WBFI Staff
Emma Bennett, Executive Director
Emma Bennett has worked in association management for over 7 years with groups focused on resource conservation. For other organizations, she has focused on program management including standards development, fundraising, and event coordination. Emma is a South Dakota native, with a degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Global Business and Nonprofit Management from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA.
Charley Naab, Membership Coordinator
Charley Naab is a dedicated logistics and supply chain professional with a knack for simplifying complex operations and building strong relationships. With years of experience in international logistics, procurement, and vendor management, Charley thrives on finding creative solutions that drive efficiency and reduce costs. She’s passionate about working collaboratively and helping teams reach their full potential.
Outside of her professional life, Charley is happily married and shares her home with two beloved dogs. For over nine years, she has fostered dogs through non-profit pet rescues, showing her deep commitment to animal welfare. When she’s not busy fostering, you can find her offshore, indulging in her love for fishing and enjoying the serenity of the ocean.
Jenna McCollough, Partnered Researcher
Jenna is a PhD student at the University of New Mexico and the Museum of Southwestern Biology, where she studies evolution, systematics, and natural history of birds in the South Pacific. An Idaho native, Jenna is a third-generation female birder and regularly birds across the western U.S. and internationally. She is also an associate editor of the North American Birds magazine and began working with WBFI in 2021.
Zach Hutchinson, Partnered Naturalist
Zach Hutchinson is an all-around bird enthusiast that owns and operates Flocking Around, a birding and bird feeding informational site. Zach's day job is to coordinate regional science and research efforts in the largest bird conservation group in North America. Zach is a permitted master bander, oversees seven bird banding stations in the Rockies, and has banded over 10,000 birds, from hummingbirds to eagles. Zach has a particular interest in creating digestible public communications on information learned from ornithological research.