Rebecca Dmytryk

Rebecca Dmytryk "joined IBRRC's response team in 1993 and has worked numerous spills including a well blow out in Venice, Louisiana (1995), Bollona Creek (1997), the Point Reyes Tar ball events (1998) and Stuyvesant spill (1999) and the Jessica, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (2001). Her responsibilities have included search and collection, intake and stabilization of the birds, washing, and cage construction.

"Rebecca Dmytryk is the founder of WildRescue and serves as its chief administrative officer. In 1996, Rebecca founded The California Wildlife Center, a hospital for sick and injured wild animals, based in Malibu, California.

"She is the author of a paper, Wildlife Paramedics, which was presented at the California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators and International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council conferences in 1999. An offshoot of this paper is a training course she offers to volunteers and government employees to help ensure proper care of injured and orphaned native wildlife. Rebecca is also a professional videographer and combines her wildlife background with her production skills to create Public Service Announcements and educational videos.

"She worked most recently on the Cosco Busan oil spill (2007)."

• Director, EarthWays Foundation