Kristin Stanford, PhD

Education and Outreach Coordinator, Stone Laboratory.

Kristin Stanford received her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University. She has been actively involved in Lake Erie Watersnake (LEWS) conservation for almost 20 years and has served as the Recovery Coordinator since 2003. She is responsible for overseeing all of Stone Lab’s programming logistics, and continues to facilitate the research, management and outreach needed to maintain recovery for the LEWS.

HERE IS HOW TO GET IN TOUCH

• Phone: 419-285-1847
• Email: stanford.147@osu.edu
• Address: 878 Bayview AvenuePO Box 119Put-in-Bay, OH Ottawa

Kristin Stanford received her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Northern Illinois University. She has been actively involved in Lake Erie Watersnake (LEWS) conservation for almost 20 years and has served as the Recovery Coordinator since 2003. Currently working for The Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory as the Education and Outreach Coordinator, she is responsible for overseeing all of the programming logistics for this nationally recognized education and outreach venue. She also continues to facilitate the research, management and outreach needed to maintain recovery for the LEWS.

Kristin is also involved with the conservation of several other species of snakes including the Plain’s Garter Snake, the Eastern Fox Snake and the Timber Rattlesnake. She is a board member of the Lake Erie Islands Conservancy and board chair of the Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife Center. Along with her mentor, Dr. Rich King, Kristin was named as a USFWS Recovery Champion for her work with the LEWS in 2009 and she was awarded the Ohio Division of Wildlife Diversity award in 2012. The LEWS recovery program and partners were honored at the 2011 SOLEC (State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference) as a success story honoree, and the program continues to be highlighted by USFWS as a model example of recovery under the ESA.