Cristina Balboa’s research incorporates international relations, comparative policy and organization theory to demonstrate how internal organizational traits (i.e. capacity, structure, ethos, diversity and leadership) contribute to or...
Jen Osha (Jen-OH-sha) Buysse is currently is the Director and co-founder of the Mountain Stewardship and Outdoor Leadership School (Mtn SOL), a West Virginia environmental education non profit. The Mountain Stewardship and Outdoor...
Francisco Dóñez works in the Air Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9, splitting his time between downtown Los Angeles and his home office in San Bernardino County. He leads the Ports and Railroad sector...
Jessica Davenport supports the creation of resilient landscapes for people and nature in the San Francisco Bay Area as Deputy Program Manager for both the California State Coastal Conservancy’s Bay Area Program and the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.
Thu Quach received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation topic was focused on the health of nail salon workers; she has dedicated over six years of her career focusing on the health and safety...
David's research focuses on institutional environmental transformation and governance. While much of his work has focused on East Asia, he is interested in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East, as well. His Switzer-supported...
Amy Wilson Morris has led community-based park, trail, and open space planning projects throughout the western United States. She specializes in working with diverse partners to build community consensus and leading a wide range of...
Andrea is a consultant to foundations, non-profits, and businesses on issues related to tropical forests: their governance, their destruction, their restoration. She currently supports grantmaking at the Climate and Land Use Alliance, with...
Ms. Bamberger is the lead staff on the U.S. Forest and Urban Forest Protocols and is a core staff of the Cap-and-Trade program at the California Air Resources Board. She has been with ARB since the inception of the Climate Change Branch in...