Great Bear Foundation Faces

Photo by SL Baer

Dr. Charles Jonkel -has been a biologist and researcher for over 40 years. His work ranges from research on brown, black and grizzly bears; to arctic ecology, teaching conservation sponsored courses and classes at the university level, to wildlife research techniques. Dr. Jonkel is the Co-founder and Scientific Advisor of Great Bear Foundation.

Photo by SL Baer
Jenny Rasche - is our acting office manager. She handles day to day operations at GBF, which include field course registrations, accounting, information requests and liason with the community and other organizations. She has a B.S in Psychology from Virginia Tech and has gained knowledge of wildlife biology through courses at the University of Montana.

Julie White -is a friend and former full time employee of Great Bear. She is currently pursuing her Master's in Geography, but helps in the office periodically. She also has a Bachelors of Science in Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana with a focus in Environmental Education.

Mary Hawver - A dedicated bear enthusiast and educator, Mary has lead dozens of GBF Arctic Ecology field trips to the Churchill Northern Studies Center, in Manitoba, Canada. She is a photographer and the production manager of Bear News.

Greg Price - worked as the coordinator for the GBF Great Grizzly Search, a multi-year collaborative DNA study to determine the presence of grizzly bears in the Greater Salmon-Selway-Bitterroot Ecosystem in Montana and Idaho. Currently, Greg volunteers and is a major contributor to our Bear Honoring event held annually in May.

Brian Huntington - is part-time staff, and coordinates the Babine River Grizzly Project in northwestern British Columbia, examining the ecosystem level connectivity of bears in the wild landscape. His non-intrusive research methodology includes DNA hair sampling, den surveys, and study of seasonal migration patterns. He has a Bachelors of Science in Resource Conservation with a Wildlife Biology focus from the University of Montana.