Audubon Board Welcomes New Directors to Guide Conservation Across the Hemisphere

NEW YORK – The Nationwide Audubon Society introduced the addition of two new members to its Board of Administrators: Dr. Marcia Angle, a retired preventive medication doctor and environmentalist, and Mr. Greg Giesler, senior managing director of Enterprise Operations and Profitability at Accenture, PLC who has a dedication to defending the setting.

Dr. Angle and Mr. Giesler be part of as Audubon is constant its 120-year historical past of constructing a extra resilient and sustainable future for birds, individuals, and the planet. Birds are main indicators of the well being of the pure world, warning us about environmental change and provoking us to motion. Having simply marked the midpoint of its five-year technique, referred to as Flight Plan, Audubon is redoubling its efforts to reply to the interconnected crises of local weather change and biodiversity loss. This work is pushed by the understanding that what is nice for birds is nice for the planet.

“Birds are each symbols and sentinels of the well being of our planet. When birds decline, it alerts modifications within the pure world that have an effect on us all,” stated Dr. Elizabeth Grey, CEO of the Nationwide Audubon Society. “That is why Audubon is working to bend the fowl curve — to halt and finally reverse the steep decline of birds throughout the Americas. Realizing this imaginative and prescient requires sturdy management throughout the group, together with on the Board degree. We’re lucky to welcome Marcia and Greg, whose expertise and perspective will assist speed up this work.”

“I’m happy to welcome Marcia and Greg to the Audubon Board of Administrators as we work to advance conservation for birds, the planet, and for all of us,” stated Dr. George S. Golumbeski, Chair of the Audubon Board of Administrators. “Right this moment, as our world faces twin threats of local weather change and habitat loss, Marcia and Greg’s management will assist us information Audubon’s work to leverage the ability of birds to drive lasting conservation influence throughout the hemisphere. All our appreciable scientific understanding of birds tells us that we should act now to guard the well-being of the pure world.”

Dr. Marcia Angle is a retired preventive medication doctor and environmentalist whose work focuses on the intersection of public well being, environmental safety, and coverage. Her profession has spanned worldwide well being, conservation, and nonprofit governance, with a selected emphasis on science-informed resolution making and cross-border collaboration. Dr. Angle is a longtime supporter of conservation causes, with a powerful curiosity in biodiversity and environmental stewardship. She presently serves on the Boards of Nature and Tradition Worldwide and the Southern Environmental Legislation Heart. Her prior Board service contains NatureServe, Rachel’s Community, Nourish Worldwide, the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Basis and different nationwide and regional environmental organizations. By way of her skilled and philanthropic work, Dr. Angle has intensive expertise throughout the Western Hemisphere and is fluent in Spanish. She resides in Durham, North Carolina.

“Becoming a member of Audubon is the appropriate alternative for me to proceed to help environmental progress,” stated Dr. Angle. “I worth Audubon’s conservation work—particularly its deal with science, coverage, and group constructing as an example the connection between the well being of birds and the well being of individuals and the planet. I sit up for making significant contributions to this mission.”

Greg Giesler serves as Senior Managing Director of Enterprise Operations and Profitability at Accenture, PLC, a $70 billion group with 780,000 staff worldwide. His ardour for conservation and dedication to present again to the planet introduced him to Audubon. He has international expertise, together with in Latin America, executing progress methods, revenue optimization, value takeout, and price restructuring. Mr. Giesler serves on advisory Boards for nationwide industry-related nonprofits, together with the American Institute of CPAs and Chartered Institute of Administration Accountants’ Future Finance Leaders Advisory Group, and NABA, Inc., a nonprofit devoted to empowering Black enterprise leaders in accounting, finance, enterprise, and entrepreneurship. As a part of NABA, he launched and now chairs the Board’s M&A committee and obtained NABA’s Chief Officer of the 12 months award. He’s additionally a member of the Affiliation of Latino Professionals and the Institute of Administration Accountants. He’s a Louisiana native who now resides in Washington, D.C.

“I’m enthusiastic in regards to the alternative to serve on Audubon’s Board of Administrators, and in so doing, give again to conservation work throughout the Western Hemisphere,” stated Mr. Geisler. “Audubon is doing necessary work to realize a future the place birds thrive—a future the place all of us thrive—and I’m proud to be a part of that.”

About Audubon  

The Nationwide Audubon Society is a number one nonprofit conservation group with 120 years of science-based, community-driven influence, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, immediately and tomorrow. Birds are highly effective indicators of our planet’s well being, appearing as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and encourage motion. Audubon works throughout the Western Hemisphere, pushed by the understanding that what is nice for birds is nice for the planet. By way of a collaborative, bipartisan method throughout habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives significant and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 workers and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing drive dedicated to making sure a greater planet for each birds and other people for generations to return. Study extra at www.audubon.org and on Fb, LinkedIn, and Instagram @audubonsociety. 

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