Erin Schlager Student Programs Assistant Biography Erin has a B.S. in Natural Resources Management and a minor in Geographic Information Science from Northland College. She has worked for several state, federal, and tribal governments on projects from wildlife trapping and tracking to managing GIS databases. Erin did graduate coursework at the University of Maine and…
Nickolas Butler Trustee Biography Nickolas Butler is the internationally bestselling and prize-winning author of several books, including Shotgun Lovesongs, Beneath the Bonfire, The Hearts of Men, Little Faith, Godspeed, and A Forty Year Kiss. His novels have been optioned for the screen by the likes of David E. Kelley and Fox Searchlight. In addition to his fiction, Butler wrote award-winning essays for…
Pedro Reali Botswana Program Instructor Biography Pedro holds a BS degree in Biology from the University of São Paulo. He has worked on humpback whale and marine turtle conservation in Brazil. For the past five years, Pedro has been dedicated to jaguar conservation as a biologist and guide in the Pantanal wetlands, Brazil. His passion…
David Moscow Trustee Biography David first read the works of Rick Bass, Barry Lopez, and Aldo Leopold by head lamp on the Blue River in Arizona as a student on Round River’s Mexican Wolf program in 1994. They opened his mind to the adventure of nature writing. David has since looked to marry his love…
Matthew Hickey Conservation Program Assistant Biography Matthew received his BSc in Environmental Science from Montana State University in 2022. Since graduating, he has spent time working all around the state as a wetland science technician and a seed potato inspector. Outside of work, he likes to spend time hiking and playing the banjo. matthewhickey@roundriver.org
Julia Leach Office Assistant Biography Julia received her BS in Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology with minors in Environmental Science and Music from Western Washington University. As part of her studies, she participated in Round River’s Great Bear Rainforest student program in 2007. Her work experience has focused on botany, environmental education program management, and…
Pabalelo Motswadi Botswana Program Assistant Instructor Biography Pabalelo was born and raised in Sankoyo village but has family roots from Khwai village. Pabalelo is from two different Okavango tribes, the Bayei and Bugakhwe tribes. He resided in wildlife management areas his entire life, where he grew up living with and coping with wild animals. Because…
Domini Bowen Botswana Program Instructor Biography Domini (she/her) graduated with a BSc in Zoology from The University of Edinburgh (2019) and then went on to read Conservation Science at The University of Queensland (2023). She is passionate about mitigating Human/Wildlife conflict and has worked as research assistant on projects in Patagonia to learn more about…
Ben Schmidt Patagonia & Taku Program Instructor Biography Ben received a BS in biology from Northwestern College and an MS in fisheries and wildlife science from Clemson University in South Carolina. He has worked as a stream surveyor in Oregon, a botanist in Utah and Michigan, an environmental educator in Costa Rica and Georgia, a…
María Paz Quercia Raty Patagonia Program Instructor Biography Maria Paz is a geologist from the Universidad Austral de Chile. She is also an ANGM (Asociación Nacional de Guías de Montaña) mountain guide. She loves mountaineering. She works in archeology and glaciology research in the region of Aysen, as well as a mountain guide during the winter.…