Donations 
Memberships 
Volunteers 
Partnerships 
Actions! 
Conservation -
Volunteers & Research Assistants
Conservation Training
- 1
Training
Collections Team
Crystal Mandica
Collections Manager
Jess Kemper
Laboratory Manager
Michaela Daniel
Inventory Manager
Jeffrey Weiss
Facilities Manager
Anthony Mandica
Collections Assistant & Namer
Raquel Gonzalez
Flatwoods Salamander Lab Volunteer
Becca Rodriguez
Striped Newt Lab Volunteer
Mireille Lofquist
Striped Newt Lab Volunteer
Barb Marston
Blue-spotted & Pigeon Mountain Salamanders Volunteer
Vanessa Viviano-Perez
Blue-spotted & Pigeon Mountain Salamanders Volunteer
Cassie Ashby
Amphibian Lab Volunteer
Brittany Szafran
Amphibian Lab Volunteer
Amanda Ramsay
Amphibian Lab Volunteer
Nadine Contreras
Amphibian Lab Volunteer
Thomas Geaslen
Amphibian Lab Volunteer
Elizabeth Gritzmacher
Amphibian Lab Volunteer
Nicholas Holmes
Squamate Lab Volunteer
Cheri Robinson
Squamate Lab VolunteerAbbie German
Squamate Lab Volunteer
Karl Guyton II
Squamate Lab Volunteer
Taylor Cone
Squamate Lab Volunteer
Alexa Ponder
Squamate Lab VolunteerIsabella Challis
Squamate Lab Volunteer
Chelsea DesJardins
Special Collections VolunteerHelana Broome
Special Collections Volunteer
Phoebe Offenberg
Special Collections Volunteer
Shiloh Bauer
Special Collections Volunteer
Evan Holland
Special Collections Volunteer
Abby Tharp
Special Collections Volunteer
Bella Kezios
Special Collections Volunteer
Brian Richards
Special Collections Volunteer
See available opportunities to get involved in Collections or other teams. get.amphibious.af
Volunteer Networks
Volunteer Match
You can see our open volunteer positions on VolunteerMatch. A great way to get involved in your community.
Can't commit to a weekly shift? Join our Special Projects Team!
Sign up for our Special Projects Team and get alerted when there are opportunities for field work, or projects at the Amphibian Foundation.
We'll send out an email when opportunities arise, and if you are available to join us, please do!
Education & Outreach
Through our Critter Camp and educational & outreach programs, there are many opportunities to work with children, teaching them about reptiles and amphibians, conservation, including how to perform scientific experiments and collect data. We have training and paid opportunities for ages 14 and up!
Work Hands-On With Reptiles & Amphibians
Our volunteers help us care for a large living herpetological research and teaching collection, learning valuable husbandry skills from a team of experts in the field. We have about 250 frogs, salamanders, turtles, lizards and snakes and are fully licensed and permitted. Contact us if you are interested in volunteering at The Amphibian Foundation!
Captive Husbandry and Propagation
If you love working with animals, particularly reptiles and amphibians, then consider volunteering your time with The Amphibian Foundation. We are a positive bunch - enthusiastic about this fascinating group of animals.
Field Work
Volunteers and Interns have opportunities to get in the field and contribute to research and conservation. After 3 months, volunteers can be added as sub-permittees and have supervised access to resticted areas in the southeast, as well as opportunities to work with state and federally listed species.
Artificial Ephemeral Wetland Design & Implementation
Ephemeral wetlands (or temporary, seasonal, vernal wetlands a.k.a. 'puddles') are a necessary component for 25% of Atlanta's amphibians, but are vital for 60% of them — and they are disapppearing. What might not look like more then a swampy depression in the woods could be valuable habitat for amphibian communities struggling to stay viable in our urban landscape. Our team identifies areas which can support ephemeral wetlands and work with land managers to develop these wetlands. We even 'stock' them with with our captive produced offspring.
Rearing Endangered Species of Amphibians
Volunteers can also help with rearing state and federally listed amphibian species like Gopher Frogs (Lithobates capito) and Frosted Flatwoods Salamanders (Ambystoma cingulatum) as well as in assisted metamorphosis (head-starting) programs for endangered species.
Outreach — Bringing Reptiles & Amphibians to Schools
We work with regional schools and programs to teach students about reptiles and amphibians, as well as the conservation issues surrounding these groups.
Scientific Illustration & Specimen Prep
We also work with students on valuable research skills, and specimen preparation techniques such as: preservation in ethanol, fixing specimens, and preparing skeletal specimens with flesh-eating-beetles (dermestids).
Field Studies for Children
Nothing excites kids more about science than getting out in the field and finding animals! If you love engaging children and getting outdoors, then contact us about our Critter Camp, Atlanta Urban Ecologists, Amphibian Foundation Field Trips, In-School Programs, Home School Programs and Metro Atlanta Amphibian Monitoring Programs.
Scientific Illustration Interns
Our former Scientific Illustration Internship program is now part of a larger, career-building conservation training program at AF, the Conservation Research Bridge Program. Click here for more information on the Bridge @ AF.
We train Research Assistants in the scientific illustration of reptiles and amphibians — their anatomy, morphology, physiology and conservation. We train in both pen and ink as well as digital renderings using Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator to create compelling graphics for scientific research. We produced an annual exhibit, starting in 2016, featuring the illustrations of our interns in a galleries in Decatur + Atlanta. The event is called The Ribbit Exhibit, which raises awareness for amphibian declines and conservation.
We train Research Assistants in the scientific illustration of reptiles and amphibians — their anatomy, morphology, physiology and conservation. We train in both pen and ink as well as digital renderings using Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator to create compelling graphics for scientific research. We produced an annual exhibit, starting in 2016, featuring the illustrations of our interns in a galleries in Decatur + Atlanta. The event is called The Ribbit Exhibit, which raises awareness for amphibian declines and conservation.
Always Opportunities
We encourage further fascination with this remarkable group of critters. We do this by providing opportunities for volunteers, students and interns to work directly with the animals; teaching others, collecting data, caring for the animals and getting out into the field. In most cases, prior experience is not necessary — just an enthusiasm for conservation.
Critter Camp Counselors
We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with teaching Critter Camp, our popular Reptile and Amphibian Summer and School-year Camp for ages 6 - 14. Volunteers work with the campers and animals, lead activities and help feed the animals. For more information about Critter Camp, see our website: critter-camp.org