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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.