Blogger Profile: Sharon Belcher

Sharon Belcher began her career in avian husbandry caring for parakeets at age seven and is now excited to work for a program where she can be part of conservation in action. As a senior research associate for the Maui Bird Conservation Center, where she has worked since 2002, Sharon oversees artificial incubation/hand rearing and manages the captive population of puaiohi. Sharon earned a bachelor’s degree in ecology, behavior, and evolution from the University of California, San Diego, in 1999.