Who We Are

Kim Banach

Executive Director and Board President

Kim started with the Center as a volunteer in 2009 with her son Jared, as a baby bird feeder and continued as an Animal Care volunteer. Kim joined the board of directors in 2013 as Secretary and has been Board President since November 2015.

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Lisa Rowe

Director of Operations & Wildlife Rehabilitator

Lisa started with the Center as a volunteer in 1994 and became a staff member shortly after that. She holds her Advanced Wisconsin Wildlife Rehabilitation License and specializes in the rehabilitation and care of rodents, with her particular favorite being woodchucks.

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Mandy Feavel

Director of Animal Care & Wildlife Rehabilitator

Mandy joined the Wildlife In Need Center in March of 2009 as a full time wildlife rehabilitator and became the Animal Care Manager in November of 2012. Mandy was promoted to WINC’s Director of Animal Care in January of 2018. She holds her advanced Wisconsin Wildlife Rehabilitator license along with other professional certifications including her Wisconsin endangered and threatened species permit. She has a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology, Natural Resources from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Mandy is also a member of the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group helping to educate people about her favorite aerial insectivores. She has recently partnered with Carroll University to create and teach a “Fundamentals of Wildlife Rehabilitation” course for students in their Animal Behavior Department.

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Alexa Cushman

Animal Care Staff

Alexa started as a full-time Animal Care Staff member in March of 2019. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology and minors in both Biology and Captive Wildlife Management. She has worked in zoos, nature centers, taught wildlife based summer camps, along with multiple fellowships and internships doing wildlife rehabilitation. Through all of these experiences she discovered her true passion is wildlife rehabilitation. More recently, Alexa has been in charge of the avian rehabilitation program at The Abilene Zoo in Abilene, TX before starting her position here at WINC.

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Susan Taylor

Educational Coordinator

Susan began her career working with animals as a volunteer with the Wildlife In Need Center. She owned and operated a large dog kennel for 5 years, sold it, and then came to the Center as Education Coordinator.

During Susan’s career she taught marketing at the Waukesha County Technical College and the University of Phoenix. She also spent 15 years as Marketing Manager in the food ingredient industry, biotechnology sector. Susan has  Masters of Management from Cardinal Stritch University.

 

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