Experts & Staff

WRI brings together nearly 1,900 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work globally and in 12 focus countries to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, and to stabilize the climate and build resilient communities.

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29 Featured Experts

Program Experts & Staff

Lelde Bernharde

Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations

Lelde Bernharde.

Valéria Blos

Senior Fundraising & Donor Relations Manager, WRI Brasil

Valéria Blos

Felipe Borja Díaz

Project Analyst, Climate Solutions Partnership

Felipe Borja Dias.

Mary Boyle

Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations

Mary Boyle.

Rebeca Cipollitti

Corporate Engagement and Communications Associate, Corporate Relations

Rebeca Cipollitti

Ellie Conrad

Executive Assistant, Global Development

Ellie Conrad.

Caroline de Bruin

Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline de Bruin.

Janneke de Vries

Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships

Janneke de Vries

Milloni Doshi

Development Intern

Milloni Doshi

Joseph Drake

Development Specialist, Government and Multilateral Relations

Joseph Drake

Amber Ellison

Major Gift Officer

Amber Ellison

Kathryn Klem

Manager, Corporate Relations

Kathryn Klem

Caroline Lesser

Development Director, Government and Multilateral Relations

Caroline Lesser

Natalie Majidzadeh

Development Coordinator, Foundation Relations

Natalie Majidzadeh.

Sivan Menache

Individual Philanthropy Coordinator

Sivan Menache.

Mona Nabi

Project and Finance Specialist, Center for Equitable Development

Mona Nabi

Emily Neagle

Senior Manager, Corporate Relations and Communications

Emily Neagle

Meaghan Phelan

Head of North American Foundation Relations

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Sevdalina Rukanova

Head of Foundation Relations, Europe

Sevdalina Rukanova

Anna Rumpf

Development Specialist, Foundation Relations

Anna Rumpf

Lucie Schwartz

Development Specialist

Lucie-Schwartz

Kathleen Shelton

Senior Advisor, Impact Philanthropy

Kathleen Shelton.

Lena Shelton

Global Board Affairs

Lena Shelton.

Heather Sullivan

Manager, Sustainer's Circle and Individual Giving

Heather Sullivan

Kimberly Theodore

Senior Manager, Pipeline Management & Strategy

Kimberly Theodore

Emily van Bronkhorst

Operations Manager, Development

Emily van Bronkhorst

Jessica Varat

Deputy Chief of Party, Countering Nature Crime

Jessica Varat

Meredith Wagner

Development Associate

Meredith Wagner

Samantha Wolf

Development Specialist

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