People Type: Staff

Dan is a Senior Shorebird Scientist based in Anchorage, Alaska. He worked for federal agencies in Alaska for 30 years, and transitioned to Manomet in 2026. His work focuses primarily on shorebirds, but Dan also has extensive experience studying Arctic-breeding landbirds and waterfowl. Given the globe-spanning migrations of Arctic-breeding shorebirds, he works with researchers and communities from around the world to understand factors that limit shorebird populations. Along with his colleagues, Dan has conducted numerous studies of the migration ecologies of Alaska-breeding curlews and godwits, documenting the movements of Hudsonian Whimbrels, Bristle-thighed Curlews, and Bar-tailed and Marbled Godwits. He has also conducted numerous studies to document the distribution and population status of landbirds in Alaska.

Dan received a Ph.D. in Animal Ecology from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, in 2014 for research on the winter ecology of Rock Sandpipers in Cook Inlet, Alaska. For his Master of Science degree in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, he studied the breeding ecology of Western Sandpipers on the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. As an undergraduate, Dan attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology. When he’s not chasing shorebirds, Dan enjoys cycling, Nordic skiing, and swimming. He also loves puttering in the garden with his family and relaxing with their cat, Hank, and dog, Miguel.

As an Education Specialist at the Wade Institute for Science Education at Manomet Conservation Sciences, Leslie is dedicated to helping science teachers shift their thinking about their role in the classroom. With over two decades of experience in middle and high school science, math, and STEM education, she strongly believes in the ability of ALL students to achieve high levels and in the need for schools to shift their practices to meet the changing demands of students and society. She is also passionate about designing and delivering high-quality professional learning experiences that educators can both use today and that shift their thinking for the long term.

Leslie earned her Bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her Master’s degree from Indiana University-Bloomington. She later participated in the Educator Leadership Initiative (ELI) through Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts to earn her administrator licensure.

At Manomet, Leslie enjoys designing and facilitating professional learning that supports teachers and administrators in implementing the OpenSciEd curriculum and helps us all continue to make the shifts in curriculum and pedagogy outlined by Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Massachusetts 2016 Frameworks. Outside of work, Leslie enjoys running, gardening, playing in the mountains, and spending time with her husband, two kids, two cats, and one dog.

Originally from Paraguay, Cindy joined the WHSRN Executive Office—housed within Manomet’s Flyways Program—in 2025.

She has over nine years of experience promoting environmental education and scientific outreach and has led projects with rural communities, indigenous peoples, and the productive sector.

Before joining the team, Cindy worked to conserve key bird sites as Communications and Society Coordinator at Guyra Paraguay, a BirdLife International partner, where she promoted social marketing initiatives. She also developed social monitoring plans for carbon projects (REDD+) and worked as a social specialist on initiatives with VCS and CCB certifications. Cindy has coordinated communication strategies within tri-national and multi-sector networks, such as the Tri-national Atlantic Forest Restoration Network and the Pantanal Observatory, and designed campaigns to promote sustainable tourism for government agencies, including Paraguay’s National Secretariat of Tourism.

Cindy studied Communication Sciences with a focus on journalism at the National University of Asunción, complementing her studies with training in scientific writing and project management. In her free time, she enjoys outdoor sports and bird watching, as well as being an enthusiastic nature photographer.

Zoey Chapman is a Research Specialist at Manomet Conservation Sciences, where she provides data analysis and logistical support for long-term monitoring of shorebirds across the Arctic. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from Clemson University, and has spent several field seasons collaborating with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on shorebird and waterfowl breeding ecology projects across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Zoey is passionate about using emerging technology to advance conservation science, with a particular interest in developing computer vision models to monitor nesting birds. At Manomet, she is excited to support long-term data collection that deepens understanding of arctic breeding ecology. When she’s not in the field, Zoey can usually be found with a needlework project in hand or reading under the nearest shady tree.

Morgan Ziegenhorn (they/she) joined Manomet in November 2025 as a Research Associate in Data Science and Acoustic Ecology.  Previously, Morgan worked in close collaboration with Manomet scientists as a postdoctoral researcher at the Universite de Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada, conducting groundbreaking research in the analysis of acoustic data sets applied to large scale shorebird monitoring.    

At Manomet, Morgan will continue to work in collaboration with Manomet’s USFWS and Canadian partners on cutting edge machine learning and advanced statistical analyses of audio recordings of shorebirds in the Arctic. Their current research in this field includes improving automated detection and classification of Arctic shorebird vocalizations, species distribution modelling, and abundance estimation. Along with their colleagues, they are using these approaches to augment Manomet’s large scale monitoring of breeding shorebirds and explore whether audio monitoring can improve or replace visual observations of shorebird density. 

Morgan obtained their PhD. in Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, focusing on passive acoustic monitoring of toothed whales in Hawaii.  Prior to this, they completed a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Biology—Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology at the University of California, Berkeley., with a minor in Creative Writing.

Morgan is based in Sacramento, California and enjoys running, exploring the outdoors with their partner and dog, and occasionally publishing poetry.