Nongame and Rare Species Program: Staff Directory

Nongame and Rare Species Program staff are primarily based out of TPWD headquarters in Austin and are a section of the agency's Wildlife Diversity Program. For environmental review requests visit the Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program.

Wendy Connally Program Leader wendy.connally@tpwd.state.tx.us	Vacant Administrative Assitant
Andy Gluesenkamp Herpetologist andy.gluesenkamp@tpwd.state.tx.us	Jackie Poole Botanist jackie.poole@tpwd.state.tx.us
Cliff Shackelford Ornithologist clifford.shackelford@tpwd.state.tx.us	Jason Singhurst Botanist jason.singhurst@tpwd.state.tx.us
Michael Warriner Invertebrate Biologist michael.warriner@tpwd.state.tx.us

Regional Diversity Biologists

Staff below also work on nongame issues and are based across the state. These biologists report to their respective TPWD District and Region leadership

Jonah Evans West Texas District jonah.evans@tpwd.state.tx.us	Sean Kyle High Plains District sean.kyle@tpwd.state.tx.us
Nathan Rains Cross Timbers District nathan.rains@tpwd.state.tx.us	Brent Ortego Oak-Prairie District brent.ortego@tpwd.state.tx.us
Dave Holdermann Post Oak District david.holdermann@tpwd.state.tx.us