habitat protection, successfully interacting with a diverse group of resource and regulatory environmental professionals.
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