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Our Mission
The Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (FWRA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the unification, education and dissemination of information to all wildlife rehabilitators in Florida.
FWRA Purposes
- To provide an organizational structure within which various individuals and organizations involved in the rehabilitation of injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife may exchange information.
- To provide training and assistance to individuals and organizations involved in the rehabilitation of injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife.
- To increase public awareness through educational means of and support for the activities of wildlife rehabilitators.
- To engage in such other activities as are permitted by Florida Law.
FWRA Board of Directors 2011-12
Beth Hirschfeld - President
Executive committee
Veterinary& Resource Committee (Chair)
Beth Hirschfeld, DVM, CVA VMO 2011-2012
Hirschfeld Veterinary Consulting, Inc., Hollywood
Working with Flamingo Gardens,NVRT, VMAT3, USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab Permit, DEA License, USDA Certification.
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 2000.
Contact: president@fwra.org
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Deb Anderson- Vice President
Deb Anderson, DVM 2011-2013
USDA Certification, emergency animal rescue Working with Florida Aid To Animals, Brevard Zoo, Florida Wildlife Hospital.
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1990.
Contact: vicepresident@fwra.org
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Margaret "Noni" Beck - Vice President/Symposium
Executive committee
Symposium Committee (chair)
Margaret “Noni” Beck 2009-2012
Director, Goose Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, Tallahassee, FL Analyst, Florida Department of Health USFWS& FFWCC wildlife Rehab& possession Permit
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1990.
Contact: symposium@fwra.org
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Executive committee scholarship
Symposium Committee
Sue Small 2010-2013
Director, Florida Wildlife Hospital& Sanctuary, Melbourne, FL USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab & Possession Permit.
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1997.
Contact: treasurer@fwra.org
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Dorothy W Kaufmann - Secretary
Dorothy W Kaufmann 2011-2012
Director, Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida, Inc., Pensacola, FL USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab & possession Permit, FL Class I, II, III License, Eagle possession.
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1994.
Contact: secretary@fwra.org
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Dianna King Flynt 2011-2012
Rehabilitation Supervisor, Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, Maitland, FL USFWS& FFWCC wildlife Rehab& possession Permit, Eagle exhibition permits Wildlife Alert Committee Member.
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1974.
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Communications Committee (chair)
Symposium Committee
Leslie Johnson 2011-2014 Subpermitted & Bd of Directors Wildlife Rehabilitaiton Ctr of Central, Christmas, FL Retired Regional Sales Manager, Orlando, FL BS Business Mgmt/Economics
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 2000.
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Symposium Committee
Gail Straight 2011-2014
Wildlife, Inc., Bradenton Beach, FL
USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab & possession Permit, Scientific Education, Eagle, Conditional Species Possession Permit.
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1987.
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Wyn "Winnie" Varcoe Burns
Communications Committee
Wyn "Winnie" Varcoe Burns
Director, Creature Safe Place, Fort Pierce, FL USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab & possession Permit St. Lucie County SART.
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1992
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Debbie Helsel Curator
Director of Operations, Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge and Education Center, Orlando. USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab & possession Permit, FL Class I, II, III License, Scientific Education Permit Practitioner-Heart2Heart, reconnective healing, reiki healing-energy medicine
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1990
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Standards & Regulations Committee (chair) Disaster Response Committee
Dan Martinelli Executive Director, Treasure Coast Wildlife Center USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab & possession Permit, FL Class I, II, III License, Scientific Education Permit Eagle, venomous reptiles, conditional species Possession Permit Captive Wildlife Technical Advisory Group, FFWCC Health Department Rabies Task Force, West Nile Virus Task Force, Martin County Consultant to Martin County Sheriff’s Office - Animal Control Division Advisory group for animal care and control Martin County Board of County Commissioners.
’ Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1975
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Public Relations Committee (chair)
Carol V McCorkle, CVT Center Director, Avian Reconditioning Center, Apopka, FL USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab & possession Permit, Eagle Possession.
Permit Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1986
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Communications Committee (website, newsletter)
Reinier Munguia
Owner, Wildstock Photography, Lakeland, FL
Lake Region Audubon- President,
Polk County Wildife Rescue Coordinator, Eagle Watch /Audubon Center for Birds of Prey Volunteer, Polk County Natural Resources Advisory Committee. FWC Permit Class III.
Involved in wildlife conservation since 2003
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Veterinary Committee
Vered Nograd, CVT
Consulting rehabber Miami Science Museum, Tamarac FL USFWS & FFWCC wildlife Rehab Permit.
Involved in wildlife rehabilitation since 1993
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| Chris Wise |
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| Linda Schrader |
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| Robin Jenkins, DVM |
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| Phyllis Benton |
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Beth Hirschfeld, DVM,(Chair) President, Hirschfeld Veterinary Consulting Inc, Hollywood FL
Scott Citino, DVM , ACZM - Sr. Staff Veterinarian, White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, FL
Hector Cruz-Lopez, PhD - Forensic Biologist, FW Forensic Research Laboratory (FFWCC), Boca Raton, FL
Mark Cunningham, DVM - State Veterinarian, FWRI Wildlife Research Laboratory (FFWCC), Gainesville, FL
Robert Hess, Jr, DVM - Winter Park Veterinary Hospital, Winter Park, FL
Jack Landess, DVM - Owner, Nokomis Veterinary Clinic, Nokomis, FL
Mike Ruggieri - Animal Curator, Flamingo Gardens in Davie FL
Nicole Nemeth, DVM, PhD - APHIS Science Fellow, National Wildlife Research Center, USDA/APHIS
Mark Pokras, DVM - Assoc. Professor, Department of Environmental and Population Health, Wildlife Clinic & Center for Conservation Medicine, Tufts University, Grafton, MA
Carmen Simonton - USFWS, Migratory Bird Permit Office, Atlanta, GA
Danielle Stanek, DVM - Medical Epidemiologist, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL
Michael Yabsley, PhD - Assist. Professor, SE Cooperative for Wildlife Disease Study, UG, Athens, GA
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| Newletter Editor |
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| Leslie Johnson |
newsletter@fwra.org |
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