Meet the Team
BPC employees can best be described as dedicated, curious, and hard-working stewards of species and habitats.
Sean M. Callahan
Founder & Executive Director
Sean started BPC with the goal to explore, document, and preserve biodiversity – and push the industry to adopt far higher standards, leading by example. With 10 years of experience in biodiversity sciences, Sean has lived BPC’s mission in the context of Curator, Conservation Director, & Research Ecologist world and regionally renowned institutions. Sean received his B.S. from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor in 2019. In 2022, he earned his M.S. in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology from Eastern Michigan University), being in the same graduate cohort as Sadie Baker (Associate Preservationist).
Sadie Baker
Associate Preservationist
Sadie holds a Master’s degree in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal biology specializing in freshwater pollutants. In 2023, her team’s research titled Point and nonpoint sources of microplastics to two Southeast Michigan rivers and reduced biofilm function on plastic substrata, was published in Aquatic Sciences journal. Currently, she works as an Environmental Specialist and Auditor, and has a special interest in invertebrates, aquatic ecosystems, and the protection and restoration of native habitats.
