Leadership
Jordan Traverso, Deputy Director
Jen Benedet, Assistant Deputy Director
Communications Staff
- Kirsten Macintyre, Supervising Information Officer, all regions statewide and Marine Region,
Kirsten.Macintyre@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 804-1714
- Peter Tira, Information Officer, Northern Region and North Central Region,
Peter.Tira@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 215-3858
- Ken Paglia, Information Officer, Bay Delta Region and Central Region,
Ken.Paglia@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 825-7120
- Tim Daly, Information Officer, South Coast Region and Inland Deserts Region,
Tim.Daly@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 201-2958
- Amanda McDermott, Assistant Information Officer,
Amanda.L.McDermott@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 738-9641
- Katharine Kukulka, Social Media Coordinator,
Katharine.Kukulka@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 516-5053
- Steve Gonzalez, Supervising Information Officer, Office of Spill Prevention and Response
Steve.Gonzalez@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 715-9072
- Janice Mackey, Information Officer II, Cannabis Program
Janice.Mackey@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 207-7891
Education and Outreach Staff
- Meredith Simoneau, Graphic Designer
Meredith.Simoneau@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 203-1389
- Travis VanZant, Audio-Visual Specialist
Travis.VanZant@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 245-8019
- Bridget Kennedy, Marketing Specialist, Keep Me Wild, Project WILD, R3 Outreach
Bridget.Kennedy@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 502-7472
- Robert Karam, Marketing Specialist, R3 Marketing and Graphic Design
Robert.Karam@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 204-1692
- Jana Leiran, Hatcheries Interpretive Services Coordinator
Jana.Leiran@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 539-6644
- Troy Swauger, Editor, Outdoor California Magazine
Troy.Swauger@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 768-0564
- Leticia Palamidessi, Marketing Specialist, Archery in the Schools, R3 Marketing
Leticia.Palamidessi@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 708-8517
- Taylor Williams, R3 Manager
Taylor.Williams@wildlife.ca.gov
(916) 203-1362