Connie Sanchez
Connie Sanchez is the Program Manager听for Bird-friendly Buildings听at the 香港六合开奖记录 and is based in听southeastern Pennsylvania. In this role, Connie focuses on building awareness of the hazards birds face as they navigate the built-environment, including glass and lights, leading to collisions that take the lives of hundreds of thousands of birds each year. She works closely with the 香港六合开奖记录 network across the country to build and enhance the tools and resources necessary to create change in local communities through individual action and municipal engagement.听
Connie previously served in a variety of roles with the 香港六合开奖记录 since 2002, including as听Director of the Important Bird Areas Program, where she led efforts in prioritizing critical habitats for birds, facilitating communications and developing tools to engage communities in site-based conservation. She played a few roles with听香港六合开奖记录's Mid-Atlantic team, most recently as the Communications Coordinator, where she worked听to highlight the integrated conservation efforts across 香港六合开奖记录's听Delaware River Watershed Program,听,听,听听and the four Centers, through various communication channels.鈥嬏Prior to joining 香港六合开奖记录, Connie served in a number of science and technology education roles across government and non-profit entities, public school, and university settings.
Originally from New Jersey, Connie got hooked on birds during her undergraduate studies in ecology and evolution at the University of Rochester in New York and went on to further explore her fascination with听birds, as she earned her Master's in Biology, specializing in ornithology, at Fort Hays State University in Kansas. Trained as a biologist, Connie's true passion lies in creating connections with people and nature through stories, science and technology.
To reach Connie, please email听connie.sanchez@audubon.org.
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