Natasha Garcia Andersen

Wildlife Biologist

Natasha Garcia Andersen is a Wildlife Biologist for the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) in Washington, DC where she manages the apiculture program. She worked with beekeepers and stakeholders to create the program from scratch including producing regulations for enforcement.

Natasha is active in the beekeeping community serving on the Board of Directors for the DC Beekeepers Alliance and as the President of the Apiary Inspectors of America. In addition to her work with beekeepers, she manages the Wildlife Control and Wildlife Rehabilitation programs at DOEE.

She has a degree in Biological Conservation from California State University, Sacramento and has worked with various agencies in her career including the National Park Service, US Geological Survey, CA Fish and Game, Caltrans, and the EPA.