International Conservation & Development

Thomas Kelly is Assistant Professor of Economics, and is a cooperating member of the Latin American Studies Program and the Environmental Studies Program at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. Professor Kelly received his Ph.D. in...

Susan worked as an agroforestry volunteer for the Peace Corps in the Philippines. Her present research focuses on the strategies that poor farmers in the Philippines uplands use to cope with the income fluctuations inherent to agriculture...

In 1987, Steve received a BA in Geography/Ecology from UCLA. Steve served with the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone as a fisheries volunteer. In 1995, he completed his MS from U.C. Berkeley with a focus on river ecology and management. Steve...

I specialize in supporting organizations focused on designing and scaling nature-based solutions that protect and enhance terrestrial and marine environments—working hand-in-hand with communities at the front lines of global change.

Cynthia Robinson is a strategic senior leader with more than 25 years of experience directing U.S. and international social impact programs across academic, government, nonprofit, and philanthropy sectors. She has particular expertise in public service engagement and initiatives at the intersection of science, technology, and policy. Cynthia launched Boundary Spanning Strategies in June 2025 to support purpose-driven organizations to expand capacity, scale, scope, and results.

Jill currently serves as the Managing Director of the Erol Foundation and 836M. For decades, Jill has been involved in the environmental movement ranging from roles in the NGO, private, and public sectors. She was the Founding Pacific Coast...

O'Malley's dissertation work took her to Asia, Africa, Latin America and finally the upper Sacramento Valley of California--where she used theory from community ecology to help assess impacts of rice management practices on wetland insects...