Tanya Dapkey, CE

Tanya is a freshwater ecologist, entomologist and project manager with over 20 years of experience in biodiversity, entomology, and the natural sciences. She has a master’s degree in environmental studies from the University of Pennsylvania where she used DNA barcoding and macroinvertebrate sampling to assess water quality in freshwater streams. She has held previous positions at the Academy of Natural Sciences and the Janzen Lab at the University of Pennsylvania.

Outside of work she enjoys insect collecting, gardening, home renovation dates with her husband of over two decades, and spending time with her children. She and her husband own Johnson Hall Coffee House in Bucks County.