James Dawson
Wildlife Scientist

As head of the Research and Conservation Department, Jim Dawson brings over 25 years of expertise and experience as a wildlife biologist to Liberty Wildlife. His work has taken him to varied places from the scorching deserts of the American Southwest to the misty rainforests of the southern Caribbean. In the western United States, he has studied or worked with nearly every species of bird of prey, and is a leading authority on the Harris' hawk. A series of scientific papers, articles, and book chapters have resulted from Jim's field research. Jim has written for documentary films, contributed segments to film projects, and The National Geographic Society chose his research as the subject for the Emmy Award-winning film "Wolves of the Air."
Jim has worked with most state and federal wildlife/land management agencies and with private companies such as Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, and Westinghouse Corporation. This experience underpins his personal philosophy of using sound science and a partnership approach to find workable solutions to conflict issues.

Jennifer Fullerton
Wildlife Biologist

Jennifer joined the Research and Conservation team in June 2005 and handles the day-to-day biological duties for the department. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Wildlife Biology / Environmental Science (double major). Jen previously worked for the USFWS on the Mexican Wolf Recovery Project. Her experience includes traveling to Belize to study ecotourism, volunteering at an avian rehabilitation facility, and performing field work in British Columbia which included conducting vegetation surveys, collecting grizzly bear DNA, and documenting traditional ecological knowledge.

Kim Skelnick
Scientific Data Manager

Kim's expertise encompasses database creation and administration, financial analysis and project management. With over 14 years of professional experience as a systems/financial analyst with both large corporations and smaller software companies, Kim is responsible for scientific database creation; data integrity, quality assurance and proprietary asset protection; data analysis; technical writing; and financial customer invoicing for the Research and Conservation Department. She has a B.B.A. degree (Business Analysis / Finance double major) from Texas A&M University.