Tucson Bee Collaborative

Meet Our Team

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 has grown into a diverse group of collaborators. Here is the current team.

Our Founders

Wendy Moore

Professor and Insect Collection Curator

University of Arizona

Kim Franklin

Conservation Scientist

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Jennifer Katcher

Biology Instructor

Pima Community College

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

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

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

Our classes and student research

Students in Pima Community College, University of Arizona, and several local high school courses have contributed to our work through course-based undergraduate research experiences and our partnership with the University of Arizona Biotechnology program.

Explore our classes