Volunteers Community Partners

Sam Beck-Andersen

Associate Director of Invasive Species Programs, Finger Lakes PRISM Coordinator

Phone: 315-781-4388
E-mail: beck-andersen@hws.edu

  • Oversees, develops, and administers invasive species programs across the 17 county Finger Lakes PRISM region as the Coordinator for the Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM).
  • Works with local and state agencies such as NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Parks, and local partners to coordinate management, research, prevention, and monitoring of priority invasive species infestations.
  • Sam is from the Finger Lakes, and studied natural resources management at SUNY ESF, ultimately focusing his studies on human dimensions of natural resources management.