People
Dr. David Mason
Assistant Scientist
Emma York Marzolf
Senior Research Technician
Emma holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Piedmont University in Demorest, GA and a M.S. degree in Environmental Studies – Conservation and Management from the Univ. of North Carolina – Wilmington. Her interest in plant ecology and conservation began as an undergraduate studying a rare plant species found in high mountain bogs of northeast Georgia. Since then, she has worked for the GA Dept. of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division, The Jones Center at Ichauway (2015-2016), and most recently the North Carolina Botanical Garden. As a native of GA, she has experience working and playing in the many different floral communities of the state but is excited to be back in the Coastal Plain. Her interests include ground cover restoration, seed-based restoration, seed banking, and rare plant conservation and management.
Madison Ohmen
Research Technician II
Madison Ohmen graduated in 2019 with a BA in Horticulture Science from North Carolina State University and has spent the past 5 years working in conservation. After working for the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, North Carolina Botanical Garden and Atlanta Botanical Garden, Madison joined the Plant Ecology Lab at the Jones Center at Ichauway. Her interests include conservation horticulture, rare plant monitoring, restoration and seed banking.
Stephen W. Golladay, Ph.D.
Scientist
Dr. Golladay’s interests include the ecology of streams and wetlands, the impact of human land use on water quality and aquatic invertebrates, and the impact of variation in hydrology on ecological processes and aquatic communities Recently, he has developed an interest in the ecology and conservation of rare and endangered freshwater mussel species.
Dr. Golladay has served as a technical advisor to the Sand County Foundation, Georgia EPD, DNR and Water Management districts in Florida. He has developed training activities for resource professionals in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dr. Golladay also has assisted in the development of programs to enhance the
natural resource awareness of regional educators in cooperation with regional Georgia Youth Science and Technology.
