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Board and Staff
Board of Directors
| Mr. Stephen S. Adams | Adams Land LLC | Oklahoma |
| Ms. Ellen G. Adelson | Oklahoma | |
| Mrs. Barbara L. Bates | Retired | Oklahoma |
| Dr. Paul B. Bell, Jr. | Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Vice Provost for Instruction, University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| Mr. Sam P. Daniel | Senior Partner, Doerner, Saunders, Daniel, & Anderson, L.L.P. | Oklahoma |
| Mr. David Delahay | Treasurer; ConocoPhillips | Oklahoma |
| Ms. Rebecca Dixon | President, Taylor Communications Corp. | Oklahoma |
| Mr. Warren D. Harden | Education and Resource Development Specialist, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Oklahoma |
| Mr. Lee Holcombe | President, Cross Timber Land | Oklahoma |
| Ms. Kate Iwata | Oklahoma | |
| Dr. George Kamp, M.D. | Retired | Oklahoma |
| Dr. Jeff Kelly | Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| Mr. Kristopher E. Koepsel | Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis | Oklahoma |
| Ms. Jean Little | Frisco Title Company | Oklahoma |
| Robert E. Lorton III | Publisher and President, Tulsa World | Oklahoma |
| Mr. Jerry Parkhurst | Retired | Oklahoma |
| Ms. Susan Prescott | Oklahoma | |
| Mr. Harold C. Price | Retired | California |
| Mr. David Riggs | Founder and Senior Partner of Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis | Oklahoma |
| Dr. Gary D. Schnell | Curator of Birds/Professor of Zoology, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History | Oklahoma |
| Mr. H. Tom Sears | Executive, retired, Phillips Petroleum Co. | Oklahoma |
| Dr. Steve K. Sherrod |
Executive Director, Sutton Avian Research Center |
Oklahoma |
| Mr. Scott D. Thompson | News Anchor, KOTV CBS Tulsa affiliate | Oklahoma |
| Dr. Caryn C. Vaughn | Director, Oklahoma Biological Survey | Oklahoma |
| Ms. Penny Williams | Chairperson; Oklahoma State Senator | Oklahoma |
| Dr. Todd Yeagley | JD, DVM, Woodland West Animal Hospital | Oklahoma |
Advisory Council
Jack Tyler, Ph.D; Clayton M. White, Ph.D; Vesna Mihailovic, M.D.; Mr. Joseph H. Williams, Chairman; Mr. John S. Shackford; Mr. Robert E. Lorton; Mr. Gary L. Neal
Core Staff 2013
Sutton Avian Research Center, PO Box 2007, Bartlesville, OK 74005-2007 | 918-336-7778
- Dr. Steve K. Sherrod, Executive Director, sksherrod@ou.edu
- Donald H. Wolfe, Jr., Senior Biologist, dwolfe@ou.edu
- Dr. Lena C. Larsson, Assistant Director, llarsson@ou.edu
- Karen Kilbourne, Managerial Associate, kkilbourne@ou.edu
- Dr. Michael A. Patten, Director of Research, mpatten@ou.edu
- Jonathan Coleman, Quail Production, jcoleman@ou.edu
- Dan L. Reinking, Senior Biologist, dreinking@ou.edu
- Kimberly Lobit, Environmental Education, klobit@ou.edu
- Ryan A. VanZant, Lead Trainer/Program Specialist, rvanzant@ou.edu
- Hillary Parkhurst, Director of Development, hparkhurst@riggsabney.com
- Carla Potts, Accounting, carla@suttoncenter.org
- Dr. Eli Bridge, Research Associate, ebridge@ou.edu
Volunteers
We are very grateful for all that our volunteers do to contribute to our mission!
2013
Karla, Larry, & Brandon Boggs; Judy Bryant; Mark, Rhonda, and Noah Cannady; Bill Carrell; Cheryl Cavert; Jan Duffy; Nick Gould, Zara Howerton; Kris Koepsel and numerous employees of the Riggs-Abney Law Firm; Wingo and Patsy Miller; Chuck and Jaime Linn; Linda Maholland; Margie Nolan; Rebecca Renfro; Patty Smith-Clark; Betsy Stewart; Wild Brew Committee; Madeline Wolfe
Seasonal Staff 1993-present
These are our enthusiastic, hard-working field crews and interns!
