Webinar gratuito sobre carreras profesionales en conservación y biología ambiental

Join us for a webinar on careers in conservation and environmental biology

Learn about the variety of career options open to scientists who are interested in environmental conservation. The webinar is the latest in the American Institute of Biological Sciences Leadership in Biology series. The event will be held on August 31 at 1 pm (Eastern).

Join us for a panel discussion with individuals who have built successful conservation and environmental biology careers in non-profit, federal agency, and university settings. Following the presentations, participants will have an opportunity to engage with panelists.

Panelists include:
Gabriela Chavarria, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Dr. Gabriela Chavarria is the Forensic Science Branch Chief at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Forensic Laboratory, a unique wildlife crime laboratory that supports the law enforcement investigations of wildlife violations at the federal, state and international levels. Prior to this post, she served as Science Advisor to the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's Science Center, Vice President for Science and International Conservation at Defenders of Wildlife, Policy Director for Wildlife Conservation at the National Wildlife Federation, and as the Director of International and Special Programs at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. In addition, Dr. Chavarria served on a number of boards and advisory councils at the Federal, State and private level. Born and raised in Mexico City, Dr. Chavarria has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the National University of Mexico, and a Masters and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research focused on the systematics, behavior, and biogeography of Neotropical bumble bees.

Rocco Saracina, Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Rocco Saracina serves as Conservation Coordinator for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), a nonprofit that oversees the largest forest certification standard in North America. Rocco's focus includes strengthening relationships with conservation organizations and universities and administering SFI's Conservation Grant Program. His experience includes fire ecology research with the U.S. Forest Service and freshwater systems assessment through environmental consulting. Rocco is Chair-Elect of the National Chapter of the Society of American Foresters, where he is responsible for strategic direction. He has a B.S. in Environmental Science and Minor in Wildland Soil Science from Humboldt State University. He is currently a M.S. candidate in Virginia Tech's Executive Master of Natural Resources program.

Lindsey Wise, Oregon Biodiversity Information Center

Lindsey Wise is the Biodiversity Data Manager at the Institute for Natural Resources at Oregon State University. She works on a variety of projects, including managing species occurrence information, a geodatabase of Oregon's managed and protected areas, creating and maintaining ecological datasets, and organizing data transfers. Lindsey also acts as the Data Administrator for the Oregon iMapInvasives site, which allows managers and interested citizens to track invasive species observations and management actions online. She previously worked as a field botanist for the National Park Service at Mount Rainier and for the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center. Lindsey has a Bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Puget Sound and Master's in ecology from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland.

Attendees will acquire knowledge of the skills that are needed to pursue a conservation career and have ample opportunity to ask questions of the panelists.

Interested in the webinar but can't attend the live event? Register to attend and you will be sent a link to a video recording after the live event.

Please share this announcement. The event is free and open to the public because of the support of event cosponsor Burk & Associates Inc.

Register for free at www.aibs.org/events/webinar/careers-in-conservation-environmental-biology.html.