Caroline Pott Email & Phone Number

Midway Atoll

St Croix, US Virgin Islands

Working with author teams throughout the Caribbean and the neotropics to produce updated, authoritative Caribbean species accounts for Birds of the World.Contribute to joint BirdsCaribbean and Cornell Lab of Ornithology promotional materials Supervise one additional coordinator for Cuban endemic species

East End Marine Park, St Croix

• Responsible for achieving short and long term functioning of the East End Marine Park, including biological monitoring, outreach, and compliance.
• Oversaw the development of St. Croix's first and only natural history-focused exhibits at the Marine Park
• Introduced SMART conservation software to produce new information tracking compliance and infractions, compiled in both summary and annual reports
• Developed a strong working relationship with neighboring federal protected areas (Buck Island Reef National Monument and Green Cay National Wildlife Refuge)
• Improved and developed new public-facing materials to improve compliance with rules and regulations of the park
• Mentored National Coral Reef Management Fellows (3) and summer research interns (6) on a regular basis

US Virgin Islands

• Coral protection and restoration dives: monitoring of targeted colonies, antibiotic application to treat SCTLD, gamete collection during spawning, coral fragment collection and attachment in restoration plots; data.
• Took footage for video as shown below, capturing techniques specific to spawn collection

The Plains, VA

• Construction of, and literature research for, a ground-breaking database: synthesis of the ecology and interactions with fisheries gear for each of 378 seabird species
• Designed outreach tool (an ESRI StoryMap entitled Unexpected Catch) to introduce the issue and the database to the public
• Comprehensive review of the state of knowledge for three endangered neotropical bird species
• Publication of three papers on two of the three species
• Synthetic review of ABC's reforestation accomplishments

Shoshone, CA

• Mapped and monitored territories & nests of 15 species of riparian-nesting birds; recorded detailed behavioral observations
• Monitored Brown-headed Cowbird traps for food and water supplies, and population counts

Mayumba, Gabon

• Technical advice shaped the National Park Management Plan and decision-making tools: biological research, zoning plan, surveillance plans, fire management, interactions with economic operators
• Managed on-site research and associated data: produced first synthetic report of turtle data; piloted shark and marine fisheries study; daily oversight of cetacean & marine turtle research
• Ensured staff (10 permanent staff, 13 seasonal staff, 2 interns, 2 volunteers) had exposure to all aspects of program activities and appropriate training for multiple activities
• Initiated new components of the outreach program to reach local hotels, radio and fishing village
• Strengthened surveillance and enforcement capacity for recording illegal fishing, oil pollution

Libreville, Gabon

• Improved quality and on-time delivery of four donor reports per month (French & English) to private & public sector grantors including national government, USAID and EU funders: total 3 million USD
• Achieved higher quality and on-time execution and reporting of activities; identified new synergies across the program through support and capacity building for eight field project managers
• Created three new tools to improve timeliness of reporting: monthly newsletter, deadline calendar and alerts, Gantt chart; coordinated with headquarters in USA and remote staff on these timetables
• Primary liaison and coordinator (after Country Director) for funders, technical support teams and independent researchers arriving from abroad
• Alerted Gabonese government to critical wetland threat posed by the invasive species Eichhornia crassipes, proposed a plan of action to react to its known distribution and to prevent spread; created a partnership with.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• U.S. Headquarters management: during year of significant growth for budgets and staff, oversaw all finances for over 1 million USD of grants including external audit, accounts payable, annual report
• Improved accounting practices and internal controls
• Provided critical research (both online and on-the-ground in Japan) and analysis which resulted in Yahoo! Inc. ceasing the online sales of whale and ivory products
• Analyzed, digested and summarized confidential investigation documents, trade and scientific data related to cetacean and ivory products for use in campaign materials and strategic planning
• Edited and prepared hard-hitting written public materials for three campaigns

Tuscon, AZ

• Devised and implemented data management system for monitoring hundreds of migratory songbird nests in desert riparian areas
• Learned to accurately identify over 80 species of birds by sight and sound and conducted multi-species point count censuses of riparian and upland bird communities in a highly diverse migratory corridor
• Located and monitored songbird nests
• Performed vegetation surveys on all point count locations at season end; analyzed aerial insect traps, identifying specimens to biological Order

Roosevelt, AZ

• Located and monitored territories and nests of this endangered subspecies of flycatcher, recording detailed behavioral observations and resighting banded birds

Chiang Rai, Thailand

• Established new partnership with the Forest Restoration Research Unit of Chiang Mai University
• Pioneered reforestation initiative: researched and drafted long-term recommendations for conversion of monoculture teak and pine plantations to more diverse forests using the ‘framework species’ method
• Designed monitoring system and improved planting protocol for yearly plantings and coordinated one year's planting of 900 saplings of 10 species
• Extension work with the existing zoo, including planning for reintroduction of 2 pheasant species into the wild
• Self-taught Thai language

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Hanover, NH USA

Msc, Green College, Biodiversity Conservation And Management

• Dissertation: The Commercial Availability of Invasive Species: Effect of the UK Horticultural Code of Practice This research induced two.

B.A. Cum Laude, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Education record