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Matt Merrifield

Chief Technology Officer
Technology

Kirk Klausmeyer

Director of Data Science
Technology

Katie Andrews

Systems Architect
Technology

Falk Schuetzenmeister

Software Engineer
Technology

Carrie Schloss

Lead Scientist
Climate & Land Use

Brian Cohen

Spatial Data Scientist
Technology

Megan Webb

Lead Mapping & Design Analyst
Technology

Nathaniel Rindlaub

Software Developer
Technology

Kelly Easterday

Lead Conservation Technology Manager
Technology

Charlotte Stanley

Spatial Data Analyst
Technology

Sophia Leiker

Spatial Data Science Associate
Pt. Conception Institute

Alumni

David Marvin

Climate Change Ecologist
Terrestrial
2016-2018

Tanushree Biswas

Spatial Data Scientist
Technology
2016-current at TNC

Jinsu Elhance

Conservation Technology Associate
Technology
2022-2024

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