Natural Resource Management

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Syma Ebbin

1992 Fellow
After obtaining her PhD at Yale University, Syma worked with the Connecticut Fund for the Environment with the generous support of a Switzer Environmental Leadership Grant. In this position she worked on assessing open space acquisition...
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Lisa Micheli

1993 Fellow
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.
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Peter Vorster

1990 Fellow
Peter Vorster has 40 years of experience as a hydrogeographer, much of it focused on California's water resources and the landmark water conflicts in the Eastern Sierra (Mono Lake and the Owens Valley) and the San Francisco Bay-Delta...
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Daniel Newberry

1992 Fellow
Daniel is currently the Executive Director of the Johnson Creek Watershed Council, an organization that restores an urban and agricultural watershed in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area by engaging more than 1,300 volunteers each year...
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Marcy Lyman

1993 Fellow
Marcy's initiatives related to acid rain, river management protection, forest management and wilderness designation, work in philanthropy designing and managing a grants program, and research and writing on the field of community-based...
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Cecilia Danks

1994 Fellow
Cecilia completed her BA in biology and environmental studies at Williams College. After graduating, she spent two years in Central and South America studying tropical deforestation and forest conservation. She then worked for two-and-a...
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John Sanderson

1992 Fellow
John Sanderson is the Director of Colorado State University’s Center for Collaborative Conservation. At the Center, John and his staff work to build the capacity of organizations, communities, and future leaders to achieve conservation...
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Daniel Mountjoy

1990 Fellow
Daniel is currently responsible for the management of three program areas at Sustainable Conservation: (1) Development of Statewide Programmatic Permitting for small scale restoration projects, (2) testing and evaluation of Ecosystem...
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Dave Wiley

1999 Fellow
Dave Wiley is the Research Coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s (NOAA) Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and has been investigating the marine environment for over 25 years. He received his PhD in...
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Becca Quinones

2001 Fellow
With the support that she received from the Switzer Foundation, Becca recieved her Master's of Science degree in Fisheries Biology from Humboldt State University in May of 2003. She worked as a fisheries biologist for the Klamath National...