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Staff


Alaina Bernard - Assistant Director, Land Management
Alaina Bernard pursued a Graduate Degree in Biology at UCF with her thesis focusing on metapopulation connectivity and the importance of corridor networks in ecological systems. As a grad student, she was tasked with creating a prescribed fire program for the campus, and after completing both the degree and the fire program, was offered a full time position as the Land Manager for the University of Central Florida. Currently, she focuses on an array of endeavors including wildland-urban interface land management techniques, green roofs, sustainable land management, partnerships, student & faculty involvement, and community service.

Jennifer Pudewell - Assistant Land Manager
Jennifer (Jen) Pudewell came to Orlando from south Florida to pursue a degree in biology at the University of Central Florida. The majority of her work as both an undergraduate and graduate student focused on marine turtle biology, ecology, and habitat conservation. As a graduate student, she worked with various government agencies to develop a project that monitored the interactions between marine turtle nesting and hatching success and geotextile tube (giant, sand filled containers buried in the beach for erosion control) installation sites on the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Melbourne Beach, Florida. As the Assitant Land Manager, she uses her acquired knowledge to assess habitat quality through biological monitoring and assist in decisions on how to best manage UCF’s lands for the benefit of the biological and academic communities alike.