Who We Are

Vickie DeNicola PhD

CEO

Vickie DeNicola founded Pig Brig Trapping Systems in 2020 to deliver a smarter, field-tested solution to the wild hog problem. With a background in wildlife research, hands-on management, and innovation, she brings a unique perspective to one of the most challenging invasive species issues in the U.S.

Before launching Pig Brig, Vickie worked with White Buffalo Inc., where she worked on numerous wildlife projects across the country. She now serves on White Buffalo’s Board of Directors and continues to be active in advancing humane, science-based management strategies.

Her leadership experience spans top-tier organizations including The Walt Disney Company, Hasbro, and ESPN, where she specialized in strategic innovation and emerging technologies. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, and she and her team earned two Primetime Emmy nominations, winning one.

Vickie holds an MS in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in AgriFood and Environmental Sciences from the University of Trento. Her research focused on how fertility control affects white-tailed deer movement behavior and how biologging data can inform better wildlife management. She’s passionate about using new tools and technologies to solve real-world conservation problems. 

Tony DeNicola PhD

Pig Brig® Trap System Developer

Tony received an MS from Yale School of the Environment and his PhD from Purdue University in Wildlife Ecology. His dissertation was entitled "Control of reproduction in overabundant white-tailed deer populations." In addition to being recognized as a Certified Wildlife Biologist by the Wildlife Society, Dr. DeNicola holds research affiliate positions with the University of Georgia and the Denver Zoological Society. He has worked on hundreds of field projects, produced 30+ publications in reputable scientific journals, and has presented at numerous professional conferences. He founded White Buffalo Inc., a nonprofit organization that is a leader in damage management and applied solutions to human-wildlife conflicts. Tony developed the Pig Brig Trap.

Aaron Sumrall PhD

Director, Outreach, Education & Research

Aaron joined the Pig Brig team in the fall of 2021. Before coming on board with Pig Brig, Aaron worked for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension for 20+ years, assisting farmers, ranchers, wildlife, and land managers on a myriad of topics, including wildlife pest management and mitigation, work on applied research projects, management publications, and outreach education across Texas. Aaron holds BS and MS degrees in Animal Science and a PhD in Wildlife Ecology from Sam Houston State and Texas A&M, respectively. The lion’s share of his research and management has focused on feral pig management/mitigation, diseases, biology and behavior, economics, damage, and human/feral pig dynamics. Aaron enjoys working with landowners and managers in individual settings, speaking at conferences to inform them about new research, and helping determine how to remove feral pigs from their areas of interest.

Abby Good

Product Support Specialist

Abby’s passion for wildlife and conservation is baked into everything she does. With a degree in Wildlife Biology from Clemson, she’s worked on the ground with everything from white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania to red-cockaded woodpeckers in Arkansas. Before joining Pig Brig, she was boots-on-the-ground at a National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arkansas—where she saw firsthand how effective the Pig Brig trap system could be. Now, she helps our customers across the country tackle their own wild pig problems, pairing her field knowledge with a genuine desire to make a difference.

Amanda Rollason

Manager, Logistics

Amanda received a BS in Environmental Studies from the University of West Florida. Her experience includes MC252 Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup response and water toxicology lab work. Amanda’s client care experience runs deep – from training to events to sales and HR. She oversees shipping and logistics for Team Pig Brig and brings all her expertise to bear getting traps to far-flung locations. As a native of the Sunshine State, she is no stranger to invasive species, regularly volunteering for Florida Trail maintenance and living shoreline plantings. She’s also a true outdoorswoman and hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2013 with her childhood friend (now husband), Kris. Amanda, Kris, and their young daughter are in Milton, Florida.

Anamaria McCormack

Director, Global Marketing & Customer Experience

Anamaria brings over 20 years of experience in advertising and marketing to the Pig Brig team. She has a proven track record of success turning insights into actionable strategies. The cornerstone of her professional career has been her ability to bring order and efficiency to chaotic and fast-paced environments. She holds a BS degree in Finance from Auburn University and is highly proficient in understanding P&L statements, which aids in developing cost-effective strategies. Her approach prioritizes maintaining team focus and always considering the broader perspective while always being ready to jump in and help achieve objectives.

Andrea Jones

Manager, Operations

Andrea thrives on turning complexity into clarity. A U.S. Army veteran with a background in manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain management, she brings discipline, structure, and innovation to Pig Brig’s operations. Whether it’s optimizing systems or scaling production, Andrea’s tech-forward approach helps keep our trap systems moving efficiently from idea to delivery. Off the clock, she’s an adventure-seeker and design enthusiast—never far from a DIY project or her next travel challenge. Her sharp eye for detail and can-do attitude make her a driving force behind the scenes.

Brooke Lloyd

Manager, Marketing

Brooke joins the Pig Brig Trap Systems team with a diverse background in management, concept design, and customer experience. She is a self-proclaimed world traveler after having lived three years overseas in Japan and spending time in countries such as Australia, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Philippines. She has visited 20+ national parks, is an avid hiker, and is a certified open water scuba diver. Brooke joined the Pig Brig team to continue growing her passion for helping people through conservation.

Kathy Rollason

Finance Administrator

Kathy joins Pig Brig with a wealth of bookkeeping/accounting and a boatload of sales tax experience. She moved to Georgia in 2005 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She worked for a retail company for most of her career and held many positions, from bookkeeping to management, ending as a District Loss Prevention Manager. She also has a background in Financial Administration and has worked for a CPA firm since 2013. She specializes in the use of QuickBooks® financial and payroll software in both desktop and online versions. She has also mastered using multiple add-on programs that integrate with QuickBooks software. Kathy lives in Winder, GA, with her daughter and has two sons who have graduated from college and are married. She has one granddaughter. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends and is active in her church. Kathy loves watching college and professional football and basketball.

