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the West Sound Wildlife Shelter  West Sound Wildlife Shelter is a proud participant in One Call for All, Bainbridge Island's unique "red envelope" campaign. Find out more about One Call for All at www.bainbridgefoundation.org. About West Sound Wildlife Who We Are We are a wild animal medical facility and are able to rescue, diagnose, treat, and release injured and orphaned wildlife. Our important work relies on the energy, dedication, and continued wisdom of volunteers, participating veterinarians, staff, associate state licensed rehabilitators, and board members. To get involved with the West Sound Wildlife Shelter, we invite you to visit our volunteer page to identify activities that may appeal to you. Staff  Executive DirectorKol Medina is the Executive Director of the West Sound Wildlife Shelter, an attorney, and life-long environmental enthusiast. During his four years as Executive Director of West Sound Wildlife Shelter he has overseen the substantial expansion of the Shelter's wildlife hospital, staff, and education services. During this time he has also continued his law practice and has served on numerous Boards including the Association of Bainbridge Communities, the West Sound Wildlife Shelter, One Call for All, and the National Association of Environmental Law Societies. From 1996-1998, Kol and his wife, Elsa, served as Peace Corps Volunteers in West Africa, managing a forest valuation project, a livestock vaccination project, and designing an educational children's bird book. Kol obtained his B.A. in Environmental Studies at Carleton College and his law degree at Stanford Law School. You can contact Kol at kol@westsoundwildlife.org. Director of Wildlife Services Michael Pratt joins the WSWS staff with seventeen years experience in wildlife rehabilitation, avian captive management and training of raptors. Mike recently worked at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science Raptor Center where he served as Avian Rehabilitation Coordinator, Raptor Center  Director and bird trainer, coordinating the planning & design of the new public raptor exhibits. Mike received his Environmental Science Degree from Purdue University with a minor in Wildlife Management. He has been working with raptors since 1989, starting as a volunteer at the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis, Missouri. Before entering the rehabilitation and captive management profession, Mike worked as a park ranger and EMT for the National Park Service for five years working in parks in MO, WA and CA. His ranger duties included law enforcement, fire fighting, search & rescue, water patrol, horse patrol and wilderness patrol. Mike has completed various classes, talks and workshops in wildlife management and rehabilitation including IWRC Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation Skills. Mike has given bird rehab and captive management lectures & workshops at NWRA symposiums and other wildlife seminars and contributed to the raptor husbandry standards for the NWRA/IWRC Wildlife Rehabilitation Minimum Standards.Rehabilitation Assistant  Kristen Washer started at the shelter in December2007. Kristen and Cayou (her dog) live in Seattle. Kristen has a wildlife rehabilitation license from New York State and worked 1.5 years as Wildlife Supervisor at The Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons in NY. She has rehabilitation experience with both mammal and avian species. Other animal experience includes working as endangered species, field supervisor responsible for protecting Piping Plover and tern species on 15 NY county beaches. Kristen also worked as an animal keeper and educator at Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences. Before moving to Seattle, Kristen worked as Onboard Education Coordinator for Clearwater Tallship Sailing in NY. Kristen has three years experience in environmental education presenting to local schools, universities and the public. Kristen’s interests include: wildlife, hiking, tall-ship sailing, mountain biking, snowboarding, the ocean, sitting on her couch cuddled up with her dog and reading a good book. Kristen has a BA degree majoring in Biology/ Marine Biology from Southampton College of Long Island University, NY.Development Coordinator Jennifer Bliss  Board of Directors President Keith Barnes, WSWS Marketing Director, joins the board and volunteer staff of WSWS with 20 years experience and expertise in the development and implementation of integrated marketing communication progr amming, and strategic business development. He is currently the president and creative director of Motive, a strategic marketing and brand communications agency serving Fortune 500 companies in the beverage and organic food industries. Keith is a resident of Bainbridge Island and a Washington native. Keith has been working with non-profit organizations for over 17 years, having created successful and award winning marketing campaigns for Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, Northwest Trek, Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Washington Council for The Prevention of Child Abuse, March of Dimes (Washington Chapter) and The Boys & Girls Clubs. Vice President Carey Jonas was born and raised on Bainbridge Island, graduating from Bainbridge High School before moving on to WSU for degrees in Computer Science and Math. He returned to the area in 2001 after earning his MBA at Duke University and continued to build his career around strategic planning, marketing, and technology. His passion for the Northwest became the driver in co-founding Local Escapes, a Bainbridge Island based travel planner and tour operator connecting people with the full range of authentic Northwest activities and experiences. His passion for wildlife and the great outdoors led him to join the West Sound Wildlife Shelter board in 2006. Treasurer Margaret Duncan (Margee), a resident of Bainbridge Island whose mother imparted a sensitivity to wildlife needs to her at a young age, became actively involved in wildlife rehabilitation when a friend needed her help with an orphaned red-tailed hawk. She was elected to the Board in 1995, took the lead in getting the outdoor mews built in time for our opening in 1999, and has remained active with us every since. Margee is an historian and political scientist (emphasis on natural resource management) who is devoted to salmon and bull trout recovery in Puget Sound. She serves as the lead in Board Development and financial accounting.  Gil Bailey, a resident of Bainbridge Island and founder of
Island Wildlife Shelter at the Bloedel Reserve, has been engaged in
wildlife rehabilitation for at least twenty years. A semi-retired
journalist, Gil prepares press releases and other outreach materials.
He also enjoys taking photographs (some of which are in these pages).
Gil's spouse and partner of many years, Jan, maintained a "backyard"
wildlife rescue and treatment service here on the island which was
the precursor of our current rehabilitation center. Jan is currently
engaged in marine mammal research. Gil serves as the lead in public
relations.Tim Bird grew up in England, and moved with his family to Bainbridge in 1990. He joined the Wildlife Shelter board in 2007, after participating in the Wildlife Spin. Tim is a recently retired research scientist, having spent the last 20 years of his career with Immunex corporation (now Amgen Seattle) studying the cellular mechanisms of inflammatory disorders. A keen fisherman and cyclist, he loves to walk island trails with his wife Veronica and their dog. On the Board, Tim will be taking a special responsibility for the Education and Outreach programs Annemarie Juhlian has been an advocate for animal rights, working in animal rescue and rehabilitation throughout the Puget Sound area for 20 years. In addition to her work with companion animals, Annemarie brings a diverse background in marketing, special events and media/public relations to her work for rescued wildlife as the Volunteer Media & Development Director for the West Sound Wildlife Shelter. Annemarie lives on Bainbridge Island with her husband, Greg, and their four special needs dogs. Christina Pettan-Brewer was born and raised in Brazil. Since childhood, her passion for Veterinary Medicine never stopped growing and was what brought her to UCDavis and finally to USA, working with Wildlife and Zoological Medicine with Dr. Murray Fowler. After working with infectious diseases affecting human and exotic animals at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, she and  her husband and daughter moved to Bainbridge Island. She works at University of Washington at the Medical Genetics and Comparative Medicine, studying pathogenesis and mechanisms of diseases. Christina has been involved with the Wildlife Shelter since 2001. She will be “co-sharing” the Education and Outreach Program responsibilities with Tim Bird. Robin Purcell has been an active animal and environmental advocate for years. Her deep affinity for nature was cultivated early on as a child growing up in rural Idaho. She's a professional photographer with a corporate communications background. In the past, she held positions as an advertising executive with Publicis, Hewlett-Packard and Amazon.com. She has worked with several non-profit organizations focusing on strategic planning, fundraising, education and outreach. |
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