Board of Directors
Sarah Sargent
Board President
As a professional avian biologist and lover of the outdoors, Sarah Sargent has devoted her life to the science and conservation of birds. The longtime President of Tamarack’s Board, she has great appreciation for the ways that Tamarack is small but mighty, helping birds and mammals with efficiency. She especially remembers one of the first bald eagles she worked with at Tamarack, Freedom’s Spirit, a large female who required three people at a time to hold her for three physical therapy sessions each week. Sarah felt she really knew this bird when the eagle was released back to the wild. Sarah is the Executive Director of the recently-founded Erie Bird Observatory, a conservation and research organization in Erie.
Terrie Swanson
Board Vice President
Terrie Swanson has loved wildlife since childhood hunting and fishing trips in the U.S. and Canada, as well as through photography and watching local bald eagles with her parents. From reporting injured wildlife in need of rescue, she later became more involved with Tamarack in treating patients and became one of the center’s lead educators. She finds rewards when “a student’s eyes brighten when you introduce them to an ambassador bird during an education program” and in “watching a raptor take flight into the wild after a successful rehabilitation".
Jim Daley
Board Secretary
Jim Daley put his degree in Environmental Resource Management to work in his career as a member of the PA Game Commission Board of Commissioners. During this time, he worked with Tamarack and the Commission to understand lead toxicity in bald eagles and to undertake a hunter education program to keep carcasses away from raptors and to encourage the use of non-toxic ammunition. He is semi-retired and now enjoys committing his time to non-profit causes, including Tamarack Wildlife Center.
Tomas Nonnenmacher
Board Member
Dr. Donald Consla
Board Member
Kelsy Astry
Board Member
Contributions
Donations and memberships are the lifeblood supporting Tamarack's work of healing injured wildlife and returning them to the wild. Tamarack does not receive government funding. The injured, orphaned, and sick wildlife survive because of the generous donations of folks like you. Sharing your time and skills with the center is always welcomed. Become a member of Tamarack, sponsor a wildlife ambassador, or make a memorial contribution. It's your donations that give these animals a second chance.