People Type: Staff

Liana joined Manomet’s Resilient Habitats program as a Shorebird Biologist in 2023. She is working to expand migratory shorebird research and conservation in eastern Massachusetts. Her work focuses on improving our understanding of how shorebirds use the Massachusetts coast during migration in order to guide conservation efforts. An important component of her work is building a network of partners in the region, particularly on Cape Cod, to collaborate on these initiatives and improve stopover habitat for declining shorebird species.

Before joining the Manomet team, Liana was involved in many aspects of the environmental field including research, education, ecological restoration, wildlife rehabilitation, permitting, and habitat management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of New Hampshire and a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management from the University of Rhode Island, where she focused on wetland ecology. She is excited to apply her diverse skillset to protect shorebirds on the Massachusetts coast.

Liana is based out of Plymouth, Massachusetts where she can be found birdwatching, exploring the many local ponds and conservation areas, and spending time with her family.

Living in Plymouth and working in Boston for most of her career, Linda dedicated herself to leading enrollment initiatives for graduate business schools. The highlight of her Admissions work was interviewing MBA candidates poised to redefine the future of business. Her recruitment efforts took her across multiple countries, cities, and cultures, enriching her perspective and deepening her professional expertise. As an admissions officer, Linda honed her skills in sales management, event management, marketing communications, organizational change, creative problem-solving, team building, and project management.

In 2022, Linda retired from Higher Education and her “Boston commute,” choosing to settle in the picturesque Priscilla Beach community. Her position is Executive Assistant to the President, and she is stationed at Manomet Headquarters three days a week. She was drawn to Manomet Inc. by the property’s natural beauty and the chance to contribute to conserving environments where birds and people thrive together. Linda holds a B.S. in Management from Lesley University and a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Study in Management from Northeastern University.

In her free time, Linda enjoys golfing, biking, hiking, sketching, gardening, and traveling. She has a particular passion for exploring National Parks she hasn’t yet visited. Linda is a member of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod and volunteers in the spring with the Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance to count spawning horseshoe crabs on Plymouth Long Beach.

 

Tim joined Manomet in 2023 as Vice President of Philanthropy bringing more than 30 years of experience on-staff and consulting with some of the world’s largest conservation organizations. His life’s work has been helping match generous, dedicated and philanthropic people with the organizations, programs and projects that are most important to them.  He believes that at its heart, philanthropy is all about helping people make an impact via their chosen organizations. The result should bring great pleasure to the donor.

From 2008-2019, Tim served as Senior Director of Strategic Philanthropy for World Wildlife Fund based in Washington, DC, and as Global Philanthropy Advisor for WWF International based in Gland, Switzerland.  He consulted with independent WWF national offices in Asia, Africa, South America, North America and Europe in support of initiatives to launch or improve major gifts development programs.  From 2003 to 2007, Tim was Director of Gift Planning for WWF-US, helping build a bequest and planned gift program that has grown to become one of its most important sources of unrestricted revenue for global conservation.

In years prior, Tim consulted with many organizations across the nonprofit spectrum including National Parks Conservation Association, National Wildlife Federation, Greenpeace, Defenders of Wildlife, National Public Radio, PBS, KQED-San Francisco and more.

Tim began his career in public broadcasting at WGBH in Boston and worked for PBS in Washington. He holds a BA from Swarthmore College and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University.

Victoria (Vicki) joined Manomet in March of 2023 as Assistant Controller as part of the finance and operations team. She is an experienced business professional of 20+ years within the accounting industry. Most recently, Vicki served as an Assistant Controller in business operations at Clifton Larsen Allen, the eighth-largest accountancy firm in the United States.

Vicki is a graduate of Boston College – Carroll School of Management, obtaining a degree in Business Management. Here, she was able to develop her love of numbers and learned the vastly important function of accounting within a company, as it provides a clear picture of the financial health and performance of the organization.

Having grown up in Massachusetts, Vicki has always had a fondness for Cape Cod with its scenic beaches and shorebirds. She is ecstatic to be at Manomet, coupling a love of numbers with her desire to help animals!

In her free time, much of Vicki’s attention is focused on her two pets: Jake, a Black-Headed Caique parrot (who is 24-years-old!) and Dexter, a Mini Aussie-Doodle dog. In addition, she enjoys cooking, reading, nature, and spending time with loved ones.

Juliana joined Manomet and the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN) Executive Office as Managing Director of Flyways in November 2022. In her role, she works to streamline shorebird conservation efforts throughout birds’ annual lifecycles across the Americas within the framework used by Western Hemisphere flyway conservation initiatives.

Juliana has worked with shorebirds in the Western Hemisphere since the early 2000s. Born in Brasília, Brazil, she grew up surrounded by the Cerrado biome, far away from shores and shorebirds. It was through her interest in behavioral ecology, specifically her master’s research on the Blue-black Grassquit’s mating system, that she discovered shorebirds and their fascinating behaviors. Over the last 20 years, through research and continued international collaborations, Juliana has contributed essential knowledge to shorebird conservation plans used throughout the Americas.

Before joining Manomet, Juliana developed and led the shorebird conservation program at SAVE Brasil, BirdLife International’s Brazilian partner. During the nearly eight years as the program’s shorebird lead, she built a team of people who implemented conservation action in three regions in Brazil (north, northeast, and south coasts). She also established partnerships for shorebird conservation within Brazil and internationally, working closely with universities and government agencies.

As a member of several national and international committees, including the Brazilian National Shorebird Conservation Plan, the Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative (AFSI), Midcontinent Shorebird Conservation Initiative (MSCI), and WHSRN Hemispheric Council, she helped align Brazilian national policy with hemisphere-wide strategies for improved shorebird conservation throughout the Americas.

Juliana has a Ph.D. in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology from the University of Nevada, Reno, a master’s in ecology, and a bachelor’s in biology from the Universidade de Brasília, Brazil. Beyond shorebirds and conservation, she enjoys nature, water (beaches, waterfalls, or even swimming pools), music, and dance.