Wild Cat Center Leadership Team

  • Susan Malusa

    Director, Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center

    Coordinator, University of Arizona Citizen Science Jaguar and Ocelot Monitoring Project(s)

    GIS Analyst and Data Management Coordinator

  • Laurel Froehlich

    Genetics Research Technician and Field Biologist, Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center

  • Karla Leonor Vargas

    Conservation Research Consultant

  • Chris Schnaufer

    Softward Engineer

   Wild Cat Center Core Team   

  • Jane Hunter

    Technology and Administrative Support

  • Kyra Laubacher

    Writer and Editor

  • Liz Taylor

    Lead Volunteer Trainer

  • Penny Miller

    Donor Engagement Specialist

  • Sarah Rinkevich

    Grants Specialist

  • Tim Cook

    Senior Field Coordinator

Program History & Former Contributors

  • Melanie Culver

    Co-Director, Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center & USGS Assistant Leader, AZ Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.

    University of Arizona, Assistant Professor, Emeritus

  • Randy Gimblett (In Memoriam)

    Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona

    UA Jaguar and Ocelot Citizen Science Program, Principal Investigator

  • Lisa Haynes

    Founder (2009), Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center

  • Emily Reynolds

    MS 2013-2015

    UA Jaguar and Ocelot Citizen Science Monitoring Project Developer

  • Claire Froehlich

    Website Developer