Tiffany Sprague
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Biodiversity Manager
Scottsdale, AZ
Tiffany has devoted her life to protecting our natural world while educating and inspiring others to do the same. She has a BS in Wildlife Sciences from University of Arizona and an MS in Applied Biological Sciences from Arizona State University. As a wildlife biologist, she has worked with a variety of species and habitats with the National Park Service, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and others. She has also worked with several non-profit organizations, including Sierra Club, seeking to educate the public and policy-makers on environmental issues. Since 2017, she has worked with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy as the Parsons Field Institute Manager, where she focuses on research and education to manage and protect the largest municipal preserve in the world, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, while informing management throughout the Sonoran Desert. Tiffany oversees more than 15 ecological research and monitoring projects and manages a volunteer workforce of nearly 150 citizen scientists, working to empower volunteers from all walks of life to be capable scientists. Her goal in life is simple: she wants to save the world.