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Carrie Brown-Lima
Regional Administrator
USGS Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Carrie Brown-Lima has over 25 years of experience working in the areas of natural resource conservation and management. During a career that has spanned a variety of ecosystems and multiple countries, she has developed strategic partnerships and innovative programs that integrate science into natural resource decision-making and policies. Prior to her appointment as NE CASC Regional Administrator, she served as the Director of the NY Invasive Species Research Institute at Cornell University for 9 years. In that role, she worked closely with research scientists, state and federal agencies, regional managers and other stakeholders to inform approaches to invasive species management.
Brown-Lima has served as vice chair of the National Invasive Species Advisory Committee, chair of the New York State Invasive Species Advisory Committee and the North American Invasive Species Network and was an author of the New York Climate Impacts Assessment Ecosystems Chapter. She is also a co-founder of the Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network which won the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Climate Adaptation Leadership Award for Natural Resources in 2021.
From 2003-2014, Carrie worked in Brazil and throughout Latin America developing conservation strategies. Her work there included leading programs and reports to support for sustainable fisheries and agriculture and transboundary protected areas for the Rio de Janeiro State Fisheries Institute, The Nature Conservancy, ProNatura International and the Interamerican Development Bank.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Keene State College and a Master of Science in Natural Resources from Cornell University.
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Dr. Wesley M. Daniel
Fishery Biologist
USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
Dr. Wesley M. Daniel is a supervisory fisheries biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center in Gainesville, FL. He is the coordinator for the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Database and supervises a team of eight scientists and a team of student workers. Wes is an aquatic landscape ecologist, and his research focuses on identifying and modeling the impacts and introduction pathways of invasive species. Before joining USGS, Wes worked as a post-doctoral research associate for Michigan State University. He led numerous national-focused conservation projects for freshwater fishes and mussels with the National Fish Habitat Partnership, Northeast Climate Science Center, and Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative. Wes received a M.S. in Biology from the University of Louisville and a Ph.D. in Biology from Louisiana State University.
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Sarah Funck
Wildlife Impact Management Section Leader Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Sarah Funck earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Millersville University and a master’s degree in environmental science from Florida Gulf Coast University. She has a diverse work history with a focus in herpetology. Sarah currently serves as the Wildlife Impact Management Section Leader for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. In this role, she leads a team of biologists and administrative staff that strive to prevent and minimize human-wildlife conflict issues through technical assistance, stakeholder engagement, nonnative species management, permitting, policy development, rule promulgation, and various education and outreach strategies. Outside of work, she loves hiking, kayaking, paddle boarding, traveling, painting, and sewing.
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