MICHELLE M. HESTER Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge P.O. Box 31818 Seattle, WA 98103 (415) 868-1399 email: michelle at oikonos dot org PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Marine Science Coursework and Research, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 1995-1998 BA in Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz,1993 Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon, 1989 CURRENT PROJECTS 2002 - Present: Conserving Biodiversity on an Island Refuge: Año Nuevo Island Revegetation Project Co-PI with Julie Thayer, PRBO/UC Davis more info 2002 - 2006: Avian population status and exotic species interactions in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Research associate with Natalia Collier and Adam Brow, EPIC more info 2004-2008: Exploring Albatross Movements Co-PI with David Hyrenbach, Carol Keiper, Josh Adams, Cheryl Baduini, and Jenny Stock more info APPOINTMENTS President / Ecologist - Oikonos - Ecosystem Knowledge 2001 to Present Research Associate - California Academy of Sciences 2003 to Present Board of Directors - Environmental Protection in the Caribbean 2000 to Present Biologist, Adélie Penguin Project - H.T. Harvey & Associates, Dr. David Ainley Austral Summers 1999 to 2003 Seabird Conservation Coordinator - Point Reyes Bird Observatory 2001 Senior Staff Biologist, Farallon Is. Research Station - Point Reyes Bird Observatory 1995 to 2000 Wildlife Biologist, Seabird Aerial Surveys - University of California Santa Cruz 1995 to 1997 Project Leader, Año Nuevo Island - Point Reyes Bird Observatory 1993 to1995 Marine Toxicologist - University of California, Marine Pollution Studies Lab 1992 to 1995 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Collier, N., A.C. Brown, & M.M. Hester. 2003. Searches for Seabird Breeding Colonies in the Lesser Antilles. El Pitirre 15(3):110-116. Pyle, P., W.J. Sydeman, and M.M. Hester. 2001. Effects of age, breeding experience, mate fidelity, and site fidelity on breeding performance in a declining population of Cassin's Auklets. Journal of Animal Ecology 70: 1088-1097. Sydeman, W.J., M.M. Hester, F. Gress, P. Martin, and J. Buffa. 2001. Climate change, reproductive performance, and diet composition of marine birds in the southern California Current system. Progress in Oceanography 49: 309-329. Thayer, J.A., M.M. Hester, and W.J. Sydeman. 2000. The Conservation Biology of Rhinoceros Auklets on Año Nuevo Island, California, 1993-1999. Endangered Species Update 17-3:63-67. (view abstract) Hester, M.M. 1998. Abundance, reproduction, and prey of Rhinoceros Auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata, on Año Nuevo Island, California. Masters Thesis, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, California State University San Francisco, California. Anderson, B.A., J. Hunt, M. Hester, and B. Phillips. 1995. Assessing sediment toxicity at the sediment-water interface. In Techniques in Aquatic Toxicology. CRC Press. M.M. Hester, J.A. Thayer, W.J. Sydeman, and S. Ralston. In Prep. Rhinoceros Auklet prey utilization during chick provisioning in central California, 1993-1999. TEACHING & PUBLIC EDUCATION Naturalist/Kayak Tour Leader - Tamales Bay, CA. 1999 - Present Bolinas-Stinson School District - Natural history presentations to K-12 students, 1999 - Present Merrit College - Co-instructor for course "Natural History of the Farallones", 1998.