Laura Dehler

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  Laura Dehler has more than 20 years of project management experience in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors.A native of Vermont, Laura graduated from Dartmouth College, then served as project administrator for several internationally-sponsored research projects at Harvard University in both the School of Public Health and the Institute for International Development.From 1994 to 2003, she worked at the State Street Corporation in Boston, trying out positions in every area she could think of, including government relations, policy research, executive communications, marketing, and product development.In 2003, she traded in her Boston commute for a drive just down the road to the Center for Wildlife, where she was finally able to realize her life-long dream of working with animals.
  
  She started as an animal care volunteer, but could not quell her tendency to fill every empty niche she encountered ... Center had a lot of them!This led her to a Volunteer Coordinator position in 2004, and in 2005 they started calling her the Development Director, which is really just a concise way of saying "woman of all work."Laura is responsible for fundraising, finances, volunteers and interns, tours, the annual Open House, and board development.She also provides crucial animal care back-up throughout the busy summer months, and she picks up pretty much any other job that no one else is doing.
  
  Among her many projects at the CFW, she established the annual "Talk on the Wild Side" fundraising and outreach breakfast.For her birthday in 2006, the staff cleared a space between the turtles for Laura to have an office at the Center, so she would no longer have an excuse to go home.In her spare time, she also works at the York Public Library and participates in a local choir.She lives in Cape Neddick with her husband Frank and their incredibly pampered cats.

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  Published on: 11/7/2007    Last Visited: 11/7/2007  

  How to Protect Animals "A lot of problems facing animals, especially the young, are a direct result of people moving into their territory," said Laura Dehler, development director at the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick.Dehler says we have a responsibility to protect the animals, even if they end up borrowing our property to raise their young.Click here for more details.

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  Published on: 4/17/2008    Last Visited: 4/17/2008  

  Laura Dehler, development director of the Center for Wildlife, welcomed the guests and advised people not to peek into the rehabilitation structures where wild animals were recovering from injuries.She also asked that everyone walk around the far side of the raptor enclosure so as not to alarm a certain ornery Coopers hawk.The hawk periodically voiced his loud disapproval of the visitors.
  
  "We are not usually open to the public," Dehler said indicating that the Center for Wildlife is careful to maintain as human-free a recovery atmosphere as possible for its patients.The guests were more than happy to comply and quietly gathered on benches near the raptor enclosure.
  
  "This is the first program we are doing along with the York Land Trust," said Dehler "We're really excited about that."
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  At the conclusion of the owl presentation, Dehler brought out another of the Center for
  
  Wildlife's permanent residents, a spotted turtle called Bud.Bud wiggled and stretched as Dehler talked about particular dangers faced by turtles in a world infested with humans and their automobiles.
  
  "They look for a warm, sandy place to lay their eggs," she said.
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  Dehler said that the 40-degree, wet weather was not pleasant enough for amphibians to emerge, so the hike was postponed until Saturday, April 19.

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  Published on: 9/5/2007    Last Visited: 9/5/2007  

  "We'll be giving tours of our baby bird room," said Laura Dehler, the center's development director and outreach coordinator."We have a few babies that are getting close to fledging."
  
  Dehler said scheduled events for the day include the release of four birds.
  
  One of the highlights of the open house, she continued, is the center's new raptor enclosure."It is a 2,500-square-foot octagon with room for seven different species of raptors," she said.Current resident raptors include a red tailed hawk, a peregrine falcon, a broad winged hawk, an eastern screech owl, barred owls and a long-eared owl.
  
  The turtle enclosure, Dehler said, is also an exciting aspect of the center."We have been taking care of 15 turtles who were in an oil spill," she said.
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  "Shawn Middleton has been coming to the open house every year for several years," Dehler said.
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  In order to help control car traffic and facilitate parking, Dehler said the center is encouraging visitors to take a free trolley from the Stonewall Kitchen parking lot on Route 1.The trolley will run from the store to the Center for Wildlife every hour on the half hour starting at 10:30 a.m.
  
  There is no charge for the day's activities, but Dehler said the center gratefully accepts donations.
  
  "I think it is going to be a fun day," she said.

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  Published on: 7/6/2007    Last Visited: 7/6/2007  

  Officials: Managing Director Karen McElmurry, development director/outreach coordinator Laura Dehler
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  That's why the center hired fund-raiser Laura Dehler.
  
  "Fund raising and organizing is a full-time job, and Laura does it wonderfully," said McElmurry.
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  With the help of Dehler, and after two generous donors who each donated $10,000 to the center, the center was able to build a new raptor enclosure completed in early winter for residents such as Bryon and Bianca, a pair of barred owls, and red-tailed hawks Riley and Ruby.

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  About Us - Center for Wildlife - [Cached Version]
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  Laura Dehler,Development Director andOutreach Coordinator

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  Laura Dehler,Development Director

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  If you have any questions please contact Karen McElmurry at karen@yorkcenterforwildlife.org or Laura Dehler at laura@yorkcenterforwildlife.org

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  Published on: 11/24/2006    Last Visited: 11/24/2006  

  Laura DehlerDevelopment DirectorThe Center for Wildlifeoutreach@yorkcenterforwildlife.org

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  Published on: 4/6/2006    Last Visited: 5/1/2007  

  How to Protect Animals "A lot of problems facing animals, especially the young, are a direct result of people moving into their territory," said Laura Dehler, development director at the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick.Dehler says we have a responsibility to protect the animals, even if they end up borrowing our property to raise their young.Click here for more details.

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