Experts & Staff
WRI’s experts are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as food and land use, energy, cities, climate, economics, finance, governance and more. Our more than 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations. Contact our media team to arrange an interview with any of our experts.
Global Executive Team
Program Experts & Staff
Jonathan Akpapunam
Development Operations Specialist
Tim Badmington
Individual Philanthropy Communications Manager
Rich Barnett
Senior Writer and Development Strategist
Lelde Bernharde
Senior Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Cari Longman
Senior Manager of Communications for Individual Giving
Shannon Hilsey Choy
Knowledge Partnership Project Manager
Rebeca Cipollitti
Manager, Corporate Consultative Group
Janneke de Vries
Head of The Hague regional office and Director of European Partnerships
Milloni Doshi
Development Intern
Joseph Drake
Development Specialist, Government and Multilateral Relations
Amber Ellison
Major Gift Officer
Sammifay Hunter
Individual Philanthropy & Engagement Specialist
Henry Kahira
Senior Investment Manager
Edith Kalela
Development Specialist
Kathryn Klem
Manager, Corporate Relations
Valéria Lapa
Senior Manager, Development and Fundraising
Jenni LeBlanc
Director, Individual Philanthropy
JP Leous
Director of International Corporate Relations
Caroline Lesser
Senior Director, Government and Multilateral Relations
Erin Lidz
Project Manager, Impact Philanthropy
Zac Lowndes-Bull
Senior Development Manager, Government and Multilateral Relations
Natalie Majidzadeh
Development Coordinator, Foundation Relations
Michael Murigi
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Impact Lead, WRI Africa
Charity Mumbi Mwangi
Urban Nature Based Solutions Associate
Emily Neagle
Director, Corporate Consultative Group, Global Leadership Council, and Donor Engagement
Meaghan Phelan
Head of North American Foundation Relations
Agni Kristia Pratama
Head of Development
Gabriella Ribeiro
Senior Grant Management and Engagement Specialist
Anna Rumpf
Development Specialist, Foundation Relations
Lucie Schwartz
Development Specialist
Kathleen Shelton
Senior Advisor, Impact Philanthropy
Lena Shelton
Global Board Affairs
Heather Sullivan
Manager, Individual Memberships (Sustainer’s Circle & Legacy Society)
Kimberly Theodore
Senior Manager, Pipeline Management & Strategy
Emily van Bronkhorst
Operations Manager, Development
Jessica Varat
Senior Development Manager, Climate, Economics, and Finance
Meredith Wagner
Global Energy Development Lead, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Samantha Wolf
Development Specialist
David B. McGinty
Global Director, Regional & Country Office Network
