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Month: June 2024

Anne Ternes, B.A.

Technical Writer I/Proposal Coordinator

B.A. in Biology

 

Portland, Oregon

 

Anne is a technical writer who works at the intersection of community, nature, and education. They have written for multiple environmental blogs, providing inspiring information about native environments tailored to local audiences. In addition, they have written grant proposals for ecological impact research and renovation projects aimed at improving watershed and community health. Anne has extensive experience writing business proposals and supporting administration teams in establishing new and maintaining existing client relationships. Anne supports the Cramer Fish Sciences team by evaluating RFPs and collaborating with the scientific team to prepare and submit proposals.

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Mae Sierra, B.A.

Laboratory Technician II

B.A. Geography

Phone: (888) 224-1221

 

West Sacramento, California

 

Mae is a lab technician with diverse expertise in laboratory research. She has a background in ephemeral wetland restoration research, where her work helping to investigate the role of carbon cycling in vernal pool restoration practices granted her familiarity with the complex processes at place within California’s wetlands. She has extensive experience in the field, contributing to restoration efforts on the Channel Islands and in the Mojave Desert, in addition to her work sampling water and soil in ephemeral wetlands. Her laboratory background extends to the research and development of novel medical devices, where she utilized a wide array of microbiological techniques.

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Natasha Mayo, B.S.

Biological Technician II

B.S. Freshwater Fisheries Biology

 

Ripon, California

Natasha is a biological technician experienced in fish and wildlife surveying across the Sierra Nevada, Central Valley, and Pacific Northwest. Natasha possesses an A.S. in Water Resource Management and is a Certified California Naturalist. She brings immense training in species identification, ecological conservation, and various capture methods such as electrofishing, hook-and-line, minnow traps, seine nets, weirs, screw traps, and trawling. Natasha also has hands on experience with PIT tags, fin clips, floy tags, and dye marking for population monitoring and otolith analysis as well as scale aging, fish diet composition, and macroinvertebrate community structures. In addition, Natasha specializes in aquatic system plumbing, construction, and maintenance, biosecurity measures, fish spawning, husbandry, and incubation management.

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Nicole Caraway

Billings & Contracts Administrator

 

Phone: (888) 224-1221

 

Portland, Oregon

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Tyler Brownell, B.S.

Senior R&D Biological Technician

B.S. Marine Biology

 

West Sacramento, California

 

Tyler Brownell is a Senior Biological Technician with over a decade of extensive experience in fish population surveys and hatchery operations. His skills encompass boat operations for seining, snorkeling, and sampling across river and open ocean environments. Tyler has served as a field lead for creel surveys, monitoring angler effort and fish tagging in California’s Central Valley. Well-versed in all aspects of White Sturgeon husbandry, including spawning, tagging, egg evaluation, and machinery operation, his core fisheries background is complemented by diverse talents in fabrication, ranch operations, livestock management, plumbing, and electrical work. With his broad knowledge and hands-on experience, Tyler is an invaluable asset in both field and operational capacities.

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