Anne Sleeman (She/Her)
Founder and CEO, WatchSpotter Data Collection Research Hub
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- United States of America
While working on several bioengineering research projects in the US and Singapore, I felt so deeply compelled to address our planet's mounting environmental crises that I decided to co-found a greentech start-up focused on plastic biodegradation. The fast-paced start-up environment has taught me to wear multiple hats, manage several priorities simultaneously, and broaden my skills beyond the lab.
Although my start-up is closing down, I am eager to continue working towards environmental sustainability and wildlife conservation, and I am actively seeking my next opportunity in these areas. Combined with my ability to adapt and learn new skills quickly, I am confident that my analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills will enable me to be an effective member of interdisciplinary teams.
I am currently a graduate student through Colorado State University's Conservation Leadership program. I received my bachelors of science in Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. While at MSU, I was the communications intern for the Department of Interior's Office of Wildland Fire, and I worked with a nonprofit called Snares to Wares. After graduation, I was a volunteer coordinator for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area for a year before I attended grad school at CSU.
Hello Everyone :) My field is in Interior Architecture from the accredited Columbia College Chicago, with most of my years with small design/build firms here in the PNW. I'm now freelancing so I can build Wildlifeel at Home - a blog and design studio centered around 'conservation-based design/build practices' - so I can help change my industry from within. I seek to create homes in such a way that allows wildlife to keep theirs, too, because one home no longer needs to be sacrificed for the other to thrive. I also live off-grid in a small one-room cabin on acreage in the foothills of a national park. I care for the woodland creatures, the food forest, endless evergreens, fish laden creeks, wildlife meadows and more. I'm here to make long-lasting friendships and to learn from the many other conservationists on WildHub!
I have nearly 20 years of experience in non-profit management, conservation education, and interpretation. My first passion is animals, but I'm equally passionate about educating the public, especially children, about the environment, endangered species, and caring for our planet as a whole. Striving to instill in them an appreciation of our living world and their place in it.
Catia Canteiro
Plants and Fungi Conservation Coordinator, Global Center for Species Survival, Indianapolis Zoo
I'm currently working in the land conservation field and I'm looking to explore other avenues of sustainability work!