Audubon Board Welcomes New Directors to Guide Hemispheric Efforts to Reverse Alarming Decline of Birds

NEW YORK – The Nationwide Audubon Society introduced two new additions to its Board of Administrators: Pamela Hurtado Berger, an environmental advocate who’s obsessed with conservation and environmental sustainability, and Dr. Mamie Parker, a wildlife biologist with a lifelong dedication to conservation biology and environmental stewardship.

With a shared ardour for safeguarding birds and their habitats, Ms. Hurtado Berger and Dr. Parker be a part of Audubon at a vital second for the planet. Their appointments come because the group accelerates its daring technique to reverse the alarming decline of birds throughout the Americas and confront the pressing environmental challenges of our time. Their management will assist information Audubon’s work to construct a extra resilient, biodiverse, and sustainable future—for birds and for all of us.

“Audubon’s energy has at all times come from the individuals who carry their ardour, experience, and dedication to this work,” mentioned Dr. Elizabeth Grey, CEO of the Nationwide Audubon Society. “Pamela and Mamie are conservation leaders who perceive what’s at stake—for birds, folks, and the planet. Their management will assist form our efforts throughout the hemisphere at a time when daring motion and collaboration are so urgently wanted.”

“I’m happy Pamela and Mamie are bringing their deep environmental experience to Audubon’s Board of Administrators,” mentioned Dr. George S. Golumbeski, Chair of the Audubon Board of Administrators. “As skilled ambassadors for conservation, they may meaningfully contribute to Audubon’s efforts to deal with essentially the most vital threats to fowl habitats and ship lasting environmental and financial advantages to folks.”

Pamela Hurtado Berger, of Santiago, Chile, based Fundación Cosmos, a nonprofit that goals to foster the human-nature connection by modern community-centered initiatives. Beneath her management, Fundación Cosmos has developed nature-based territorial administration fashions, designed accessible parks that present inexperienced areas for underserved communities, created therapeutic gardens in healthcare services, and promoted environmental teaching programs that have interaction and encourage future generations. She can also be the Co-Founding father of Fundación Kreen, primarily based in Patagonia’s Aysén Area, the place she has spearheaded the institution of the Santuario Meullín-Puye, a pristine conservation space and important biodiversity hotspot. Santuario Meullín-Puye serves as a pure laboratory for scientific analysis and ecological outreach, whereas additionally fostering instructional applications that promote environmental consciousness and strengthen bonds with native communities. Her management displays a deep dedication to preserving ecosystems, empowering communities, and fostering partnerships for environmental sustainability. Ms. Hurtado Berger earned her Grasp’s diploma in Panorama Design from Conway Faculty of Panorama Design in Massachusetts.

“I’m thrilled to hitch the Audubon’s Board of Administrators,” mentioned Pamela Hurtado Berger. “Audubon’s mission is necessary, and I’m wanting ahead to having a optimistic impression on the way forward for birds and the locations they stay—all through the hemisphere—in order that we are able to proceed to strengthen our reference to nature.”

Dr. Mamie Parker, of Dulles, Virginia, is a distinguished fish and wildlife biologist with almost three many years on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the place she served as Regional Director, Head of Fisheries, and a Senior Govt Service member. She has in depth expertise in ecological impression evaluation, personal lands conservation, fisheries and wildlife administration, and aquaculture. Her assignments took her throughout the USA, together with Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. Past her company work, she led initiatives incomes the William P. Reilly Environmental Management Award, the Presidential Rank Award, and the John L. Morris Lifetime Achievement Award. Appointed by the Governor of Virginia, she chaired the Division of Wildlife Sources Board and was inducted into the Arkansas Outside Corridor of Fame as the primary native Arkansan to guide the nation’s fisheries program. Dr. Parker serves on the boards of the Nationwide Wildlife Federation, Chesapeake Bay Basis, Duke College’s Nicholas Faculty of the Atmosphere, The Nature Conservancy-Virginia Chapter, and Brown Advisory Sustainable Funding. Internationally, she has labored in Southern Africa as an Aspen Institute Fellow and advocated for local weather motion on the World Fisheries Congress in China. She studied on the College of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the College of Wisconsin, and Harvard’s Kennedy Govt Training Program. Her lifelong dedication to conservation and environmental stewardship continues to encourage future generations, significantly ladies and underrepresented teams.

“Realizing that we want all hands-on deck to save lots of our birds and wildlife habitats, I consider it’s my flip,” mentioned Dr. Parker.  “As an underrepresented member of the birding neighborhood, it’s my flip to step off the sidelines and help in reaching out to a broader vary of voices—making Audubon’s finest even higher at this vital time.”

About Audubon  

The Nationwide Audubon Society is a number one nonprofit conservation group with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impression, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, as we speak and tomorrow. Birds are highly effective indicators of our planet’s well being, performing as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and encourage motion. Audubon works throughout the Western Hemisphere, pushed by the understanding that what is sweet for birds is sweet for the planet. Via a collaborative, bipartisan strategy throughout habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives significant and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 employees and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing power 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, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety. 

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