Jamie Cotta Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Silver Spring, Md

Leadership and coordination of annual fundraising campaigns such as LAYC’s year-end campaign.Development of comprehensive annual fund strategy and metrics, including revenue goals, gift tables, and market segmentation.Development and implementation of donor cultivation and stewardship strategy for diverse LAYC supporters.Strategic and technical lead for supporter communications and social media. Direct mail and digital content creation, copy-editing, and design for fundraising initiatives involving individual donors, corporate sponsors, foundations, and program partners.Team lead for development and communications data analytics, database management and customization, and fundraising platform management.Gift tracking, annual giving analysis, and development and communications analytics reporting.Special event execution as part of development team.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Government and foundation grant writing; newsletter and other donor-focused writing.Guidance of grant application processes with staff across multiple departments.Gift tracking and donor stewardship, gift reporting; use of DonorPerfect andmultiple giving platforms; direct mailing; fundraiser/event preparation and implementation.Participation in LAYC committees that promote racial equality and support immigrant rights.Completion of LGBTQ Ally training 5 LAYC Positive Youth Development (PYD) training modules.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Strategy development, concept note and proposal elaboration, technical support, project monitoring and reporting, and consultant supervision for projects in Latin America. Focal themes include: NDC implementation in AFOLU sector (Paraguay), forest restoration (Paraguay, Nicaragua), and climate change adaptation and mitigation (Nicaragua).Engagement of and negotiation with diverse entities including NGOs, donors, and multiple government ministries for project design and implementation.Results communication (blogs, brochures, Bank communications).

Two-year position serving as additional manuscript editor (2-3 articles/year) as part of mentoring program between Associated Editors and Student/Recent PhD Editors

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In-depth research related to infrastructure development and natural capital in the Arctic.In-depth research on the integration of the private sector in Natural Capital Project work, particularly in the Arctic. Research on indigenous engagement for ecosystem service assessments and development planning.Development of theory of change, results framework, and outcome indicators for ‘Valuing nature in national development planning’ initiative.Strategy research and input for workshops and high-level events in the Arctic.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Research and project design, preparation, execution and monitoring to enhance Natural Capital across key productive sectors in projects throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Engagement of and negotiation with NGOs, donors, and government officials for design and implementation of IDB investment projects and technical cooperations. Key technical advisor on natural resource management and conservation, biodiversity and ecosystem services, rural and indigenous livelihoods, and climate change resilience for operations in Guyana, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador.Key technical advisor for survey design and leader of enumerator training workshops (50+ trained) for household-, village-, and firm-level data collection to inform: i) economy-wide modelling for policy/investment analysis within Belize tourism sector and ii) economic analysis for sustainable agricultural loan preparation for Guyana.Proposal development and coordination of two BIO program projects: i) flagship study on the integration of natural capital for improved coastal resilience in the Caribbean and ii) replicable mangrove ecosystem management model development for enhanced livelihoods, biodiversity, and climate change resilience in Mexico.Strategic prioritization of intervention sites for bark beetle mitigation operation to enhance forest cover, protect watersheds, and promote disaster risk resilience in Honduras.Firm and consultant contracting, TOR drafting, budget monitoring, procurement, technical support to implementing agencies for IDB operations.Review of environmental impact assessments for program design.Identification of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators related to biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Research and technical support for Sector Framework Document (SFD) for Environment and Biodiversity sector and final knowledge product. These address tradeoffs between economic growth and the environment and opportunities for sustainable development/green growth.Contribution to SFD chapter content and key technical advice on community-based natural resource management, forestry, fisheries, PES, and indigenous livelihoods topics.Review and analysis of academic literature and Bank policies, strategies, and lessons learned.Facilitation and support of international expert and consultant work.Contributing author for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services "Natural Capital" blog.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Key scientific advisor for the development of fisheries campaign goals and strategies contributing to conservation, improved livelihoods, and resilience. Preparation of technical reports highlighting fisheries management challenges and potential policy reforms in Latin America, which directly secured project funding for multi-year fisheries campaigns.Leading of feasibility study preparation for Mexico policy interventions to enhance fisheries conservation and synthesis of empirical evidence for Brazil and Peru feasibility studies. Multi-lingual literature reviews and interviews with NGOs and government ministries to inform feasibility studies. Multi-lingual webpage content development for work in Brazil, Peru, and Mexico.Effective communication of scientific data to policy makers and funders.Liaised with international consultants.Elaboration of reports and communications for a variety of audiences in English and Spanish.Identification of data visualization tools, produced infographics and similar materials.Promotion and facilitation of knowledge sharing and inter-departmental learning between science staff and marketing/communication staff.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Independent instruction for econometric analysis in Stata program.Part-time translator and proofreader for Spanish and Portuguese speakers.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

PhD researcher, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Global Development SectionThesis title: Livelihoods and natural resources: A quantitative assessment in the Peruvian Amazon. Field site: Ampiyacu-Apayacu Basin, Loreto, PeruProject coordination, econometric data analysis, publications submitted to peer-reviewed journals

Belém Area, Brazil

Project coordination, data analysis and development of publications and other products related to PEN-RAVA study (description in position below). Hiring and training of local research staff in survey design and implementation. Training of Suriname RAVA field team in household survey implementation. Development and recording of a series Stata data analysis training videos for Amazonian researchers in Spanish and Portuguese.

Belém Area, Brazil

Coordination of socioeconomic Poverty and Environment Network (PEN-RAVA) study in floodplain forests of Pará, Brazil, including data collection, data entry, analysis and write-up, training local research staff (15 trained). Core data, related to household income composition and relationship between income and forest resource use, were collected using in-depth semi-structured household interviews developed by CIFOR and adapted by the Amazon Initiative Consortium.

Gainesville, Florida Area

Administrative and logistic support for doctoral fellows and associated professors, project management, budget control, communication with international partners, translation of documents in English, Portuguese and Spanish, maintenance of program website. Developed reference materials for future administrative assistants.

Queensland, Australia

Management of tropical plant nursery of over 10,000 seedlings and collaboration in design of 3000-tree restoration planting with local community tree planting organization (TREAT). Teaching assistance and logistical support for visiting participants of Study Abroad program in Rainforest Studies.

Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica

Assisted postdoctoral research on orange-fronted parakeets (Aratinga canicularis). Observed and monitored behavior of nesting pairs, mist-netted, assisted with collection of blood and feather samples, banded birds, radio-tracked pairs. Videotaped and recorded vocalizations, logged audio and video data-

San Diego, Ca

Assisted UC San Diego doctoral student with research on pygmy lorises (Nycticebus pygmaeus). Checked females for signs of estrus, collected fecal samples, performed experimental manipulations and conducted behavioral observations of lorises-

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Forest Livelihoods And Economics

Activities and Societies: Amazonian fieldwork, quantitative household data analysis, presentation at international conferences.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Interdisciplinary Ecology

Activities and Societies: Amazonian fieldwork, ecological data analysis using SAS, presentation of results at national and international.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Ecology, Behavior And Evolution

Activities and Societies: Tropical Biology Study Abroad Quarter, Monteverde, Costa Rica, 2001. Research assistant, at the Center.