STROUDSBURG ­- Kathleen Uhler, the longtime executive director, is stepping down from her leadership role at the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Center.

Uhler was the founder of the center and will continue as the lead education and avian rehabilitator.

She will be replaced by co-executive directors Susan Downing and Janine Tancredi, who founded and managed the Wilderz Wildlife Rescue in Willow Grove.

Downing and Tancredi are both licensed wildlife rehabilitators and have experience in fundraising and running an organization.