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             work with injured and orphaned wild birds. Jessika is also a resource advisor for the Avian Rearing
             Resource in the UK, an organization that creates, gathers, and shares hand‐rearing techniques for
             captive populations in zoos and conservation programs around the world. Her focus is on difficult
             to raise insectivorous species, shorebirds, and hummingbirds.
             Jesse  Menne  completed  her  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Ecology  and  Evolution  at  University  of
             California, Santa Cruz. Wanting to pursue a career with wildlife, she took an internship with the
             Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota in 2013. While completing her Veterinary Technology
             degree, Jesse managed the Waterfowl Nursery for three seasons. Jesse is currently the Waterfowl
             Nursery Liaison, as well as a Certified Veterinary Technician for the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
             of Minnesota. She has raised over 3000 ducklings and developed standardized protocols for the
             many species the center treats.

             Jayne  Neville  operates  Mount  Vernon  Songbird  Sanctuary  (formerly  The  Recovery  Wing)
             in Southington, CT, a nonprofit organization focusing on the conservation of songbirds through
             education, rehabilitation, and preservation of their habitat, and has been rehabilitating songbirds
             since 1997. Semi‐retired, she focuses her expertise on insectivores, hummingbirds, woodpeckers,
             Killdeer, chimney swifts, and swallows. Jayne taught The Basics of Songbird Rehabilitation for
             many years for the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection exam and all‐
             day training seminar for new rehabilitators. Jayne also teaches wildlife rehabilitators in and out of
             the  country  at  wildlife  rehabilitation  conferences.  She  is  past  President  and Vice  President  of
             Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association.
             David A. Oehler has been committed to animal care and conservation since 1985. In 1993, he
             began in‐situ programs with Alcids in Alaska while simultaneously rearing hundreds of puffin,
             guillemot and auklet chicks for ex‐situ programs. In 2001, he began to study penguin colonies on
             Isla Noir, Chile, which lead to his founding of Feather Link, a local NGO. As Curator of Ornithology
             at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, he participated in programs involving the rehabili-
             tation of African Gray Parrots, Little Penguin health assessments, and additional conservation
             programs. David serves on the board of the Asa Wright Nature Centre in Trinidad and conducted
             Oilbird monitoring/tracking programs along with ongoing bat acoustic studies. He currently is
             with the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere in the position of Vice‐President.

             Libby Osnes Erie started working in wildlife rehabilitation in 1993. She has worked extensively
             with terrestrial and marine wildlife in the California central coast region. She was a participant in the
             California Department of Fish and Game Oiled Wildlife Care Network from 1995 to 2004 and a
             California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators board member from 2000 to 2006. She also has worked
             as a wildlife rehabilitator in Colorado and Washington. She is a volunteer with the Washington State
             Animal  Response  Team  (WASART)  and  the  Washington  State  Department  of  Ecology  oil  spill
             response network. Libby is a California registered veterinary technician and a Washington licensed
             veterinary technician. She has an MS in Marine Science, specializing in marine mammals and birds.

             Jean Pichler is an educator with over 35  years of high school teaching experience. She is a volunteer
             moderator for the Institute for Wildlife Studies Bald Eagle Restoration Program live‐streaming nest
             cameras on the Channel Islands (CA) and moderated the Humboldt Bay (CA) Eagle Cam. Jean is a
             co‐founder of the nonprofit Biodiversity Education and Research Foundation, providing education
             opportunities for citizen scientists to learn about Bald Eagles and the environments in which they live.
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