Field Station Permanent Staff
Dr. Joe Parkos
Director, Kaskaskia, Sam Parr, and Ridge Lake Biological Stations
parkos@illinois.edu
Dr. Anthony Porreca
Assistant Director, Kaskaskia Biological Station
porreca@illinois.edu
Dr. Mike Nannini
Assistant Director, Sam Parr Biological Station,
mnannini@illinois.edu
Angela Miller
Administrative Assistant
angelam7@illinois.edu
Steve Butler
Biologist
sebutlr1@illinois.edu
Dakota Radford
Biologist
dradford@illinois.edu
David Yff
Biologist
davidyff@illinois.edu
Graduate Students
Rafael Davila
MS student
rdavila3@illinois.edu
William Fick
MS student
wfick@illinois.edu
Jeremy Facer
MS student
jfacer2@illinois.edu
Kathryn Conatser
MS student
conatse1@illinois.edu
Abigail Rick
MS student
arrick3@illinois.edu
Research Technicians
Tim Galos
Research Technician
tgalos@illinois.edu
Nico Vigilante
Research Technician
dgv4@illinois.edu
Erika Hansen
Research Technician
eahansen@illinois.edu
Taylor Frederickson
Research Technician
taylorff@illinois.edu
Bret Dannis
Research Technician
bdannis2@illinois.edu
Clark Jackson
Research Technician
clarktj@illinois.edu
Emma Hans
Research Technician
ehans@illinois.edu
Cole Keyworth
Research Technician
cdk29@illinois.edu
Brendon Tran
Research Technician
bctran@illinois.edu
Blake Raymer
Research Technician
braymer@illinois.edu
Chloe McGee
Research Technician
cdmcgee2@illinois.edu
2023 Staff and Students