About Our Team
The SDZG PC Birds team consists of both core and seasonal team members. We’re also assisted by a number of volunteers, fellows, and other collaborators.
Core Team Members
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Rachel Smith Research Coordinator MCB Camp Pendleton | Maggie L. Post Research Coordinator Naval Base Coronado | Amie B. Aguiar Research Coordinator SDZG – ICR | Kerstin Ozkan Research Associate Naval Base Coronado |
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Travis Wooten Senior Research Coordinator | Gabriela Ibarguchi Conservation Program Manager | Ron Swaisgood Director Recovery Ecology | Ignacio Vilchis Associate Director |
Additional Team Members
We are grateful for our seasonal teams, volunteers, fellows, and current and former SDZG staff who support the PC Birds program.
SDZG Staff and Volunteers
- Brenda Jackson, MCBCP volunteer
- Danielle Motherhead, MCBCP volunteer
- Josh O’Hara, MCBCP volunteer
- Lisa Nordstrom, SDZG
Collaborators
- Katrina Murbock, MCB Camp Pendleton Beach Biologist
- Peggy Boone Wilcox, MCB Camp Pendleton Wildlife Biologist
- Tom Ryan, Ryan Ecological Consulting
- Robert Patton
- Luke Eberhart-Phillips, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
2019 Team Members
Core Team Members: Kerstin Ozkan, Maggie L. Post, Rachel Smith, Travis Wooten, Amie B. Aguiar, Gabriela Ibarguchi, Ignacio Vilchis
Coronado Research Assistants: Pharaoh Graham, Stéphane Vernhet, Janne Torres, Avery Calhoun
Pendleton Research Assistants: Joshua De Guzman, Elena Oey, Rosaura Grandados, Dalia Ruiz, Emily Jones
2018 Team Members
Core Team Members: Kerstin Ozkan, Maggie L. Post, Rachel Smith, Travis Wooten, Amie B. Aguiar, Gabriela Ibarguchi, Ignacio Vilchis
Coronado Research Assistants: Emily Jones, Morgan Ingraham,
Chelsea Felbeck, Pharaoh Graham
Pendleton Research Assistants: Joshua De Guzman, Zachary Emery,
Erica Mills, Edlyn Nunez

2017 Team Members


Core Team Members: Katrina Murbock, Maggie L. Post, Rachel Smith, Travis Wooten, Amie B. Aguiar, Gabriela Ibarguchi, Ignacio Vilchis
Cornado Research Assistants: Morgan Ingraham, Shannon Mendia, Kerstin Ozkan, Sara Gidre, Emily Jones
Pendleton Research Assistants: Kayla Putty, Tawni Gotbaum, Joshua De Guzman, Heather Hughes, Danielle Motherhead, Mary-Lynn Gibbs
J.W. Sefton 2017 Summer Fellow: Elena Oey
2016 Team Members
Core Team Members: Katrina Murbock, Maggie L. Post, Rachel Smith, Travis Wooten, Amie B. Aguiar, Gabriela Ibarguchi, Jeanette Boylan, Lisa Nordstrom, Ignacio Vilchis
Coronado Research Assistants: Peggy Boone, Alyssa Davidge, Julia Hoopes, Kaitlyn Nafziger, Cristina Santa Maria, Megan Flaherty
Pendleton Research Assistants: Monica Stupaczak, Rachel Guinea, Danielle Angel, Jie Yuen Ong, Leeann McDougall, Oscar Garzon
2015 Team Members
Core Team Members: Katrina Murbock, Maggie L. Post, Rachel Smith, Travis Wooten, Amie Aguiar, Jeanette Boylan, Lisa Nordstrom
Coronado Research Assistants: Julia Hoopes, Stephanie McLaughlin, Melissa Murillo, Christy Stanton, Kerry Ross, Monica Tydlaska
Pendleton Research Assistants: Anjanette Butler, Jennifer Hahn, Demetri Lafkas, Andrew Motto, Monica Stupaczak
Intern: Rachel Guinea
2014 Team Members
Core Team Members: Katrina Murbock, Emily Rice, Jeanette Boylan, Lisa Nordstrom
Coronado Research Assistants: Stephanie Collar, Mara Plato, Kerry Ross, Rachel Smith, Claire Steele
Pendleton Research Assistants: Rachael Herman, Christina Lang, Justin Eby-Bosler, Chris Murphy, Melanie Croce
Internship: Emily Longman, Stephanie Cappiello
Pacific Coast Bird Conservation (PC Birds)
Institute for Conservation Research – San Diego Zoo Global
15600 San Pasqual Valley Rd., Escondido, CA, 92027 USA
http://pcbirds.org