{"id":1353,"date":"2024-05-13T07:39:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T07:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/?page_id=1353"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:39:39","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/index.php\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1353\" class=\"elementor elementor-1353\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d12c43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d12c43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9fd700 e-con-full blured-container e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9fd700\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd7d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fd7d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3968d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b3968d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4173debe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4173debe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798f5283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"798f5283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Matthew-Trokan-e1723753361257.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Matthew Trokan\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTczLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3Lndlc3Rlcm53aWxkbGlmZWNvcnJpZG9yLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDNcL01hdHRoZXctVHJva2FuLWUxNzIzNzUzMzYxMjU3LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5mmbcenwhr.i.optimole.com\/cb:2Ku-.b24\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.westernwildlifecorridor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Matthew-Trokan-e1723753361257.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-973\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e78e0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49e78e0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ea791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0ea791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Matthew Trokan, Executive Director<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c12f610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c12f610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matt grew up in Delhi along a tributary of Wulff Run Creek and spent many hours in his youth hiking and exploring the hillsides and waterways around Bender Mountain. Matt received his Bachelor of Arts from Xavier University and a Master&#8217;s of Environmental Studies from The Evergreen State College. His graduate research studied the relationships between climate, plants, and people. 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She earned her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Environmental Science from Northern Kentucky University. During her time in college and through her internship with Western Wildlife, Abby studied the connection between the environment and the community, and the importance of serving to protect it. 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