Robin McAlester, Development Director, Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center 
Robin graduated from MSSU with a B.A. in communications and has worked with nonprofit organizations throughout her career beginning with the United Way of Southwest Missouri which included a variety of development and marketing responsibilities. Prior to joining Audubon Missouri, she organized marketing efforts for St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo.. \

Chris Pistole, Education Director, Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center
Chris, originally from Pittsburg, Ks. graduated with his B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from Pittsburg State University. After graduating he worked as the program director at NatureReach, a nature education outreach program in Pittsburg. During that time he coordinated Raptor Reach, a rehabilitation program for sick, injured and orphaned birds of prey. At the same time, he worked for the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center (Greenbush) with the Abernathy Science Education Center. Most recently he worked as a park naturalist with the Johnson Co. (Kansas) Park and Recreation District at the Ernie Miller Nature Center in Olathe, Ks. In Chris' free time you may find him bird feeding, hiking, camping, scuba diving, photographing nature, gardening or mountain biking.

Tony Robyn, Executive Director, Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center
Tony began his conservation career at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. From there he became a Horticulture Collections Curator at the Kansas City Zoo and eventually the Associate Director. Prior to moving to Joplin he was the Environmental Education Director for the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Tony has his B.A. in Administration from Webster University. 

Kendra Swee, Teacher/Naturalist, Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center
Kendra is a lifelong Missourian who grew up in the tiny town of New Cambria (population 220) in northeast Missouri. She spent much of her childhood roaming the fields, forests, and fence rows which, she feels, developed her deep connection to Missouri's native flora and fauna. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Truman State University and has worked for both the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Department of Conservation. She will graduate from Missouri State University with her master's degree in Elementary Education in May 2008. Kendra and her husband live south of Springfield, Mo., with their menagerie of animals often referred to as the "Swee Zoo."

Donna Whitehead, Office Manager, Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center
Donna has an extensive volunteer history working with Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists and her local church. She helped manage a local lumber yard for six years. She has most recently helped open and operate a local restaurant and was a coordinator of the Title VII Native American Grant for the Seneca School District.