Alumni Affiliates Network

Current Position: Freshwater conservation biologist; World Wildlife Fund. Robin helps to design large-scale approaches for conserving freshwater biodiversity, and works with WWF offices around the world to implement those ideas and tools.

Current Position: Regional Associate in the Northern Rockies Office; The Wilderness Society. Peter works closely with partner groups on campaigns involving travel planning and oil & gas development on priority public lands in WY and MT. This involves a mix of media, research, lobbying and organizing work.

Current Position: Executive Director; Southeast Alaska Conservation Council. Jeremy oversees the efforts of a 30 year-old coalition of 18 grassroots conservation groups in Alaska's Inside Passage working to safeguard the unique temperate rainforest environment of the Tongass National Forest while providing for sustainable use of the regions resources.

Current Position: Owner and Landscape Designer; The Native Plant Nursery. Mike is the co-owner and landscape designer of The Native Pant Nursery, a plant producer and landscape design and installation firm. The NPN uses local ecosystems as a model for the creation and management of healthy, native landscapes.

Current Position: Associate Professor of Forest Resources; Utah State University. Dale teaches classes in the human dimensions of natural resource management and outdoor recreation behavior and conducts research on related topics.

Current Position: Executive Director; Mesa Land Trust. Rob overseas all aspects of operations for a local land trust and implements policies of the Board of Directors.

Current Position: Policy Analyst--Population and Environment; Population Action International . Jesse is a member of the PAI Department of Public Policy and Strategic Initiatives where he is at the heart of efforts to strengthen and expand PAI's work in the area of community-based population and environment (CBPE). Jesse works with conservation organizations and policy makers to increase support for population and environment-related activities and funding. He is also researching and coordinating an inventory of CBPE projects in developing countries and is responsible for shaping and planning PAI's annual meeting on CBPE programs.

Current Position: Associate Landscape Architect/Biologist -- Wolfe Mason and Associates, Inc. Alejandra does landscape design (conceptual and also construction documents) mostly for parks and stream restoration projects. She does graphic work, write reports and help putting together proposals for getting new work.

Current Position: Director; Bureau of Forestry, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Paul directs and coordinates the development of statewide forestry policy, planning, budget and personnel activities for the forestry program, which consists of 400 employees and an annual budget of more than $30 million.

Current Position: Senior Natural Resources Mgt. Specialist; Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Environmental Department. Diane is responsible for an integrated ecosystem approach to natural/cultural resources mgt., environmental restoration, and environmental documentation under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as well as public involvement in these programs. In addition to 19 years of service with MCBH, Diane currently holds a pro-bono appointment as Research Affiliate for University of Hawai'i Environmental Center, and has served as a founding Research Associates at the East-West Center's Environment and Policy Institute, Assist. Professor of Environmental Studies at University of Northern Colorado, and as an environmental assessment consultant in the past.

Current Position: Senior Program Director, Dam Reform; American Rivers. Andrew directs the work of American Rivers' dam reform program which consists of three distinct but interrelated campaigns - dam removal, hydropower reform, and federal dam reform. He manages a staff of 12, directs our administrative and legislative work in this arena, chairs a coalition of more than 120 organizations working on these issues, and raises money to support all of these efforts. Andrew also manages to work on-the-ground on specific rivers from time to time.

Current Position: Researcher; Agroecology Department of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Bruce holds a research fellowship in the silvopastoral systems group studying ways to make ranching more compatible with tropical conservation and restoration.

Current Position: Senior Policy Analyst; Northeast Midwest Institute. Allen directs the Institute's river basin and agriculture policy programs. He works closely with regional congressional delegations, federal and state resource managers, and non-governmental organizations to advance federal policy related to USDA conservation programs and watershed management initiatives in the Upper Mississippi River basin and the Mid-Atlantic region.

Current Position: Presidential Management Intern; Bureau of Land Management. Megan will be assisting in the development and coordination of land use plans on BLM lands. Though this two-year position is based in Washington DC, she will be completing 2 three-month field rotations.

Current Position: Aquatic Ecologist with the Freshwater Initiative; The Nature Conservancy. Mary works with a small team of aquatic ecologists to provide methods and products to planning teams throughout The Nature Conservancy (US, Latin America and Asia-Pacific) to support the selection of priority areas for aquatic biodiversity conservation. She currently focusses on the Upper Mississippi River Basin and the Rocky Mountain States.

Current Position: State Weed Coordinator; Colorado Department of Agriculture. Eric's work presently focusses on improving local, state, and federal agency policies and actions regarding weed management, assisting local weed management professionals, and facilitating the development of weed management areas across the state to protect natural and agricultural systems.

Current Position: Biologist; Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, National Park Service, Department of Interior. Bruce primarily coordinates and conducts intensive vegetation inventory and monitoring on lands within the boundaries of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. His duties also include coordinating backcountry, hazard tree, and fire management plans, GIS and database management.

