Sarasota Audubon Society Instructors
Here you can learn about the many talented educators providing classes for Sarasota Audubon.
Dr. Jamie Rotenberg, Ornithologist
Jamie Rotenberg is an Emeritus Professor of Ornithology in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He received his PhD at the University of California Riverside, specializing in community ecology. Jamie loves teaching students of all ages. When out in the field, Jamie has conducted avian monitoring and research projects in Central America, Mexico and the Carolinas and has worked on habitat restoration for the bird community. He also has worked with single-species conservation projects of Wood Thrush, Painted Buntings, and Harpy Eagles.
Margi Haas, SAS Program Director
Margi Haas is on the Board of Directors and also Program Director for Sarasota Audubon, she has been inviting world-class speakers for our general meetings since 2017. Margi also leads bird walks in Swallow-Tailed Kite habitat and shines a spotlight on the important work of Avian Activists locally and abroad.
After working on Wall Street for seven years, she ran her own coaching and executive recruiting business in New York City and Tokyo before moving to Florida in 2014. She is writing a memoir of her amazing experiences birding and her unique observations and studies of Swallow-tailed kites in Florida.
Forrest Rowland, Bird Guide, Rockjumper Birding
Forrest Rowland is a world class birding guide with Rockjumper Birding Tours. He took his first trip to the Neotropics at the tender age of 9 and this has blossomed into a lifelong love affair with the region’s birds and wildlife. Forrest has a technical education in Genetics but has since spent many years in the field, honing his birding skills throughout the Americas.
