Executive Director

• Oct 2023 - Present

The Salazar Center for North American Conservation works to connect diverse leaders, communities, and resources across the North American continent in order to accelerate the pace and scale of equitable, innovative, and durable solutions for nature and all people. The Salazar Center for North American Conservation works to connect diverse leaders, communities, and resources across the North American continent in order to accelerate the pace and scale of equitable, innovative, and durable solutions for nature and all people.

Executive in Residence & Senior Fellow for Strategic Initiatives

• Jan 2021 - Oct 2023

Director

• Jun 2015 - Oct 2020

Partners for a New Economy is an international donor-advised fund created to repurpose the economy so that it generates ecological health and human wellbeing. We support innovation and reform in the banking sector, in the structure and governance of enterprise, and in economics and business school education. Partners for a New Economy is an international donor-advised fund created to repurpose the economy so that it generates ecological health and human wellbeing. We support innovation and reform in the banking sector, in the structure and governance of enterprise, and in economics and business school education.

Senior Program Officer

• Apr 1998 - May 2015

Responsible for managing OAK Foundation’s North American, European and select global climate change portfolios, including strategy development, grant making, management, reporting and evaluation. Played a leadership role in successful international donor collaborations focused on establishing carbon cap and trade agreements; slowing oils sands development and export; increasing North American and European fuel efficiency standards; and establishing an international agreement to quickly reduce the most harmful global warming pollutants. Show less

Fulbright Scholar

• Nov 1996 - Nov 1997

Chaired a national consortium engaged in protecting the intellectual, biological and cultural property rights of indigenous landowners in Papua New Guinea. Chaired a national consortium engaged in protecting the intellectual, biological and cultural property rights of indigenous landowners in Papua New Guinea.

Consultant, USAID ENRIC project

• Nov 1994 - Apr 1996

Wrote reports about USAID energy and environment projects abroad for Congress. Wrote reports about USAID energy and environment projects abroad for Congress.

Conservation Fellow and Consultant

• Jul 1992 - Oct 1994

Domestic and international fisheries; US endangered species policy; ecotourism managment; indigenous rights and environmental policy in Papua New Guinea. Domestic and international fisheries; US endangered species policy; ecotourism managment; indigenous rights and environmental policy in Papua New Guinea.