Scott Tremor

Curator of Mammalogy
Scott Tremor is a mammalogist at the San Diego Natural History Museum, where he has been on staff since 2004, following 10 years working with the mammal collection at the San Diego Zoo. His work focuses on the study, documentation, and conservation of mammals in Southern California and the Baja California Peninsula, with particular attention to regional variation and subspecies-level identification. He specializes in rare rodents through field surveys and inventory work and holds state and federal permits to capture California Species of Special Concern as well as federally endangered mammals, including the Pacific pocket mouse, Stephens’ kangaroo rat, and San Bernardino kangaroo rat. Scott served as the principal editor of the San Diego County Mammal Atlas, a collaborative synthesis of decades of data on the distribution, natural history, and conservation status of the county’s mammals that now serves as a reference for researchers, land managers, educators, and conservation practitioners. In addition to research and publications, he contributes to specimen-based science, mentoring, and public education, and works collaboratively with agencies, universities, and conservation organizations to support regional conservation efforts and a long-term understanding of mammalian diversity in Southern California and Baja California.

Jonathan Alonso Villareal Fletes

Biologist
Jonathan is a field biologist with over five years of experience working across the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, and Southern California. His work combines field research, data analysis, specimen preparation, and technical reporting with a focus on small mammals, endangered species conservation, biodiversity monitoring, and desert ecosystems. He holds a Master’s degree in Ecosystem and Arid Lands Management from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, where his graduate research focused on endemic species conservation in Sierra de San Pedro Mártir. Jonathan currently serves as Project Manager for the Sierra de las Cacachilas resurvey project in Baja California Sur and leads mammal research components for multiple conservation projects at the Museum.

Indra (Indi) Galindo

Biologist
Indi began working at The Nat after earning a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. As a field technician, she has contributed to a range of ecological and conservation projects, including small mammal surveys for our Healthy Canyons Initiative and long-term camera monitoring studies in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. Indi prepares mammal study skins and photographs specimens for morphometric analyses, contributing valuable data for current and future comparative studies. She also brings strong GIS and technical writing skills to various cross-departmental projects. In her role as a database manager for the binational San Quintín Multiple Species Conservation Program, she helps organize, standardize, and maintain observation-based datasets used by partner institutions on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. She is committed to advancing accessible, data-informed conservation and fostering a deeper understanding of the region’s biodiversity.

Vryce Hugh

Lab Technician
Vryce began volunteering with The Nat in 2016 preparing bat specimens for the mammals collection, and has since taken on an expanded role encompassing general laboratory technician duties, mammal preparation across all orders, and broad responsibilities in collections care. Their work includes specimen processing and preservation, data entry and quality control, database management, and support for collections organization and accessibility, contributing to the long-term stewardship and research value of the mammal collection.

Jenny Johnson

Volunteer
Jenny began volunteering with the San Diego Natural History Museum in 2017 and holds a degree in Biology (University of North Florida). Jenny has worked as a chemist, as well as owned and managed both a miniature donkey breeding operation and an exotic Hawaiian tropical fruit orchard. For more than 20 years, she planned and led the annual nesting Albatross census at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, coordinating winter field efforts to count approximately 500,000 nests across three islands for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Currently, she supports both the Bird and Mammal collections through specimen preparation and care, quality control, organization, and long-term preservation of the collections.