Huisache Daisy. Photo courtesy of B.C. Glasscock

Conservation Educators

 

Our educators have B.S. or M.Sc. degrees in wildlife biology or a related field making them knowledgeable about the scientific method and the fundamentals of various science fields. In addition, they are well-versed in contemporary issues related to wildlife biology, wildlife and range management and natural resource conservation. Often they are students in the Welder Wildlife Foundation graduate fellowship program. For more information on our education programs please contact our educators.

 

 

Mandy Corso

Program Assistant and Educator

Mandy Corso received her degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Texas A&M University in 2008. After graduation, she worked as a field technician on a golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo project in the Texas Hill Country and a gray wolf project in Glacier National Park. Mandy came to the Welder Wildlife Foundation in January of 2010 to gain experience in environmental education and has assisted with organizing various programs throughout the year. She hopes to continue her education by pursuing a master’s degree studying predators while incorporating an education component within her project.  

Ashley Whaley

K-12 and Teacher Educator

Ashley Whaley is currently a Welder Wildlife Foundation Fellow working as a conservation educator in the Welder Wildlife Foundation graduate assistant program. She is a masters student at Missouri State University obtaining a degree in biology, with an emphasis in wildlife biology and conservation education, under the guidance of Dr. Janice Schnake Greene. Her M.Sc. research entails evaluating the elementary rangeland curriculum entitled Rangelands: A Conservation Education Guide developed by the Welder Wildlife Foundation. Her plans are to continue in the field of conservation education when she finishes her degree.

Sarah Kahlich

K-12 and Teacher Education

Sarah Kahlich is currently working as the Conservation Educator at Welder Wildlife Foundation. She obtained a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M; majored in Wildlife Ecology and Management and minored in Rangeland Ecology and Management. After graduation, she worked as a Fish and Wildlife technician for Texas Parks and Wildlife. Sarah is a graduate student at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas under Dr. Moody-Harveson.  Her M.Sc. is Welder’s Fellow Association.