The Tucson Bee Collaborative was started by Wendy Moore of the University of Arizona, Kim Franklin of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, and Jennifer Katcher of Pima Community College. It’s grown into a diverse assemblage of interested parties. Most are associated with one or more of the three institutions, but we also have connections to the US Geological Survey, other schools in the region, and colleges and universities elsewhere in North America. Plus, some interested community members are not affiliated with any institution. Here is the current team.
Our Founders
Wendy Moore, Professor and Insect Collection Curator University of Arizona (UA)Kim Franklin, Conservation Scientist, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM)Jenifer Katcher, Biology Instructor, Pima Community College (PCC)
Our Staff
Gene Hall Collection Manager University of Arizona Insect Collection
Tanner Bland Bee Program Specialist Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Bee Team
Pam Rossetter
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee collector, preparator
Cheryl Blake
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee collector, preparator
Buzz Hoffman
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee collector, preparator, identifier
Glenn Seplak (one of his photos…)
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee collector, photographer
Rae Seplak
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee label maker, preparator
Olga Harbour
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Bee preparator, identifier
Our Research and Education Collaborators (Symbionts)
Bob Minckley
Professor, University of Rochester
Collector and Expert, Solitary Bees
Kathryn Thomas
Research Ecologist, USGS SW Bio Sci Car
USGS SBSC-BANWR Bee Survey
Amy Dunbar-Willis
CU Grad Student, Corwin Lab
Discipline Based Education Research
Lisa Corwin
Assistant Prof., University of Colorado (CU)
Discipline Based Education Research
Our Participating Artists (even more symbionts…)
Bruce Taubert
Wildlife Photographer
Works with Arizona Highways
Joan Fox
Wildlife Photographer
Bee Still Archival Cards and Prints
Priscilla Baldwin
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute
Treasured Legacies
