Jennifer Murphy joined the TWS staff in 2020. Initially, she served the organization as the Operations Coordinator, but she now oversees the Wildlife Biologist Certification Program.
Jennifer first became a member of TWS in 1993 when she joined the student chapter at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where she earned her B.S. in wildlife biology. She earned her M.S. in wildlife biology at Utah State University in 2000. Jennifer became an AWB® in 2000, and upgraded to CWB® status in 2007.
Jennifer has worked as a wildlife biologist in both the government and private sectors, mainly focused on wildlife hazard management at airports. She has worked with dozens of airports across the country from tiny one-runway airports with elk migrating across the airfield to the country’s largest and busiest airports such as Denver International and Boston’s Logan where the wildlife impacts are very diverse. She also spent two years on Guam helping to manage the invasive brown tree snake.
Jennifer’s other interests include birding, kayaking, photography and most sports involving a racquet and a ball. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, Kevin, and her Shih Tzu named Levi.
