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Staff

Karen
Poiani, Ph.D.

Director of Evaluation and Learning

Karen oversees the foundation’s learning and evaluation function which serves to strengthen the ability of the organization and its individual programs to create and demonstrate transformational change.

Previously, Karen spent 17 years with The Nature Conservancy working at global, regional and state-level positions. Her last position was Chief Conservation Strategy Officer, serving on the Conservancy’s Global Executive Team. Karen has extensive experience developing and executing strategy at multiple organizational levels and translating science into applied practice. Prior to The Nature Conservancy, Karen completed a post-doc at Cornell University where she studied wetlands ecology and climate change.

Karen has authored numerous scientific publications and served as an internal and external spokesperson on a variety of conservation topics. She also managed various teams, designed and led dynamic learning events and conferences, and provided organization-wide leadership on diversity and gender.

Karen earned a B.S. in environmental studies from Stockton State College in New Jersey, and an M.S. in botany and Ph.D. in ecology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.

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