Wildlife Manager 405-747-9725
Victor Roubidoux
Victor Roubidoux, an Ioway member, was born in Perkins, Ok. He lived his life in Perkins until he joined the US Army in 1969. He severed for 4 years. During his time in the army, he fought in Vietnam for a total duration of 30 months. During this time he earned a Bronze Star with V Device as well as the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Gold Palm.
When Victor returned, he began working for the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. He served the tribe by representing them as their Treasurer for 13 years, was the Chairman for the Repatriation and Sacred Sites Committee for the National Congress of American Indians and the Treasurer for Keeper of the Treasures. It was during this time that he developed the idea for an eagle sanctuary after viewing a news clip about an eagle injured in Oklahoma. This bird was transferred to New Mexico because there was no place for it in Oklahoma. Victor began gathering information and support from the Iowa Nation to begin the project. Once everything was completed the tribe asked Victor to run the facility. Victor accepted and started training. Since then Victor has ran the facility for more than 5 years, completed 8 eagle releases, saved the lives of 28 resident eagles, and educated more than 6,000 people about eagles.
Aviary Assistant Manager 405-880-0734
Megan Trope
Megan, a Choctaw tribal member, grew up in and graduated high school from Lawton, OK. During this time, began getting involved in songbird rehabilitation with a local rehabilitator and realized this is what she wanted to spend her life doing. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a B.S. in Natural Resource Ecology and Management and a minor in Zoology in 2009. While she was in school she started volunteering at the Grey Snow Eagle House. After a year of volunteer time, she was put on part-time while she finished school and then became full time after graduation. Currently, Megan is the Assistant Manager at the Grey Snow Eagle House and is working on obtaining her Master’s of Business Administration in nonprofit management.
Aviary Assistants- 405-334-7471
Runninbear Gibson
I am an Ioway tribal member. I was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from East Central High School. I joined the military in 2003 (Field Artillery), was stationed in Giessen, Germany (2/3 FA) and was discharged in 2005. I lived in Florida from 2005-2008.
I have been working at the Grey Snow Eagle House since April 2010. Since working here for the tribe I have gotten 120 hours of migratory bird training at the Birds of Prey Foundation in Broomsfield, Co as well as participated in an avian workshop offered by the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis, MO. Currently, I am also in charge of the feather distribution for the Iowa Tribe.
Harley Coleman
Harley has been working at the Grey Snow Eagle House since January 2011. He is a Senior at Oklahoma State University working on a multi-discipline degree with a minor in Business and an emphasis in Natural Resource Ecology and Management. He is currently part of the education program for the aviary.
Amy Coleman
Amy is from Roswell Georgia where she graduated from Walton High School in 1998. She moved to Stillwater Oklahoma in 2002. She went to college at Oklahoma State University in 2007 and graduated in December of 2010 with a Bachelors degree in Zoology. She started volunteering at the Grey Snow Eagle House in January of 2011, became a part-time employee in May 2011 and then a full-time employee in June 2011. She received 100 hours of raptor training at the Birds of Prey Foundation in Broomfield Colorado. She is currently in charge of the rat breeding program at the aviary and will help with the raptor education program handling Hanna, a Peregrine Falcon.
Resa Bayhylle
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