The Center for Resilient Conservation Science is a group of scientists and spatial analysts who work on regional and national scale issues related to biodiversity conservation and climate change. With over 100 years of combined experience, the strategic work done by this science analysis and mapping team informs The Nature Conservancy’s priority planning and conservation actions across 50 states. The team’s data products and reports are also used for natural resource planning by hundreds of land trusts, conservation organizations, and state and federal agencies.
Mark has a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of New Hampshire and manages
the Center for Resilient Conservation Science team. He has worked for The Nature Conservancy for over 20 years and has focused on leading regional-scale science assessments to support the conservation of terrestrial, freshwater and marine systems. His research includes climate resilience, ecosystem modeling, seafloor mapping, geophysical processes, and biodiversity conservation. In 2017, Mark r
eceived the Conservancy’s Conservation Achievement Award. See an ECS interview of Mark
here.
ANALIE BARNETT LANDSCAPE ECOLOGIST
Analie has a Master of Environmental Management with a focus on conservation science from Du
ke University. In her over ten years with The Nature Conservancy she worked on a variety of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine projects, where she developed spatial and statistical analyses to inform natural resource management and conservation planning. See an ECS interview of Analie
here.
MELISSA CLARK SPATIAL ECOLOGIST
Melissa has a Master of Science in Resource Policy and Behavior from the University of Michigan. She has worked for The Nature Conservancy for over 10 years. Her research interests include terrestrial resilience, landscape connectivity, conservation measures, science communications, and data access and distribution. See an ECS interview of Melissa
here.
MARY KHOURY FRESHWATER ECOLOGIST
Mary has a Masters of Science in Natural Resource Science from the University of Michigan. In her 25 years with the Nature Conservancy, she has focused on freshwater conservation planning at regional scales, especially in the Great Lakes and Midwest. A skilled facilitator and project manager, she provides both to the team’s work to map freshwater resilience.
ERIK MARTIN SPATIAL ECOLOGIST
Erik has a Masters of GIS from Pennsylvania State University. He has worked at TNC for over ten years with a focus on freshwater conservation and aquatic connectivity projects throughout the Eastern United States. He has supported TNC’s clean energy planning work in Africa and Asia and has developed a particular interest web-based decision support tools.
ARLENE OLIVERO FRESHWATER ECOLOGIST
Arlene has a Master of Science in Biology from the University of Massachusetts. In her 19 years with The Nature Conservancy she has focused on large-scale assessments of freshwater systems and is the author of the Northeast Aquatic Habitat classification. Her research includes stream and lake habitat classification, floodplain modeling, freshwater resilience, and aquatic habitat condition assessments. See an ECS interview of Arlene
here.
JOHN PRINCE RETIRED CONSERVATION INFORMATION MANAGER After 39 years with the Nature Conservancy, John Prince has hung up his mouse and retired. His CRCS colleagues miss his expertise in compiling project data from various sources, maintaining the team's file structure, and distributing data and reports internally and externally. He also published CRCS products to various internet platforms from the website to live web mapping applications. See an ECS interview of John
here.
MARTA RIBERA SPATIAL ECOLOGIST
Marta has a Ph.D. in Geography from Boston University and has worked for The Nature Conservancy since January 2016. Her work focuses on developing and implementing spatially-based conservation projects for marine and coastal systems across the United States. Her research interests include using remote sensing time series to inform ocean conservation, and translating complex datasets into new metrics and easy to understand visualizations. She is part of TNC’s North America Ocean and Coasts team. See an ECS interview of Marta
here.