Staff

Renee Seidler

Renee Seidler

Executive Director

Renee is the Executive Director of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation. She brings a diverse set of experiences and education to this position.

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Her career in wildlife biology and conservation has primarily focused on wildlife’s ability to move across large landscapes through connected habitats and ecosystems, including multiple research projects in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. She has developed her expertise in this area as a migration specialist and road ecologist working for the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Her past work has had additional emphases on meso and large carnivore ecology, biological trophic cascades, and the impact of natural gas field development on ungulates, which has permitted her to broaden her perspective on issues regarding wildlife-human interactions at a landscape scale. She believes that tackling conservation issues requires strong human relationships at many levels, including between individuals, organizations, agencies and businesses. Renee has always had a love of animals and decided to enter the field of wildlife ecology because she knew it would be the most fulfilling career, conserving the wild animals and habitats that she loves. She very much enjoys spending time outside with her 2 dogs, Quentin and Stella.
Email: renee@jhwildlife.org 

Kate Gersh

Kate Gersh

Associate Director

Kate joined the JHWF team in May 2016, to support its work to ensure that Jackson is truly a wildlife friendly community. Her previous employments include

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working for the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots youth environmental and humanitarian education program, for a South African-based company focused on marketing support to entrepreneurial artisan groups for job creation, and for African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) where she managed private foundation and corporate relationships. Additionally, at AWF she was a key player on the program management team for AWF’s large-scale grant award under the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Sustainable Conservation Approaches in Priority Ecosystems program. Upon moving to Jackson Hole, from 2012 – April 2016 she worked at The Murie Center as their Associate Director. Kate’s educational background includes a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from George Washington University’s School of Public Policy and Public Administration plus, a master’s degree in Sustainable Destination Management from George Washington University’s School of Business. She is also alumna of the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders program where she helped design a conservation campaign that developed “Guidelines for Minimizing the Negative Impact to Bats and Other Cave Organisms from Guano Harvesting” Ver. 1.0 (12 March 2014), IUCN SSC (2014).
 Email: kate@jhwildlife.org

Hilary Turner

Hilary Turner

Program Coordinator

Hilary joined the JHWF team to help the organization continue to inspire community participation in its programs through education and outreach.

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She is excited bring her passion for wildlife biology, education, and outreach to the Jackson Hole area. Hilary was born and raised in Helena, MT, where early in life, she developed a strong love of nature, especially birds. She attended the University of Montana, graduating with a BS in Wildlife Biology and a minor in Spanish. After graduating, Hilary worked a variety of field jobs, including raptor monitoring on a wind farm in northcentral Montana, sagebrush songbird nest searching in western Wyoming, and hawk watching at a spectacular Golden Eagle migration site near Helena. In 2017, Hilary was hired by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to collect roadkill data in eastern Idaho. Her job morphed into a full-time position that involved training volunteers and agency personnel on roadkill data collection and coordinating projects around the state. The highlight of her time at IDFG was a trip to Sacramento, where she participated as a panelist at the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation. When not working, Hilary can be found outside – birding, botanizing, or simply appreciating the stunning landscapes of eastern Idaho and western Wyoming.
 Email: hilary@jhwildlife.org

Kyle Kissock

Kyle Kissock

Communications Manager

Kyle joined the team at Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation to help JHWF increase its impact by engaging new audiences and strengthening existing partnerships through creative communications.

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Kyle moved to Jackson in 2014 to work as a field instructor at Teton Science Schools, where he taught an array of topics from ecosystem science to leadership and team building. He has also worked in the Jackson community as an education associate for the Grand Teton Association and as a fisheries technician for Grand Teton National Park. Kyle has a B.S. in Environmental Geology from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, and an M.S. in Geology from the University of Iowa. Kyle grew up splitting time between Ohio and the Rocky Mountain West. He is especially passionate about bringing together human communities around the shared values of wildlife and landscape stewardship. In his free time, he enjoys recreating on our treasure trove of public lands, and can usually be found fishing, birding, skiing or trail-running.
 Email: kyle@jhwildlife.org

 

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Henry Holdsworth
Mark Gocke
Steve Morriss
Sava Malachowski
Leine Stikkel
Tim Griffith
Jon Mobeck

Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation

Office Location:
25 S. Willow St., Suite 10
Jackson, WY 83001

Mailing Address:
PO Box 8042
Jackson, WY 83002

(307) 739-0968

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