Current Position: Assistant Director of Conservation Science; Massachusetts Field Office, The Nature Conservancy. Karen's duties include preserve management & ecological restoration site conservation planning & implementation.

Current Position: Director of Field Operations; Dam Programs, American Rivers. Elizabeth serves as staff for the Rivers Unplugged campaign, which advocates the removal of dams that don't make sense: those dams that no longer serve a purpose or where the costs outweigh the benefits. She is also involved at the local, regional, and national levels doing on-the-ground restoration work and providing expertise and resource materials to groups involved with dam removal projects.

Current Position: Natural Resource Specialist; ERO Resources Corp. Bill works on a variety of projects related to open space planning and management, NEPA planning and documentation, habitat conservation planning, wetlands mitigation, and water rights studies. Representative projects include the Blodgett Open Space Master Plan in Colorado Springs, Western Navajo and Hopi Water Supply Study, and the Rocky Flats NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan and EIS.

Current Position: Division Manager; Environmental Policy and Collaborative Decision-making, Marasco Newton Group. Linda assists federal agencies in conducting processes to make effective decisions including: researching policy issues, facilitating and mediating internal decision-making processes, conducting stakeholder involvement processes, providing training, writing and analyzing policies, and communicating policy and agency/department decisions.

Current Position: Project Manager, Sequoia Foothills, California Field Office, The Nature Conservancy. Alex works for The Nature Conservancy of California managing the new landscape-scale project, the Sequoia Foothills, where he is working to help build local conservation capacity and protect the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada.

Current Position: Program analyst; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As a program analyst for the National Policy and Evaluation Division, Elizabeth works to promote coordination and collaboration between the state coastal programs, NOAA, Congress, and other coastal-related agencies on issues such as national coastal strategies and a national performance measurement system.

Current Position: Owner/Restorationist; PlantWise Native Landscapes. David has a small business dedicated to creating and restoring native landscapes. Towards this end, he designs and installs landscapes, develops and implements management plans, conducts prescribed ecological burns and invasive species removal projects, and consults with clients on how to create or manage landscapes that are as diverse and sustainable as possible.

Current Position: Researcher; Agroecology Department of El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Helda is a researcher in the biodiversity in agroecosystems group studying insect population dynamics for sustainable agriculture.

Current position: Biologist; US Fish & Wildlife Service. Janet works with water supply/ flood control/ dam removal/ aquatic restoration projects to minimize and mitigate impacts to streams, wetlands and threatened and endangered species. She also works with military installations to improve natural resource management on those lands.

Current position: Director of Conservation Science; Michigan Field Office, The Nature Conservancy. In this position Douglas ensures that TNC's conservation activities are focused on the most important places, and that their strategies are informed by sound science. He also brings science into TNC's planning and management through building relationships with academic and agency scientists.

Current position: Land Protection Specialist; Virginia Field Office, The Nature Conservancy. In this position, David works to protect ecologically significant lands using conservation easements, management agreements, and fee simple acquisition. His daily work includes landowner contact, negotiation, fundraising, and real estate transactions.

Current position: Web-based program manager; World Wildlife Fund. Debra manages the 35,000-member online action center. She oversees Web site functionality and content, issue action alerts, develop strategies for integrating online campaigns with other advocacy efforts.

Current position: International Cooperation Specialist; National Park Service . Jonathan is the Western Hemisphere Coordinator for the National Park Service's Office of International Affairs. He manages a variety of collaborative programs between the National Park Service and partners in the Western Hemisphere, focusing on Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Argentina and Chile. He also manages programs with Spain and Hungary.

Current Position: Research Associate, Pinchot Institute for Conservation. Naureen conducts research, facilitates dialogue, and develops various communication tools (reports, newsletters, website updates) related to forest conservation and sustainable forest management. She is currently focused on issues related to the National Fire Plan, forest management certification, and private landowner assistance.

Current position: Senior Planner; Land Use Planning Team of the Maine State Planning Office. Liz works with the Land Use Planning team: one of five policy teams responsible for foreseeing critical, statewide issues and forming policy options for consideration by policy-makers. The Land Use Planning Team focuses on issues related to Smart Growth, comprehensive planning, and municipal planning assistance.

Current position: Owner/Restorationist; Wildtype Design Native Plants & Seeds Ltd. Bill operates a design and restoration firm which includes a native plant nursery.

Current Position: Partnership Coordinator; Heart of the Rockies Initiative. Paul coordinates and facilitates a collaborative effort by 24 land trusts in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Canada to enhance their collective capacity to effectively conserve the highest priority wildlife habitat and ranchlands in the region.

Current Position: Biologist; US Fish & Wildlife Service. Leslie facilitates implementation of USFWS's Ecosystem Approach. She also focuses on projects that span the Service's general program areas including work on nonnative species issues and the whooping crane reintroduction.

Current Position: Senior Policy Advisor; California Field Office, The Nature Conservancy. Emily works on strategic policy initiatives and is currently focused on transportation, land use, and stewardship.