Current class
Elizabeth Ball
Missouri Department of Conservation
Danielle Brigida
National Wildlife Federation
Neil Carter
Michigan State University
Tricia Dees
Sea World Antonio
Crystal DiMiceli
Wildlife Conservation Society’s Prospect Park Zoo
Kate Freund
US Fish & Wildlife Service – Climate Change
Michael Gale
US Fish & Wildlife Service – Refuges
Kate Gersh
African Wildlife Foundation
Charles Huang
World Wildlife Fund
Matilde Iweins
Conservation International
Danielle Kessler
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Zegeye Kibret
Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme
Bradford Latham
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
Nadia Mijidorj
Wildlife Institute of India
Ryan Richards
Smithsonian Institute
Michael Schirmacher
Bat Conservation International
Zak Smith
Natural Resource Defense Council
Brandon Speeg
White Oak Conservation Center
Allison Srinivas
Defenders of Wildlife
Cristina Tofoli
Institute for Ecological Research
Jennifer Tsang
Pollinator Partnership
Taldi Walter
National Audubon Society
The goal of the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL) program is to facilitate cross-organizational networking and mentoring for emerging wildlife conservation leaders while conducting training and guiding concrete innovative conservation projects.