Our Environmental Conservation Program balances long-term conservation with sustainable use. We protect critical ecosystems. We establish models for collaboration that can be replicated and expanded around the globe. And we seek to create lasting change in how land, freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems are managed.
Healthy ecosystems sustain us. They offer food and clean water, supply medicines and raw materials and provide for the livelihoods of those who make their living from the land or sea. If managed well, they can continue to support people and communities for generations to come.
Team
Guillermo Castilleja, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer
Genevieve Biggs, Communications Officer
Sunila Rao, Executive Assistant
Aleina Hammonds, Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Rea, Program Manager
Mary Ann Fake, Program Director
Andes-Amazon Initiative
Avecita Chicchón, Ph.D., Program Director
Paulina Arroyo, Program Officer
Marina Campos, Ph.D., Program Officer
Michael Painter, Program Officer
Marisela Chávez-Narváez, Program Associate
Conservation and Markets Initiatives
Aileen Lee, Program Director
Maureen Geesey, Program Officer
Meredith Lopuch, Program Officer
Leonardo Colombo Fleck, Program Officer
Heather Wright, Program Officer
Marine Conservation Initiative
Denny Takahashi Kelso, Program Director
Meaghan Calcari Campbell, Program Officer, British Columbia
Sean Cosgrove, Program Officer, Washington, DC
Natalie Ragan, Program Associate
Rachel Strader, Program Officer, New England
Mary Turnipseed, Ph.D., Program Officer
Wild Salmon Ecosystems Initiative
Aileen Lee, Program Director
Erin Dovichin, Program Officer
Jennifer Straw, Program Associate
Ivan Thompson, Program Officer