Sada Gidner

Group Leader

Sada (Sadie) Gidner grew up outside of Washington, D.C. before heading north for college. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 2025 with a B.S. in Animal Science and a minor in Psychological Science. Upon going into her senior year, she was an intern for a conservation center in Florida, where she cared for and trained 10 species of exotic cats. After graduation, she completed a wildlife rehabilitation internship in Canada, caring for a variety of species such as opossums, coyotes, raccoons, and hawks. Her passion for wildlife has taken her around the world. She has studied primates in Belize and has helped at a rhino orphanage in South Africa. While she might not admit to having a favorite animal, her cat, Bagel, might have a slight advantage.