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
Tamara Coger
Senior Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Josh Cohn
Utah Watershed Health Coordinator, Cities4Forests
Natasha Collins
Manager, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure Initiative
Tim Constien
Senior Global Program Manager, Food, Land and Water
Antonio Couto Jr
Data & Monitoring Manager, Food, Land & Water Program, WRI Brasil
Nathan Curtis
Lead Product Engineer, TerraMatch
Roman Paul Czebiniak
Director, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector
Edward Davey
Head, World Resources Institute Europe UK Office; Senior Advisor, Food and Land Use Coalition; Advisor, New Economy for the Amazon and Congo Basin
Crystal Davis
Global Director for Food, Land & Water
Adriana De la Calle Viscasillas
Restoration Finance and Analysis Intern
Sean DeWitt
Director, Global Restoration Initiative
Ysabel Diaz
Restoration Finance Intern
Amanda DiMartini
Digital Strategy Manager, Land and Forest Communications
Helen Ding
Head of Restoration Economics
Emily Ane Dionizio
GHG Protocol Specialist, WRI Brasil
Phanuella Djanteng
Congo Basin Engagement Associate, Global Forest Watch, WRI Africa
Achille Djeagou Tchoffo
Congo Bassin Coordinator, Open Timber Portal, Congo Basin
Ella Dodson
Project Manager, TerraMatch, Global Restoration Initiative
Lídia Duarte
Research Analyst
Eunice Dushime
Product Associate, TerraMatch Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Juliana Echeverri Marin
Policy Research Associate, Global Restoration Initiative
Christopher M. Ede-Calton
Senior Engagement Manager, Land & Carbon Lab
Rita M. El Zaghloul
Director, High Ambition Coalition for Nature & People Secretariat
Jessica Ertel
Technical Program Manager, Product & Science
Elena Esipova
Satellite Data Analyst
Rafael Feltran-Barbieri
Senior Economist, WRI Brasil
Amanda Fernandez
Deputy Director, Food, Land and Water
Rizky Firmansyah
Senior Research Analyst for Nature and Food System, WRI Indonesia
Lucia Fitts
GIS Research Associate, Global Forest Watch
Luciana Gallardo Lomeli
Research Associate, Initiative 20x20
Todd Gartner
Director, Cities4Forests and Natural Infrastructure
Samuel Gaturu
Project Specialist and Coordinator, Vital Landscapes Program, WRI Africa
David Gibbs
Research Associate
Christopher Gillespie
Project Specialist & Research Coordinator
Kalpana Giri, Ph.D (Dr. nat. tech.)
Senior Manager, Global Restoration Research & Strategy
Erin Glen
GIS Research Associate, Land & Carbon Lab
Elizabeth Goldman
Co-Director, Global Forest Watch; Senior Research Manager
Maggie Gonzalez
Project Manager, Restoration Policy Accelerator
Isabele Goulart
Projects Coordinator, WRI Brasil
Mary Gronkiewicz
Project Manager, Global Restoration Initiative
