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.
Program Experts & Staff
Sarai Rodríguez
Forest Coordinator
Mario Rodriguez
Project Management Associate, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Diego Rojas
Email Marketing Manager
Courtney Romolt
Program Manager - Supply Chains
Henrique Roncada
Jr. Economics Analyst
Sharon Rosas
Financial and Budgeting Analyst, WRI Mexico
Anne Rosenbarger
Global Engagement Manager, Global Forest Watch Commodities and Finance
Avelina Ruiz
Climate Change Manager, WRI Mexico
Daniela Russi
Food, Land and Water Policy Lead for WRI Europe
Remington Ruyle
Country Engagement Systems & Processes Specialist, NDC Partnership
Liz Saccoccia
Water Security Lead
Edward Saenz
Project Monitoring Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Maria Salinas
Global Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Alethia Sánchez
Accounting Coordinator
Nancy Sánchez García
Product Manager, Data Lab
Alicia Santa Garcia
Grants and Contracts Manager
Paula Manoela dos Santos
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Angela Isabella Scafidi
Research Analyst, US Lands and Land & Carbon Lab
Tina Schneider
Director, Forest Governance and Policy
Teresa Schofield
Senior Product Manager, Global Forest Watch, Data Lab
Alejandro Schwedhelm
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ana Reboredo Segovia
Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Katherine Shea
Director of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning for the Food Land and Water Team
Rebekah Shirley
Deputy Director, WRI Africa
Karoline Silva
Research Analyst, WRI Brasil
Karen Silverwood-Cope
Climate Director
Michelle Sims
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Santiago Sinclair Lecaros
Research Associate, Energy Access Explorer, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Raisa de Castro Soares
Senior Analyst of Integrated Climate Action, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Hannah Sommers-Thaler
Senior Product Manager, Data Lab
Martin Sommerschuh
Senior Manager, Partnerships and Impact, Global Nature Watch
Justine Spore
GIS Research Associate I
Nienke Stam
Senior Director, Restoration Finance
Radost Stanimirova
GIS Research Associate
Neil Stein
Research and Engagement Associate, TerraFund
Heidi Sumser
Sr. Investment Manager, Restoration Finance
Jerin Tan
Digital Communications Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
Sofia Tenorio Fenton
Engagement Specialist, Supply Chains
Catalina Torres
Project Coordinator, WRI Colombia
Tania Torres
Analyst of Information Systems, WRI Mexico
