Who We Are
Meet the people behind Island Conservation.
Our Staff
Angie Carrion
Anthoni Muñoz
Baudouin Monstiers
Bren Ram
Cameron Diver
Carleigh McDonald
Carolina Trueba
Chad Hanson
Cielo Figuerola
Coral Wolf
David Will
Doug Gillings
Elke Windschitl
Grace Young-Grey
Heath Packard
Helen Fairlamb
Jennifer Sachs
Jesse Friedlander
Jose Luis Cabello
Jose Luis Herrera-Giraldo
Julie Alach
Julie Sullivan
Justin Lacy
Kara Frisina
Ken Mullins
Klouldil Singeo
Loyola Darius
Maddy Pott
Madison Lotierzo
María José Vilches
Maximiliano Bello
Monica McLenigan
Patty Baiao
Paul Jacques
Paula Castaño
Penny Becker
Priscilla Memi
Richard Fehler
Richard Griffiths
Ricky Pinela
Sally Esposito
Sandra Sottomano
Sara de Rodt
Sierra Moore
Solange Goldsworthy
Tommy Hall
Tutii Chilton
Ulf Hardter
Valeria Tamayo-Canadas
Wes Jolley
Our Board
Lynne Hale
Angus Parker
Beth Summers
Chris Carr
David Hartwell
Eleanor Sterling
Ingrid Parker
James Sandler
Jerrod Schreck
John Dawson
John Mitchell
Jon Hoekstra
Kerri Folmer
Kristin Lindblad
Mark Hauber
Mike Sweeney
Olivier Langrand
Richard McCombs
Sergio Knaebel
Stephanie McAuliffe
Teri Graf-Pulvino
Walter Sedgwick
Will Murray
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Field Notes
Get first-hand accounts from our field staff.
August 27, 2024
Restoring the Marshall Islands: Three Essential Projects
Three Island-Ocean Connection Challenge projects in the Republic of the Marshall Islands bring hope for low-lying coral atolls!
July 3, 2024
Restoring Desecheo: Social Attraction Success for the Audubon’s Shearwater
A new article in Caribbean Ornithology heralds the success of one of our most exciting restoration projects: Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico!
June 24, 2024
An Endemic Way of Life, Part 2: Reconnecting with Nature as an Act of Climate Resilience
Part 2 of filmmaker Cece King's reflection on her time on Juan Fernandez Island in Chile, learning about conservation and community!
June 11, 2024
Marine Monitoring: Expect the Unexpected and Other Experiences from Islands Lost in Time
Read about Nathaniel Hanna Holloway's experience doing marine monitoring in the Galápagos!
June 4, 2024
An Endemic Way of Life, Part 1: Coming to Juan Fernandez
Part 1 of filmmaker Cece King's reflection on her time on Juan Fernandez Island in Chile, learning about conservation and community!
March 26, 2024
Social Attraction on Kamaka: Notes from the Field
Read the account of citizen scientist Jim Torgerson's journey to Kamaka to help save Polynesian Storm-petrels!
November 27, 2023
Notes from the Field: Restoring Tepuka and Funafuti Atoll
A restoration effort on Tuvalu brings new hope for a low-lying atoll plagued by invasive rats.
November 13, 2023
My Experience on Floreana Island: GIS, Conservation and Community
Island Conservation's GIS Data Science Specialist shares how her experience on Floreana has been shaped by community.
October 10, 2023
Tequila Sunrise? Or Floreana Sunrise?
Carolina Torres describes how the project to restore and rewild Floreana Island signals hope for a future where people and nature can thrive together in the Galápagos.
August 24, 2023
Living and Working on a Coral Atoll
By: Paul Jacques, Island Restoration Specialist In March this year I first set foot on the coral sand beach of Nadikdik Atoll, the southernmost atoll of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), a place that was to be home…
August 15, 2023
Reinvigorated by Nature: A Journey to Late Island, Tonga
By: Amy Levine, Conservation Impact Director at Island Conservation Our world today, dominated by technology and tireless commitments, can present rare opportunities for direct engagement with nature. My recent assignment to Late Island, Tonga, allowed me to explore this biodiversity-rich…
December 9, 2021
Gough Island: Preventing the extinction of the Tristan albatross
The Gough Island Restoration Programme (GIRP) is arguably the most significant eradication project to be implemented in 2021. Island Conservation was honored to serve as a supporting partner to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RPSB) and the…
May 20, 2021
Birding in Quarantine: One Man’s Sparrow is Another Man’s Albatross!
Island Conservation project manager Wes Jolley shares his birding experience from a hotel in South Africa where he is quarantining before traveling for Gough Island. This is my first time in South Africa, and one of my hopes to keep…
August 6, 2020
Island Journey: Dive Into the Restoration of Floreana Island, Galapagos
Take a trek through Floreana Island, Galapagos to meet the community, learn about the project, and explore the challenges that lie ahead. Today we are traveling to Floreana Island in the Galapagos Archipelago, but did you miss our first or…
July 28, 2020
Island Journey: Connecting Islands and Marine Ecosystems
Island Conservation’s Coral Wolf is joined by a few special guests to share how restoring islands can benefit marine ecosystems. Did you see our first edition of the Island Journey series? If not, you can still check it out. You…