Skip Ambrose
Clemson University, B.S., 1969
Mr. Ambrose worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska for 28 years as head of the Endangered Species Program in Fairbanks, AK. Much of this work involved assessing and protecting listed species from human impacts, including impacts from anthropogenic sounds. In 2001, Mr. Ambrose began working for the National Park Service to develop the Acoustic Division of the Natural Sounds Program. This work involved developing new tools and techniques to study sound levels in very remote and very quiet places, and working with acousticians from other federal, state, and private organizations. In 2005, Mr. Ambrose retired from the National Park Service and co-founded a consulting firm specializing in avian and acoustic studies. Mr. Ambrose has participated in over 50 sound level measurement studies throughout North America, and has authored over 30 reports on sound level measurements in national parks and other rural and remote locations.
Chris Florian
Northern Arizona University, B.S., 1994.
Beginning in 1993, Ms. Florian worked for the National Park Service in Arizona surveying and studying wildlife resources in northern Arizona parks, primarily avian species. In 1997, she began working in Alaska conducting avian and acoustic surveys in national parks in interior Alaska. In 2001, Ms. Florian started working for the National Park Service’s new Natural Sounds Program, and participated in equipment and software development for sound level measurements and acoustic studies in National Parks throughout North America. She retired from the National Park Service in 2005 and co-founded a consulting firm specializing in avian and acoustic studies. Ms. Florian has participated in over 50 sound level studies throughout North America, and co-authored over 25 reports on this work.