Mid-Atlantic Regional Breeding Program
Katy McCune, Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator
Virginia Department of Forestry Central Office
900 Natural Resources Dr
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Tel: 434-906-9312
TACF is thrilled to welcome Katy McCune as the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator.
Katy McCune joined TACF in March 2010 as the Virginia chapter’s Summer Intern. Previous to working with TACF, Katy was in Patagonia, Argentina, were she provided onsite planning, implementation and management of logistics and science for a British expedition company. With a dual degree in Environmental Studies and Sociology from Tufts University, her previous experience includes being a cartographer and GIS editor for the Virginia Department of Forestry, where she helped pilot a conservation project for the Chesapeake Bay watershed. She has also been a rearing specialist for California condors in Big Sur and Pinnacles National Monument, worked at a raptor rehabilitation center, an emergency veterinary clinic, and at the New England Bay Aquarium. Katy is also an EFR instructor and a certified Wilderness First Responder. Born in the Appalachian Mountains, Katy is excited to be back in the area she calls home, working as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Science Coordinator.