Mike Higuera works for The Nature Conservancy in Boulder, Colorado, where he protects land through conservation transactions across the state. He focuses on sourcing, structuring and closing large land conservation transaction, most of which consist of conservation easements. He grew up in Michigan and has traveled extensively throughout his life developing a strong interest in the environment.Continue reading “Mike Higuera”
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Jorge Ramírez González
Jorge Ramírez González is a marine biologist with a M.Sc. in Sustainable Marine and Coastal Management from the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS), Mexico. Presently he is the fisheries program officer at WWF-Galapagos where he focuses on sea cucumbers and spiny lobsters. Prior to joining WWF, Jorge worked in UABCS’s sharks and raysContinue reading “Jorge Ramírez González”
Anna Ebers
Since 2010, Anna Ebers has been a research assistant at the Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management at SUNY-ESF, in upstate New York, working on economics of conservation easements. Her primary research interest lies in renewable energy economics and investment. Current research includes biomass to energy policy analysis in the US, microfinance as aContinue reading “Anna Ebers”
Jingjie Chu
Jingjie Chu, is a natural resource economist, working in the Global Program on Fisheries and Aquaculture at the World Bank. She holds a doctorate degree in environmental and natural resource economics from the University of Rhode Island and a masters of science degree in environmental economics and policy from Peking University, China. Jingjie has workingContinue reading “Jingjie Chu”
Kent Carter
Kent Carter founded, Carter Ecosystem Services, a sales and marketing company focused on the environmental credit market (wetland, stream and endangered species). Developed three core businesses around needs of private equity investors in environmental vertical: land strategy consulting, environmental credit sales and marketing, and CRM design & implementation. Clients included Timbervest, Swift River Investments, Burlington Northern,Continue reading “Kent Carter”
Julie Witherspoon
Julie brings knowledge of land use patterns and environmental management to Bio-Logical Capital’s strategic decisions and investment analysis. She helps the team evaluate and communicate business models that integrate social, ecological and economic systems on the land. Previously, as a project coordinator at Urban Villages, she helped with planning and pre-development activities for a modelContinue reading “Julie Witherspoon”
John Tynan
John Tynan is co‑director of Upstate Forever’s Clean Air & Water Program, where he works to reduce the impacts of land use change on water quality and reduce the size of Upstate’s climate footprint. He directs Upstate Forever’s Rural Waters project, which works to protect and restore the quality and character of mountain streams, piedmontContinue reading “John Tynan”
Kathleen Staks
Kathleen Staks has been the Program Coordinator for Open Space at Great Outdoors Colorado for the past two and a half years. She runs grant programs that fund conservation work across the state by land trusts and local government open space programs. Prior to her work at GOCO, she worked for the Colorado Coalition ofContinue reading “Kathleen Staks”
Liz Spence
Liz Spence is the sustainable harvest project coordinator for the north and central coast region of the Nature Conservancy California. In her role, Liz leads the planning of a vineyard conservation initiative strategy, developing communications materials for the strategy, performing industry research, and managing outreach to influential stakeholders in the California wine industry. In additionContinue reading “Liz Spence”
Marcie Rash
Marcie Rash is a senior consultant at Tetra Tech EM Inc., an environmental consulting and engineering services firm. Her consulting services range from geologic field work and investigation to project and strategy management at environmental restoration sites for federal government clients including the United States Navy, United States Forest Service, and EPA. She also managesContinue reading “Marcie Rash”