Join us for a webinar on careers in conservation and environmental biology
Learn about the variety of career options open to scientists who are
interested in environmental conservation. The webinar is the latest in
the American Institute of Biological Sciences Leadership in Biology
series. The event will be held on August 31 at 1 pm (Eastern).
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Join us for a panel discussion with individuals who have built
successful conservation and environmental biology careers in non-profit,
federal agency, and university settings. Following the presentations,
participants will have an opportunity to engage with panelists.
Panelists include:
* *Gabriela Chavarria*, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dr. Gabriela Chavarria is the Forensic Science Branch Chief at the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Forensic Laboratory, a unique
wildlife crime laboratory that supports the law enforcement
investigations of wildlife violations at the federal, state and
international levels. Prior to this post, she served as Science
Advisor to the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as
Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's Science Center,
Vice President for Science and International Conservation at
Defenders of Wildlife, Policy Director for Wildlife Conservation at
the National Wildlife Federation, and as the Director of
International and Special Programs at the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation. In addition, Dr. Chavarria served on a number of boards
and advisory councils at the Federal, State and private level. Born
and raised in Mexico City, Dr. Chavarria has a Bachelor of Science
degree in biology from the National University of Mexico, and a
Masters and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research focused on
the systematics, behavior, and biogeography of Neotropical bumble bees.
* *Rocco Saracina*, Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Rocco Saracina serves as Conservation Coordinator for the
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), a nonprofit that oversees the
largest forest certification standard in North America. Rocco's
focus includes strengthening relationships with conservation
organizations and universities and administering SFI's Conservation
Grant Program. His experience includes fire ecology research with
the U.S. Forest Service and freshwater systems assessment through
environmental consulting. Rocco is Chair-Elect of the National
Chapter of the Society of American Foresters, where he is
responsible for strategic direction. He has a B.S. in Environmental
Science and Minor in Wildland Soil Science from Humboldt State
University. He is currently a M.S. candidate in Virginia Tech's
Executive Master of Natural Resources program.
* *Lindsey Wise*, Oregon Biodiversity Information Center
Lindsey Wise is the Biodiversity Data Manager at the Institute for
Natural Resources at Oregon State University. She works on a variety
of projects, including managing species occurrence information, a
geodatabase of Oregon's managed and protected areas, creating and
maintaining ecological datasets, and organizing data transfers.
Lindsey also acts as the Data Administrator for the Oregon
iMapInvasives site, which allows managers and interested citizens to
track invasive species observations and management actions online.
She previously worked as a field botanist for the National Park
Service at Mount Rainier and for the Oregon Biodiversity Information
Center. Lindsey has a Bachelor's degree in biology from the
University of Puget Sound and Master's in ecology from the
University of Aberdeen in Scotland.
Attendees will acquire knowledge of the skills that are needed to pursue
a conservation career and have ample opportunity to ask questions of the
panelists.
*Interested in the webinar but can't attend the live event? Register to
attend and you will be sent a link to a video recording after the live
event.*
Please share this announcement. The event is free and open to the public
because of the support of event cosponsor Burk & Associates Inc
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