2013
Ryan Christensen, Crystina Meyers, Bonnie Gibson, Fumiko Sakoda, Robin Urquhart
2012
Fumiko Sakoda, Joseph Hanks, Ryan Christensen, Lee Brammer
2011
Fumiko Sakoda, Kathy Dawson, James Tuttle, Randy Lewis, Ryan Christensen, Eric Beck, Crystina Griffin, Joseph Hanks
2010
Fumiko Sakoda, Kathy Dawson, Hailey DesLauriers, Eric Beck, Erik Storjohann, Elizabeth Maupin, James Tuttle, Randy Lewis, Richard Thomas
2009
Fumiko Sakoda, Kathy Dawson, Kathryn Turner, Ben Daum, Hailey DesLauriers
2008
Fumiko Sakoda, Kathy Dawson, Candice Schamberger, Josh Smith, Eric Beck, Jennifer Charles, Kathryn Turner, Liz Kissack, Elizabeth Maupin
2007
Fumiko Sakoda, Kathy Dawson, Rachel Manchester, Lauren Wilkerson, Eric Beck, Jacob Aaron, Jennifer Charles
2006
Fumiko Sakoda, Kathy Dawson, Apple Wood, Dustin Ingram, Eric Beck, Raul Ramirez
2005
Amy Williams, Beth Lesar, Apple Wood, Fumiko Sakoda, Whitny Howeth, Matt Proett, Ryan Grube, Douglas Tozer, Robert King, Kathy Dawson
2004
Barry Leach, Kristina Kasik, Kitty Carney, Fumiko Sakoda, Kyle Kopatz, Palani Whiting, Amy Williams, Ray Thompson, Genny Akins, Beth Lesar, Matt Proett, Ryan Grube, Douglas Tozer
2003
Fumiko Sakoda, Barry Leach, James Montagna, Jennie Sinclair, Kristina Kasik, Ray Thompson, Tom Thompson, Luke Bell, Catherine Carney, Cassie Schermer, Kyle Kopatz, David Barrett, Douglas Tozer
2002
Fumiko Sakoda, David Riley, Even Holmboe, Mike Blondin, Jonee' Miller, Zachary De Graff, Adam Wargon , Lotus Altman, Zoe Miller, Luke Bell, Barry Leach, Tyler Hinkle, James Montagna, Joel Helm, Jennie Sinclair
2001
Fred Allen, Stephanie Lee, David Riley, Fumiko Sakoda, Geraldine Saw, Melissa Thompson, Tom Thompson, Luke Bell, Mike Blondin, Celeste McKnight, Jeanne Parker, Mike Drenth, Jonee' Miller
2000
Matt DiBona, Shelley Tovell, Kristi Taylor, Kristy Bethune, Carrie Lewis, Geraldine Saw, Heather Hart, Jessica Bolis, Quresh Latif, Fred Allen, Colleen Burgess, Josh Schiering, David Bostock, Steve Page, Fumiko Sakoda, Kimberly Score, Tom Thompson, Melissa Thompson
1999
Lena Larsson, Bruce Robertson, Dr. Jeanette Bider, Lisa Fitzgerald, Lisa Rietfors, Matt DiBona, Caroline Czenkusch, Ruth DeCosta, Lawry Sager, Kristi Taylor, Nicole Rein, Shelley Tovell, John Puschock, Ted Zawislak, Roger Gunter, Steven Larrabee, Timmy Walker, Heather Hart
1998
Prairie-chicken Crew, April 1998: Shea Bergman, Dr. Jeanette Bider, Diann M. Henthorn, Lena Larsson, Matt Leslie, Stephen S. Princer, Jessica Veysey, Erica Seaver, Mark Wolf, Bruce Robertson, Christine Wooley
1997
Jeanette Bider, Greg Green, Sandy Stevens, Mark Bradford, Matt Leslie, Scott Summers, Melissa Brannan, Channa Pelpola, Mark Wolf
1996
Amy Adams, Marcie Herry, Robert Perry, Rod Adams, Susan Hubbard, Ann Peterka, Mike Allen, Wendy Jess, Carol Reynolds, John Antonelli, Irene Jorata, Daniel Snyder, Jason Beason, Jim Lawrence, Matt Soccio, Melanie Bucci, Scott Linssen, Andy Zuwerink, Gary Cress, Barb Maile, Mike Drenth, Jeff Ogburn
1995
Amy Adams, Gary Cress, Jeff Ogburn, Rod Adams, Amy Kearns, Christin Pruett, Mike Allen, Brian Korte, Alix Rogstad, Melanie Bucci, Charley Land, Philip Sheehan, Jennifer Burley, Jim Lawrence, Steve Trent, Liz Carver, Barb Maile, Eric Zuelke
1994
Amy Adams, Leslie Hawkins, Leann Rodgers, Rod Adams, Kori Heaps, Robyn Royer, Mike Allen, Paul Kaufman, Stephanie Schmidt, Greg Biggins, Sarah Koenen, Sandy Stevens, Gary Cress, Charley Land, Greg Um, Paul Grindrod, Mike Nelson, Nadine Varner, Brett Gullett, Matthew Nimmo, Yan Wu, Mary Harrison, Lachovia Parrish
1993
Amy Adams, Claudia Glass, Chris Snow, Rod Adams, Derick Grant, Monty Stewart, James Armstrong, Mike Jones, Stephanie Toussaint, Kristine Arruda, Sarah Koenen, Nadine Varner, Lisa Ball, Mike Nelson, Terri Waltman, Richard Blaha, Mike Phillips, Andy Zuwerink, Nancy Carlson, Stephanie Schmidt