Staff

The Milford Nature Center has two full-time staff and several part-time staff with over 40 years of combined interpretive experience. The staff believes in community and statewide involvement in efforts to promote conservation awareness and appreciation. As such, the staff is a member or currently serves on a committee for:

 KACEE (Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education)
 National Association for Interpretation
 National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
 National Association of American Falconers
 Kansas ECO-Meets
 Kansas Hawking Club
 Geary County Convention and Visitor's Bureau
 4-H Sportfishing Program
 Flint Hills Audubon Society
 Kansas Herpetological Society
 Geary County Fish & Game Association
 

  

Pat with Lurch

PAT SILOVSKY, Ed.D., DIRECTOR

The first director of the facility, Pat has been at the Nature Center since it began in 1989.
Pat holds a bachelor's and master's degree from Pittsburg State University and a doctorate of education from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Pat has been a wildlife rehabilitator for close to 40 years. She has been awarded the 1996 Conservation Educator of the Year award from Kansas Wildlife Federation, Master Front Line Interpreter in 2010 from the National Association for Interpretation, and is the 2017 recipient of the John Stickler Award for Excellence in Conservation and Environmental Education given by the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education.

 

Katlin (cropped)

Katlin Dunsing, CIG, Assistant Director

Katlin is a graduate from Pittsburg State University with a Bachelors in Science of Communication and a Bachelors of Integrated Studies, emphasizing in Society, Sustainability and Resource Management. During her time at PSU, she worked with a range of different native species at Nature Reach and obtained her Certified Interpretive Guide certification. During her time in Wichita, KS,  she went on to work as an Elementary Education Lead at Sedgwick County Zoo, and eventually the love of Kansas flora and fauna brought her to Great Plains Nature Center where she served with KDWP as a 999 Seasonal and moved on to be their Lead Naturalist. She took the position of the Assistant Director at Milford Nature Center in 2023!  She is an active member of KACEE and NAI and is passionate about providing engaging and inclusive interpretation for all ages.