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DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
DC · Animal Welfare · EIN 530183181
55
Executives Disclosed
$48.6M
Annual Revenue
$65.5M
Total Assets
4.1:1
Internal Pay Ratio
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE has 55 executives with disclosed compensation. The highest-paid executive, Jamie Rappaport Clark (President and CEO (to 7/24)), received peak total compensation of $861,100. The sector average for Animal Welfare executives is $113K.
Top Executive Compensation Over Time
Executive Compensation
| Name | Title | Peak Comp. | Latest Comp. | Years | vs. Household |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Rappaport Clark | President and CEO (to 7/24) | $861K | $862K | 2016–2025 | 11.5x |
| Ruth Renee Stone | Sr VP, Conservation and Gen Counsel | $313K | $313K | 2021–2023 | 4.2x |
| Elizabeth C Nichols | VP, Finance and CFO, Until July 2024 | $306K | $306K | 2022–2024 | 4.1x |
| Michael Senatore | SVP, Conservation Programs | $305K | $305K | 2016–2025 | 4.1x |
| James Stofan | SVP, Operations, Until Sept 2024 | $304K | $304K | 2016–2024 | 4.1x |
| Brandace Swimeley | Vice President, Integrated Marketing | $301K | $301K | 2017–2025 | 4x |
| Matt Braughler | Vice President, Development | $297K | $297K | 2022–2025 | 4x |
| Brandace J Swimeley | VP, Integrated Marketing | $296K | $296K | 2022–2024 | 3.9x |
| Laura Sheehan | Senior Vice President, External Affairs | $272K | $272K | 2024–2025 | 3.6x |
| James Laurence Stofan | SVP, Operations (to 9/24) | $267K | $267K | 2025–2025 | 3.6x |
| Robert Dreher | Sr VP, Conservation and Gen Counsel | $266K | $0 | 2017–2022 | 3.5x |
| Thu Pham | Chief of Staff | $252K | $252K | 2020–2025 | 3.4x |
| Donald Barry Outgoing | Senior Vice President, Conservation | $246K | $246K | 2016–2016 | 3.3x |
| Robert Dewey | Vice President, Government Relations | $241K | $242K | 2016–2025 | 3.2x |
| Robert L Dewey | VP, Government Relations | $233K | $233K | 2022–2024 | 3.1x |
| Elizabeth Nichols | VP, Finance & CFO (to 7/24) | $228K | $228K | 2017–2025 | 3x |
| Andrew Bowman | President & CEO (from 8/24) | $222K | $222K | 2025–2025 | 3x |
| Nina Fascione | VP, Philanthropy | $218K | $216K | 2016–2020 | 2.9x |
| Julia Adams | Vice President, Conservation Law | $217K | $217K | 2019–2025 | 2.9x |
| Shawn P Cantrell | VP, Species Conservation & Coexistence | $212K | $212K | 2022–2024 | 2.8x |
| Shawn Cantrell | VP, Species Conservation & Coexistence | $210K | $210K | 2019–2025 | 2.8x |
| Sharon Morris-Smith | Vice President, Human Resources | $208K | $208K | 2024–2025 | 2.8x |
| Michael P Senatore | Sr VP, Conservation Programs | $199K | $155K | 2022–2023 | 2.7x |
| Nancy Dimaio | VP, Information Services/C | $197K | $197K | 2016–2018 | 2.6x |
| Jacob Malcom | Dir Ctr for Conservation Innovation | $191K | $191K | 2020–2022 | 2.5x |
| Jane Davenport McClintock | Senior Attorney | $186K | $186K | 2024–2025 | 2.5x |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | Senior Int'l Counsel (to 10/24) | $180K | $180K | 2025–2025 | 2.4x |
| Lindsay Rosa | VP, Conservation Research and Innovation | $180K | $180K | 2025–2025 | 2.4x |
| Mikaela King | VP, Marketing & Online Com | $173K | $173K | 2016–2016 | 2.3x |
| Lindsay D Rosa | VP, Conservation Research and Innovation | $172K | $172K | 2024–2024 | 2.3x |
| Mark Salvo | VP, Landscape Conservation | $171K | $171K | 2018–2020 | 2.3x |
| Monica Goldberg | VP, Landscape Conservation | $169K | $169K | 2023–2023 | 2.3x |
| Mary Beth Beetham | Director, Legislative Affairs | $168K | $168K | 2022–2025 | 2.2x |
| Rachel S Brittin | Vice President, Communications | $161K | $161K | 2022–2023 | 2.1x |
| Cynthia Hoffman | VP, Communications | $161K | $0 | 2016–2017 | 2.1x |
| Lisa Marie Saltzburg | Senior Attorney | $158K | $158K | 2025–2025 | 2.1x |
| Anthony Pegues | VP, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | $158K | $158K | 2023–2023 | 2.1x |
| Kimberley Delfino | Director, California Program | $158K | $158K | 2018–2019 | 2.1x |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President, Field Conservation Programs | $154K | $0 | 2016–2018 | 2.1x |
| Cherie Wasoff | Director of Philanthropy | $151K | $151K | 2024–2024 | 2x |
| Elizabeth W Moloney | Senior Director of Philanthropy | $150K | $150K | 2023–2023 | 2x |
| James Luerssen | Director, Gift Planning | $150K | $0 | 2024–2024 | 2x |
| Julie Hong | VP of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice | $149K | $0 | 2020–2021 | 2x |
| Li Ya-Wei | Director, Center for Conservation | $149K | $0 | 2018–2018 | 2x |
| Kimberly Delfino | Director, California Program | $147K | $0 | 2020–2020 | 2x |
| Rachel Brittin | Vice President, Communications | $146K | $0 | 2021–2021 | 2x |
| Desiree Sorenson-Groves | Sr. Dir, Land Conservation (to 10/24) | $143K | $0 | 2025–2025 | 1.9x |
| Andrew P Carter | Director, Conservation Policy | $141K | $0 | 2024–2024 | 1.9x |
| Angie MacDonald | VP, Human Resources | $140K | $0 | 2022–2022 | 1.9x |
| Juliette Lillie | Senior Director Renwable Energy | $136K | $0 | 2016–2016 | 1.8x |
| Jason Rylander | Senior ESA Counsel | $135K | $0 | 2021–2022 | 1.8x |
| Jared Saylor | VP, Communications | $125K | $0 | 2019–2019 | 1.7x |
| Natalie K Greiner | Director of Philanthropy | $119K | $0 | 2016–2016 | 1.6x |
| Andrew Miller | CFO (from 7/24) | $117K | $0 | 2025–2025 | 1.6x |
| David Anderson | Interim SVP, Ops (from 9/24 to 2/25) | $104K | $0 | 2025–2025 | 1.4x |
Annual Summary
| Year | Executives | Avg. Comp. | Highest Comp. | Total Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12 | $216K | $434K | $2.2M |
| 2017 | 11 | $214K | $446K | $1.9M |
| 2018 | 13 | $232K | $472K | $2.1M |
| 2019 | 13 | $232K | $523K | $2.6M |
| 2020 | 15 | $228K | $520K | $2.7M |
| 2021 | 15 | $250K | $569K | $2.5M |
| 2022 | 17 | $241K | $599K | $3.1M |
| 2023 | 16 | $239K | $616K | $3.8M |
| 2024 | 18 | $249K | $638K | $3.7M |
| 2025 | 21 | $264K | $862K | $4.8M |
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