Our Team
Meet the Scientists
Meet The Graduate and PhD Students
Tommy
Fenster
Joined Ecdysis Team in 2017
Ba Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, Msc California State University, East Bay
Tommy is a PhD student at UC Davis researching regenerative perennial cropping systems
Dan
Pecenka
Joined Ecdysis Team in 2020
Bsc Wildife & Fisheries Science, emphasis in small mammals; SDSU. Pursuing Master's Degree
Dan is a master's student at SDSU studying regenerative agriculture with a focus on perennial wheat
Meet The Core Staff
Meet The Governing Board
Dr. Robert Wiedenmann, PhD
Chair
Former Department Head of Entomology, University of Arkansas
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Mark Law
Treasurer
President, DNB National bank
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Melanie Kirby
Member-at-large
Beekeeper, Educator
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Gail Fuller
Vice-Chair
Farmer, Educator
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Anne Golden
Secretary
Philanthropist
Genesis Graduate Students
Former Staff
Claire LaCanne
2017
Jacob Pecenka
2017
Liz Adee
Austin Adee
Mike Ayensu-Mensah
Noah Bell
Emily Blank
Christopher Bradley
Mike Bredeson
Roger Brown
Robin Buterbaugh
Liza Chang
Easton Coe
Emily Elzinga
Will Engelmann
Gordon Gallant
DeJae Gantvoort
Alyson Garcia
Islam Genina
Cedric Gentils
Namrata Ghimire
Sydney Golding
Shelby Gresch
Amy Heibult
Desirae Hertling
Olivia Husmann
Gabriela Jancikova
Matt Jones
Amy Knofczynski
Anne Knofczynski
Jenna Krogh
RaeAnn Krull
Braden Kullman
Anesa Liptak
Kirstyn Loyva
Gabby Lundgren
Daniel Macina
Alex Marra
Fritze Mayer
Isabel McClellan
Alex Michels
Cooper Millar
Liam O'Connor
Juliette Paineau
Morgan Pederson
Alec Peterson
Felicia Rain
Pauline Reby
Stephen Robertson
Nolan Ryne
Thomas Schmitt
Nicole Shultz
Sierra Stendahl
Kimberly Strohschein
Julia Stueven
Adam Tess
Emily Tess
Kayli Tolk
David Trombold
Sadie Tornberg
Catherine (Cat) Wagner
Mia Werger
Kassidy Whethers
McKenzie Wilson
Tara Wood
Anqi Zhang