Kimberly Nielsen

Research Associate, Oceans Initiative
Elizabeth Silleck La Rue, Esq.

CEO, Silleck Consulting Services LLC

I am a multihyphenate working across environmental conservation and equity spaces, serving clients with program and project design and assessment, policy advocacy, strategy, communications, and thought partnership. My firm primarily serves nonprofit and government entities, with select partnerships with mission-based for-profit companies. I bring my expertise in law, anthropology, policy, communications, and wellness to the work advancing equitable conservation.  I am also a passionate and avid SCUBA diver, coral restoration volunteer, and fundraiser aiming to advance equity in ocean conservation through local, hands-on, in-the-water work. I serve on the Advisory Board for 10% For the Ocean and volunteer regularly with the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program. For more information, please visit www.silleckconsultingservices.com.
Gbénou Justin DIDOLANVI

Program Manager, BEDD NGO

 I am an Ecologist by training. My research interests have focused on : Relations between protected areas and local communities; Wildlife conservation; Community Building; Environmental governance ; Conflict management ; Climate change.
LOFANGA BOLUKAOTO André

Enseignant , University of Kisangani

Lize Gibson-Hall

Information Officer, Bumblebee Conservation Trust

I am a marine biology graduate with an MSc in conservation from Plymouth Uni. I use to be the assistant community manager of WildHub and. have a passion for science communication and bringing people together. 🦇 In my spare time I have a blog as well as a Redbubble shop where I sell my artwork. Check it out under my website link :) 🦇 Other interests include the use of technology (specifically cameras) to study animals as well as animal husbandry and advocacy. 
Giovanni Ottaviano

PostDoc Researcher, University of Molise

Ph.D. in Biosciences and Territory - territorial curriculum (ICAR/20 - Urban planning technique) at the University of Molise, with a thesis about the relationship between protection of environmental qualities and territorial socio-economic development. Former post-graduate fellow on the topics “Interactive environmental planning of the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park” and “Innovative ways of developing the planning process of the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park”. Many years of experience in the planning and regulation of protected natural areas and in the Strategic Environmental Assessment procedure (also in integration with the Incidence Assessment and Management Plans of the Natura 2000 Network’s areas), acquired as part of the activities of the LISP laboratory (University of Molise). Collaboration, in the same laboratory, in the drafting of territorial cooperation projects (Interreg ADRION and IPA CBC Italy-Albania-Montenegro) and international mobility projects (Erasmus+). Continuous collaboration in the teaching activities of the courses of Territorial Tourism Planning (degree course in Tourism Sciences), Urban Planning Technique (degree course in Civil Engineering) and Territorial Planning (Master’s degree course in Civil Engineering) and in the seminars and project work activities of the II level professional master in Planning and promotion of the cultural landscape at the University of Molise. Many year of collaboration in the production and post-production of professional photo and video services in the commercial, industrial and events markets at Blitz foto | video (San Salvo) and FotoGrafica srl (Lanciano). Collaboration experience in architectural and landscape design (at Fagnoni & Associati Architetti, Florence) and in R&D in the construction and commercial field (at Gruppo D’Angelo & Antenucci, San Salvo).
Sheherazade

Co-Executive Director, PROGRES (Sulawesi Regional Ecological Conservation Initiative)

I am co-leading PROGRES, a Sulawesi-based NGO to initiate and empower locally-led conservation to protect threatened yet overlooked wildlife. After obtaining my MS degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida, I had worked as a conservation scientist in the Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia and chaired Tambora Muda, national-level network of Indonesian young conservationists.
Miki Tillett

Communications Manager, World Cetacean Alliance

As Communications Manager for the World Cetacean Alliance, I develop communications materials and deliver campaigns to support the WCA in its valuable mission to protect whales, dolphins, porpoises and their habitats. Previously, I was a Digital Communications volunteer with WildTeam UK, and worked as a designer in the digital learning industry for several years. I'm based in Sheffield, UK, but work remotely.