Kristin Shea

Director, Operations and Finance

Kristin brings a sharp financial mind and a heart for helping businesses thrive. A CPA with global experience, she spent 15 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers before launching her own cloud-based accounting firm, which she successfully ran for over a decade. After “retiring,” she realized she missed the fast-paced world of small business and found her way to Pig Brig in 2022. Originally joining as a Fractional CFO, she quickly became a vital full-time team member, now leading Operations, HR, and Finance. Based in Athens, GA, Kristin is energized by solving complex problems, supporting the team, and keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. She loves to travel and soak in all the local flavor Athens has to offer.

Margaret Porter

Manager, Customer Support & Business Systems

Margaret received a B.S. in Environmental Science with minors in Chemistry and Biology from Pfeiffer University; she also completed studies in integrated pest management. Her experience includes time at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (fisheries and education), teaching, outdoor experiential learning, secondary school administration, and a career sabbatical to raise her sons, Drake and Stone. In addition to responsibility for business systems, Margaret runs Pig Brig customer support with the perfect combination of problem solving and technical know-how. If you ever have questions about your order or need help with a trap, she’s here to help. Margaret, her husband, Ben, and their boys are based in Blythewood, South Carolina.

Pietro Pontiggia

Director, Business Development

Pietro is our man in Italy. He is a Wildlife Biologist who came to Pig Brig through working with Vickie and Tony on a wild boar project in Italy. Pietro received a BS in Biological Monitoring and a Master’s in Management and Conservation of the Environment and Fauna from the University of Genoa. He loves the simple brilliance of the trap system. He enjoys helping our customers to find solutions for their wildlife issues. You can rely on him to be knowledgeable in all aspects of wildlife management, particularly wild boar. His research and teaching experience has enabled him to share his knowledge with and learn from customers simultaneously. He has gained experience as a wildlife manager and researcher, specializing in monitoring and trapping activities and using tools such as Thermal Imaging Cameras and Camera Traps. Contact Pietro if you are in Europe and need to find a solution for trapping or suggestions about wildlife management. He can also support Pig Brig in its European Business Operations and brings his passion for working with wildlife and his technical knowledge gained over years of fieldwork. He lives in Genoa, Italy, with his wife and young son, who also enjoys Pig Brig Team meetings!

Randy Wreyford

Business Development

Randy was involved in sales and marketing in the analytical instrumentation industry for more than 30 years. For the last 15 years, Randy has been ranching and running a hunting operation in the Texas Hill country. One of his biggest problems has been controlling the pig population. Randy is involved in controlled pig hunts, aerial hunting, box traps, and smart traps. About six years ago he started selling a camera-operated pig trap. Randy has a good understanding of technologies and techniques used to control pigs.

Shannon Veeder

Customer Support

Shannon enjoys working with people and helping them by providing an economical, conservation-friendly product that does what it's supposed to do! She likes working with the team at Pig Brig because we are encouraged to help one another and have a sense of humor about our work. Her career in Education is very applicable to Pig Brig. She spent 15 years trapping/containing kids (some might call them pigs on spaghetti lunch day). Her customer service experience is well practiced after dealing with parents on managing their kid invasion, the best methods for containment, what kind of feed to use to attract them, and how best to dispose of the waste. She enjoys helping customers by providing information about the product, where to find that information, or who they need to speak with when there are questions she cannot answer. She can also assist in placing orders or answering specific questions about an order. She enjoys listening to customers' trap success stories and encourages them to share them in our Facebook Owner's Group.

Sue Ensley

Administrative Assistant

Sue joined the Pig Brig Trap Systems team in August 2023. She has a B.S. degree in Clinical Laboratory Science from South Dakota State University and worked in healthcare for over 40 years. She moved to Athens, Georgia, in 2003 for a new job as laboratory director for a large hospital while her husband taught at the UGA School of Veterinary Medicine. Sue was raised in South Dakota on a farm and knows the impact wildlife can have on a farm operation. She has two children and four grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family, biking, hiking, and running.

Susan Ferry

Business Development

Meet Susan Ferry, our new Business Initiatives lead in sunny California. Susan came to us after she retired from California State Parks, where she trained herself to trap pigs and I quote, “I was not raised in a hunting or gun family but when my career brought me to a huge backcountry park that was crawling with pigs, I educated myself and jumped thru all the hoops to start successfully trapping and dispatching them all on my own! The trap sells itself!” She is here to help you get rid of pigs, and to support our conservation efforts. She’s been trapping pigs for 10 years and knows their behavior. Contact her if you live out west and need information on trapping with the Brig. 

Tony Fazzino

Outreach, Education, & Research Specialist

Tony Fazzino, a seasoned wildlife management professional, is a Trap Support Specialist at Pig Brig Trap Systems, holding a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Ecology and Management from Oklahoma State University. With over four years of experience, he has seamlessly integrated academic knowledge with hands-on expertise, focusing on sustainable coexistence and addressing ecological threats posed by invasive species. Notably, Tony made impactful contributions to the Feral Pig Trap Loan Program in Texas, showcasing his ability to implement effective trapping strategies. Currently, as a Trap Support Specialist for Pig Brig Trap Systems, he remains a pioneering force in developing cutting-edge solutions for wildlife management challenges, combining technical support with a dedication to sustainability.