Norma Lewis
Director

Amber Shaheyderri
Environmental Educator

Norma was inspired toward ecology as a high school student accepted to an internship at the Cincinnati Museum. Since then, she has gained experience and education working in a variety of wildlife and environmental contexts. While known as “the bat lady,” Norma is also able to care for reptiles, birds of prey, and mammals. She is excited for BCNC’s future as a welcoming place for others to participate in conservation and environmental efforts.

Amber has always enjoyed being with animals, as her many rescue pets can attest. She and several of her family members have been volunteers at the center for many years now, and have contributed to local reptile rescue groups. She has a passion for teaching kids, and she especially loves specializing in lizards and snakes. She is looking forward to the new season of growth for BCNC with our many new animal ambassadors to get to know!

Joanne Wasdin
Volunteer Outreach Naturalist

Chance Rankin
Volunteer Member Coordinator

Joanne was introduced to the world of wildlife as an adult through conservation education. She has worked as both the scientist and the science teacher and aims to be a bridge between the two. Whether art and media or moss and mammal research, she hopes to bring her wide array of skills to excite our community about native wildlife opportunities. She loves seeing others notice how awesome our native ecosystems are.

Chance has explored nature since a young age with two parents that work in ecology fields. He manages many behind-the-scenes efforts at BCNC, and even sneaks in time to hang with the bats. He is currently a Master’s in Biology student at the University of Colorado with a particular interest in the cross-section of physics and biology in the field of biomechanics. He is excited to see our group of volunteers and supporters grow.