Staff

Meet the people behind our mission. Explore profiles of our dedicated team and learn more about the individuals driving our work forward.

Leadership

• Wes Sechrest, Ph.D. - CEO and Board Chair
• Penny Langhammer, Ph.D. - Chief Program Officer
• Russell Mittermeier, Ph.D. - Chief Conservation Officer
• Alejandro Quintero - Chief Operating Officer
• Robin D. Moore, Ph.D. - Vice President of Communications & Marketing
• Alexa Montefiore - Chief of Staff

Field and Science Programs

• Alicia Lopez - Kawari Fund Manager
• Ana María González - Peru Program Officer
• Andrew Snyder, Ph.D. - Key Biodiversity Area Coordinator
• Andrew Tilker, Ph.D. - Species Conservation Manager
• Anthony Rylands, Ph.D. - Primate Conservation Director
• Ashley Brooks, Ph.D. - Asia Director
• Barney Long, Ph.D. - Senior Director of Conservation Strategies
• Byron Swift - Senior Advisor to Wildlands
• Calla Sneller - Guardians Senior Program Officer
• Cara Martel - Manager of Conservation Breeding & Reintroduction
• Carrie Stengel - Data and Metrics Manager
• Chouly Ou, Ph.D. - Freshwater Fish Conservation Coordinator
• Chris Jordan, Ph.D. - Latin America Director
• Claudia Rosa - Brazil Program Coordinator
• Daniela Armijos - Strategic Partnership Lead, Latin America
• Dirck Byler - Ape Conservation Director and Rapid Rescue Fund Director
• Esteban Brenes-Mora - Senior Mesoamerica Associate
• Gabriela Erazo - Program Partnerships Coordinator
• Genevieve Campbell - Senior Associate
• Isabel Vique Bosquet - Caribbean Technical Adviser
• James Slade - Wildlife Crime Prevention Officer
• Janice Chanson - Senior Associate, Amphibian and Australian Conservation
• Jennifer Luedtke Swandby- Manager of Species Partnerships
• Jenny Daltry, Ph.D, F.RG.S. - Caribbean Alliance Director
• Jessica Ipock - Conservation Strategies Administration Coordinator
• Johanna Carrion - Eastern Tropical Pacific Program Coordinator
• Justin Springer - Caribbean Program Officer
• Karl Campbell - Director of Strategic Initiatives - Latin America
• Kelsey Neam - Species Priorities and Metrics Coordinator
• Lina M. Valencia, Ph.D. - Andean Countries Manager
• Maegan Fitzgerald Ph.D.- Ape Conservation and Rapid RESCUE Fund Coordinator / Senior Researcher for ARRC Task Force
• Mark Burget - Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
• Mary Brown - Senior Manager of Africa Program
• Matt Foster - Senior Director, Program Impact
• Mike Appleton - Senior Advisor, Area Based Management
• Nina Paige Hadley - Senior Director of Guardians
• Peter Paul van Dijk, Ph.D. - Senior Director, Wildlife Trade
• Rodrigo Medeiros, Ph.D. - Senior Brazil Lead
• Santiago Castillo - Colombia Program Officer
• Silvia Usuriaga - Andes Program Specialist
• Tatyana Humle, Ph.D. - Senior Associate
• Tim Davenport, Ph.D. - Africa Director
• Treya Picking - Caribbean Program Assistant
• Tobias Garstecki, Ph.D. - Director of Protected Area Planning and Management
• Vanessa Jiménez - Director, Kawari Fund

Marketing and Communications

• Carrie Hutchison - Director of Marketing and Brand
• Devin Murphy - Associate Director of Media Relations
• Diana Whitcroft - Social Media Manager
• Kayla Sebo - Marketing Manager
• Lindsay Renick Mayer - Director of Communications and Impact Campaigns
• Marianna Olinger - Senior Impact Strategist
• Milo Putnam - Communications Manager
• Oliver Dunn - Marketing Associate

Operations

• Ana Denman - Philanthropy Associate
• Elisha Mauck - Executive Assistant
• Ella Outlaw - Executive Assistant
• Gwen Obermeyer - Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
• Jessica Argubright - Finance Manager
• Jill Lucena - Office Manager
• Kelsey Tatum - Director of Philanthropy Operations
• Lauren Womack - Operations Associate
• Lisa Jackson - Senior Philanthropy Officer
• Nicole Simonelli - Government Grants Manager
• Reagan Steppe - Director of Finance
• Rowena Madavaram - Awards Associate
• Sunni Fass - Director of Awards Administration and Partner Success