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. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Program Experts & Staff
Teresa Schofield
Product Manager, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Ana Reboredo Segovia
Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Yigremachew Seyoum Lemma
Research Associate II
Claire Shapiro
Product Specialist, TerraMatch
Chloe Shauck
Grants & Finance Associate, Supply Chains
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
Michelle Sims
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Noel Smyth
Head of Product, Data Lab
Virginia Snyder
Research Assistant, Global Restoration Initiative
Hannah Sommers-Thaler
Senior Product Manager, Data Lab
Martin Sommerschuh
Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Justine Spore
GIS Research Associate I
Nienke Stam
Director Restoration Finance & Capacity
Yulia Stange
Director, Nature Crime Alliance
Radost Stanimirova
GIS Research Associate
Silviya Stanton
Grants and Finance Specialist II
Taryn Staples
Manager of Global Operations, FFWO
Benjamin Steiger
Data Science Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Colin Stief
Group Product Manager
Jerin Tan
Digital Communications Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Stephanie Tan
Communications Manager, Supply Chains, Land and Forests
Rod Taylor
Global Director, Forests
Sofia Tenorio Fenton
Engagement Specialist, Supply Chains
Justin Terry
Senior Data Engineer, Data Lab
Kaitlyn Thayer
Communications Manager, Global Forest Watch
Eduarda Thurler
Finance and Investment Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Karen Truluck
Project Manager, Priceless Planet Coalition
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Rwanda Restoration Research Associate
Wessel van Eeden
Strategic Communications Manager, Restore Local
Laura Vary
Chief of Party, USAID Forest Data Partnership
Lucas Vasconcelos Vieira
Data Science Analyst
Richard Waite
Director for Agriculture Initiatives, Food, Land, and Water Program
James Warburton
Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Coordinator
Javier Warman
Forests Director, WRI Mexico
Jessica Webb
Strategy Lead, Forests and Nature for People
Arief Wijaya
Managing Director, WRI Indonesia
Shannon Williams
Grants and Finance Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Lucienne Wilmé
National Coordinator, Madagascar Program
Chelsea Wilson
Program Manager, Global Forest Watch Pro
