Sara Stevens
Network Coordinator
(sara_stevens@nps.gov)
401-874-4548

Sara received her M.S. in Natural Resources at the University of Rhode Island in 1995, and her B.A. in Anthropology at the University of Rhode Island in 1990. Sara's graduate research focused on the effects of forest edge and landscape dynamics on mammal populations within the Brazilian Atlantic Forest of Sergipe, Brazil. Sara's professional experience prior to joining the Park Service in 2001, included working as a ecologist for the State of Massachusetts at the Camp Edwards Military instillation on Cape Cod and wetland ecologist for a private consulting firm in Rhode Island. Her expertise includes the conservation of vertebrate population, with an emphasis on mammalian, avian, and amphibian populations of the Northeast. Sara is currently the Coordinator of the National Park Service, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program.

Penelope Pooler
Quantative Ecologist
penelope_pooler@nps.gov
401-874-7060

Dennis Skidds
Data Manager
dennis_skidds@nps.gov
401-874-4305

Dennis received his M.S. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Rhode Island in 2003 and his B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Brown University in 1995. His graduate research focused on the assessment of vernal pools as breeding habitat for vulnerable amphibian species. Prior to joining the Park Service in 2007, Dennis worked with the URI Environmental Data Center on a wide array of natural resource related GIS, web design, and data management projects for academic and government clients. His professional experience has included volunteer positions with the National Park Service working on grassland habitat restoration, as well as piping plover monitoring with the Massachusetts Audubon Society. His expertise includes wetland ecology, habitat conservation and restoration, and the use of GIS and database technology in natural resource inventory and monitoring efforts. Dennis is currently the Data Manager for the National Park Service, Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program.

Linda Arnold-Fabre
NPSpecies Coordinator Research Associate
linda@edc.uri.edu
401-874-4305

Linda received her M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Rhode Island, and her B.S. in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts. Linda has worked for the Environmental Data Center at URI to provide technical support to the NPS for the past six years. She is currently the NPSpecies Data Coordinator for both the NCBN and the NCRN networks. Linda’s focus as cooperator with the National Park Services has been to ensure the NPS has access to up-to-date and accurate species information (flora and fauna) through their NPSpecies database.