Christina Carrières is a veterinary technician and a Certified Wildlife Rehabilitator (IWRC certification program). For over 15 years, she has...
Meet the Instructors
![Debbie-Sykes-cropped Debbie Sykes LVMT, CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Debbie-Sykes-cropped-300x300.jpg)
Debbie Sykes LVMT, CWR
Debbie has been a wildlife rehabilitator since 2012 in Nashville, playing every role from volunteer to supervisor to director. She...
![Elisa Fosco Elisa Fosco RVT, CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Coyo-cropped-300x300.jpg)
Elisa Fosco RVT, CWR
Lisa Fosco (Elisa) has been rehabilitating wildlife for over 30 years. She is a licensed veterinary technician (RVT), a wildlife...
![Ernesto w:bear cropped Ernesto Dominguez DVM, DACVPM, CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Ernesto-wbear-cropped-300x300.jpg)
Ernesto Dominguez DVM, DACVPM, CWR
Dr. Ernesto Dominguez is currently the Associate veterinarian at Wellesley Animal Hospital, in Richmond, VA. Dr. Ernesto Dominguez grew up...
![HDB-Feeding-cub-cropped Halley Buckanoff BS, CVT, CWR, CESMT](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/HDB-Feeding-cub-cropped-300x300.jpeg)
Halley Buckanoff BS, CVT, CWR, CESMT
Halley is currently employed at the North Carolina Zoo’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Center overseeing rehabilitation practices, center operations, and mentoring of ...
![Jan sunlight Jan Shadick CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Jan-sunlight-300x300.jpeg)
Jan Shadick CWR
Jan grew up with a love of animals but did not discover wildlife rehabilitation until 1998 when she volunteered at...
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Jayanthi Kallam CWR
Though my professional background has been in the field of management and information technology, I was always passionate about environmental...
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Kelli LeVan DVM, CWR
Dr. Kelli graduated cum laude from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and from the Virginia-Maryland Regional...
![Kim Blomme 2022 Kim Blomme RVT, CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Kim-Blomme-2022-300x300.jpg)
Kim Blomme RVT, CWR
Kim never really knew what she wanted to be when she grew up until she responded to an advertisement looking...
![Lisa-Tretiak-owl Lisa Tretiak CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Lisa-Tretiak-owl-e1644397275599-300x300.jpg)
Lisa Tretiak CWR
Lisa Tretiak, a founding member of the Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (PWRC), started her career in wildlife rehabilitation in 1994....
![Lloyd with bird Lloyd Brown CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Lloyd-with-bird-300x300.jpg)
Lloyd Brown CWR
Lloyd has served IWRC as a State Representative, a regional representative and then as a board member. He served as...
Rebecca McKeever CWR
Rebecca has been a wildlife rehabilitator in Texas since 1994, but has a long history of volunteering at centers since...
![20201005_113138-1 Rebecca Michelin BSc., CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20201005_113138-1-300x300.jpg)
Rebecca Michelin BSc., CWR
Rebecca’s wildlife rehabilitation journey started with an internship in 2009 which she turned into a full-time career. She has coordinated...
![st-louis-2019 Renee Schott DVM, CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/st-louis-2019-300x300.jpg)
Renee Schott DVM, CWR
Renée is currently the Medical Director at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota (WRCMN), the busiest wildlife rehabilitation hospital in...
![B65E559D-EECF-4089-A334-A6B61027B541 Rob Adamski BVSM, CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/B65E559D-EECF-4089-A334-A6B61027B541.jpg)
Rob Adamski BVSM, CWR
Robert Adamski holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in biology from Delaware Valley College of Science & Agriculture, an associate...
![Sherri-Cox-cropped- Sherri Cox DVM, CWR](https://theiwrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sherri-Cox-cropped--300x300.jpg)
Sherri Cox DVM, CWR
Dr. Sherri Cox is the founder and Medical Director at the National Wildlife Centre in Ontario Canada. As a wildlife...