Marne grew up spending time outdoors and enjoying annual family vacations hiking and visiting national parks, which ultimately inspired her love of nature and wildlife. Marne received her B.S. in wildlife management and forestry from The Ohio State University in 2004. She continued her study of forest wildlife at OSU within School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), where she obtained her M.S. in 2007 studying the response of bat populations to forest management in southern Ohio. She worked as a naturalist-intern for the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks in 2007, where she developed a passion for environmental education. In late 2007, Marne accepted a position with SENR as the state Extension Wildlife Program Specialist and in 2023, as the Wildlife Program Director. She works to provide a variety of educational programs, workshops, conferences, and publications centered on wildlife ecology and biology, habitat management for wildlife and managing nuisance wildlife species.
