The Southeastern Bat Diversity Network was founded in
1995 at the North American Symposium on Bat Research
(NASBR). Bat biologists, land managers and others
interested in the conservation of bats that occur in the
southeastern United States constitute the membership.
The SBDN was formed to facilitate communication within
the region, identify priorities and needs specific to the
southeastern US and develop and implement programs
that address regional bat conservation needs. The SBDN
is directed by a President, President-elect, Secretary,
Treasurer, and a 10 member Board of Directors. The 16
states included within the SBDN region are shown below.
President:
Matina C. Kalcounis-Rüppell
Assistant Professor
Biology Department
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 256-2590 matina_kalcounis@uncg.edu President Elect:
Darren Miller
Southern Wildlife Program Manager
Southern Timberlands Research/ Weyerhaeuser Co.
PO Box 2288
Columbus, MS 39704
(662) 245-5249 darren.miller@weyerhaeuser.com
Secretary:
Susan T. Murdock
Project Scientist
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
701 Town Center Drive, Suite 600
Newport News, VA 23601
757-873-4397 SMurdock@PIRNIE.COM
Treasurer:
Timothy Carter
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306-0440
Office: 765.285.8842 tccarter@bsu.edu
Robert R. Currie
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Asheville Field Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
160 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 258-3939, Ext. 224 Robert_Currie@fws.gov
Dennis Krusac
Endangered Species Specialist
USDA Forest Service
Room 816N
1720 Peachtree Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 347-4338 dkrusac@fs.fed.us
Chester O. Martin
Research Emeritus
Environmental Laboratory U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Rd.
Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199
(601) 636-1187 chester.o.martin@usace.army.mil
Dr. Thomas Risch
Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Department of Biological Sciences
Arkansas State University
P.S. Box 599
State University, AR 72467-0599
(870) 972-3082 trisch@astate.edu
Austin W. Trousdale
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive, #5018
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
(601) 266-4378 Austin.Trousdale@usm.edu
Five Seats Elected in Odd Years
Timothy Carter
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306-0440
Office: 765.285.8842 tccarter@bsu.edu
James Kiser
Senior Biologist
FMSM Engineers, Inc.
1901 Nelson Miller Parkway
Louisville, KY 40223
Office: (502) 212-5000 jkiser@fmsm.com
Bree McMurray
Threatened and Endangered Species Biologist
Design Division, Environmental Section
Missouri Dept of Transportation
PO BOX 270
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(573) 639-0876 bree.mcmurray@modot.mo.gov
Joy O'Keefe
Doctoral Candidate
Forestry and Natural Resources
Clemson University
261 Lehotsky Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
(864) 653-0101 jokeefe@clemson.edu
Jeffrey H. Schwierjohann
Mountain Region Wildlife Diversity Supervisor
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
271 Morgan Branch Road
Leicester, NC 28748
(828) 683-4459 jeff.schwierjohann@earthlink.net
