WHO
WE ARE

I am a wildlife biologist in Honduras. My  interest the broad concept of biodiversity, with interest in the ecology of populations and their assemblies, emphasizing parrots. I study forest fragmentation, linking landscapes to their ecological relationships, and the effects of climate variations at local, regional, national and global levels. My life's work is dedicated to the people and biodiversity of Honduras.

I am a Partner in the Financial Advisory Services group at Marks Paneth LLP. I specialize in litigation and forensic services, including commercial damages and fraud investigations. My background also includes management, human resources and other consulting services. I am also a specialist in all facets of the construction industry. Last, but not at all least, I am the loving caregiver for a sweet parrot named Pluto, as well as a writer, poet and marathon runner.

I’ve always been interested in things that fly.  I have a BS in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at VA Tech. I worked for Boeing for about 20 years in aircraft performance certification. Most recently, I joined a company called Aviation Partners which designs winglets on many Boeing aircraft. I’ve known LoraKim since our high school years and have visited her and her projects in Guatemala and Nicaragua

​

​

My sense of adventure, love of the new and entrepreneurial spirit led me to move to the US after finishing university in England. My success in building businesses, global brands, and great teams has taken me around the world with Revlon, Procter & Gamble, Sony Music, and BBC Worldwide. I help businesses and non-profits with change management and to deliver outstanding results, and help people to discover their brilliance.

I love education - both learning and educating.  I hold Masters’ degrees in communication studies and philosophy, and a PhD in government from the University of Virginia. I completed my theological studies at the Meadville-Lombard Theological Seminary in 2003 and was ordained a Unitarian Univeralist minister in 2004. Since 2013 I have served as the senior minister at the Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation at White Plains, NY.

Hector (nickname "Time Bomb"; no relation to our human Board Member Hector!) is our first living wild parrot representative to the Board. A yellow-naped amazon, he was found wandering on the road as a fledgling in Omtepe Island in Nicaragua in 2017. To protect him, Time Bomb was rescued by One Earth Conservation and Los LOCOS, raised in a shower in a hotel and  became the first resident of the Rescue and Rehabilitation Center of Ometepe Island. He was liberated back into the wild in 2018, where, as far as we know, he continues to fly free.

We are all inspired by brave little Rosa, a scarlet macaw from Honduras, who died in 2016.

Rosa, Pree Palisa (Miskito for Fly Free)!

Your inner and outer beauty lives on and inspires us all to help parrots fly free.

Dusty, the cockatiel, at the ripe old age of 32 (as of February 2023), challenges us to remember the multispecies point of view! Gail Koelln and her husband are happy members of Dusty's flock.

Eric Kreuter and family belong to Pluto, a 24-year-old Meyer's Parrot. She chose Eric and his wife after her previous caregiver could no longer care for her.