Chloe Hodgkinson
Senior Programme Manager, chodgkinson@fauna-flora.org
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- United Kingdom
Laura Owens
Technical Specialist, Partnerships & Organisational Development, Fauna & Flora International
Laura Owens is Technical Specialist, Partnerships & Organisational Development at FFI. Laura works closely with partner organisations to become more capable, resilient and impactful at the same time working to reduce the major risks to FFI. She also supports FFI staff to manage partnerships effectively. With an MSc in Conservation, Ecology and Planning from Pretoria University, Laura has continued to build up her experience since joining the Conservation, Capacity & Leadership team, FFI in June 2015, helping to build the capacity of early career conservationists and partner organisations so that they have the skills and knowledge to work effectively and achieve their conservation goals.
Highly experienced in supporting policy and decision making through delivering data on marine species, coastal pollution, and water delivery on the local, state, and federal levels. Early in my career I took every opportunity I could to gain experience in marine mammal science from California to Quebec. These opportunities created strong connections eventually guiding me to researching plastic pollution while earning my masters degree. As I finished writing my thesis, I began working with NASA on projects using satellite imagery and big data to investigate drought, this experience immensely strengthened my project management, mapping, and analytical skills. Last year I ventured into conservation writing wanting to build on my science communication skills. I would be happy to feature your project or career journey as a blog post within WildHub, so feel free to reach out to set up a short chat/interview.
I work for WildTeam UK, helping to deliver training workshops, write conservation best practice manuals and share them as widely as possible. Previously a Writing Fellow working with various conservation organisations across India. Background in research, particularly behavioural ecology. Bird nerd.