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Sandy Reed

Hooked Birds Committee Chair

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Jim McGinity

Florida Young Birders Club Coordinator

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Nancy served as the Chapter's Vice President from 2013 to 2019. Now President of The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay, she still serves as the chair for our Bird Rescue Committee. Licensed to rehabilitate migratory birds and other wildlife, Nancy serves as a FWC facilitator for Project Wild, Flying Wild and Aquatic Wild. When Nancy is not rescuing or caring for birds, she spends her time educating children on conservation, and monitoring wild birds as part of several citizen science projects. 

Nancy Murrah

Bird Rescue Committee Chair

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Jonathan succeeded Joel Jackson as Photo Club Chair in 2022. He became interested in bird photography while stationed at the Naval Hospital in Okinawa. While scouting the island for landscape subjects, he kept running into Japanese bird photographers taking amazing photos of tropical birds. The fast-paced action of bird photography combined with the hunt for birds in the field was instantly appealing to him, and he has been learning the art and craft of bird photography ever since. Shortly after retiring from the Navy, Jonathan moved to Tampa. Learning about Florida's imperiled and migratory birds inspired him to learn more about wildlife conservation photography. His mission is to help people connect with and appreciate the natural world, with the belief that greater understanding leads to deeper caring, encouraging decisions and behavior that benefit habitat and wildlife conservation.

Jonathan Hoiles

Photo Club Coordinator

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Gigi Rechel

Project Bur-O Coordinator

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A member since the 1990s, Mary has led a weekly bluebird monitoring program at Flatwoods Park in Tampa since 2005. However, her favorite birds are hummingbirds because they are so tiny and beautiful and their aerial acrobatics are fun to watch. Mary was lucky to grow up in a family that loved nature and saw the value of protecting it. She became a serious birder about 25 years ago. As the Recycling Coordinator for the Pasco County School District, part of her job was helping schools create outdoor learning centers, and that involved using native plants to attract native birds, insects, and mammals. So she began paying more attention to the connection between plants and animals and started learning to identify birds, butterflies, and mammals in their gardens.

Mary Miller

Bluebird Trail Coordinator

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Logan Lane

Director

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Jim has had a lifelong interest in birds. He moved to Tampa in the 1970s to join a nonprofit law firm providing pro bono services to low income persons. After raising four children (including two Eagle Scouts) with his wife, he decided it was  time to get more serious about birding. He joined Tampa Audubon in 2016 and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2021. Jim enjoys the social aspects of birding, including learning from some very good birders, but he finds it impossible to pick a favorite bird -- he loves them all!

Jim Hengelbrok

Director

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Tammy joined TAS in 1988 shortly after moving to Tampa from the Midwest to get more involved in the local conservation community. She has been on the Board of Directors off and on since May 2008, serving as Vice President from 2008 to 2013 and 2020 to 2023.  Birding has always been an enjoyable part of her profession as an ecologist. Her favorite bird is the roseate spoonbill, because it is such an iconic Florida bird that brightens up the landscape.

Tammy Lyons

Colony Watch Coordinator

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Sherry served as Secretary for the Board of Directors from 2010 to 2020. A Florida native, she was born and raised in Hillsborough County. She volunteers at the Audubon Resource Center at Lettuce Lake Park and leads some of their monthly beginner bird walks. Sherry also participates in annual Christmas Bird Counts. When asked what her favorite bird is, she replies "It's impossible to decide!"

Sherry Keller

Director

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Lucy joined TAS in 2016 and the Board of Directors in July 2018. She also owns and manages Wild Birds Unlimited in Tampa. She began feeding backyard birds with her parents as a child and is also a backyard beekeeper. Her favorite bird is the Carolina wren because they are such a sweet, social bird.

Lucy Polak

Director

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Ann started on the Board of Directors in 1990 as our Secretary. She later served as Chapter President was again elected as Chapter President in June 2021. Called “wading birds’ best human friend” by National Audubon Society (https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/newsroom/2018/05/07/coastal-birds-best-human-friend-earns-conservation-award), she won the 2018 winner of the Theodore Roosevelt Hillsborough Forever Conservation Award and served as the Regional Coordinator for Audubon Florida's Coastal Island Sanctuaries for over 30 years, contributing to the knowledge and protection of aquatic bird species that rely on the Sanctuaries. Born and raised in Gainesville, Ann now lives in south Hillsborough County. She has trouble choosing a favorite bird, as the more she learns about any one species of bird, the more she wants to know about them. Ann has a passion for protecting birds and their habitats, which results in important benefits for people, too: clean air and water, and beautiful recreation areas.

Ann Paul

President

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