Christine Sheppard
Director - Glass Collisions Program, American Bird Conservancy
Bio
Christine Sheppard earned her B.A. and Ph.D. at Cornell. Her first career was as Curator of Birds for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo. In 2007, Dr. Sheppard joined the board of the Bird-safe Glass Foundation as science advisor. In 2009, she moved to the American Bird Conservancy as Collisions Program Director. She has led instrumental bird collision mitigation efforts including evaluation of materials, the publication Bird-friendly Building Design, LEED Pilot Credit 55: Bird Collision Deterrence, a AIA/LEED continuing education class and consulting on related legislation throughout the US.
