Nikki Roach, Phd Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, CA, US

Creator and co-host of Into the Bush: Voices of Wild Women - a podcast focused on women in conservation - their triumphs, challenges, and the nitty gritty of what it is like to work in this field.

Richmond, California, United States

Direct the policy program for the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (part of the USFWS Migratory Bird Joint Venture Program). Duties include developing public-private partnerships, financing strategies for restoration and climate resiliency to protect migratory birds, other wildlife, and local communities. Serve as a lead of the National Association for.

Work with Re:wild staff on communications, fundraising, and project development and implementation. Focus on strengthening women's leadership in conservation and associates program, and Re:wild's Women in Nature Network Chapter.

Member of Climate Change, Amphibian, and Small Mammal Specialist Group.

Facilitated the IUCN Red List species assessments of 1,300 species in North, Central, and South America for the IUCN Small Mammal Specialist Group. Managed 75 international experts, mentored 20 undergraduate students, coordinated meetings and collated expansive knowledge for species assessments. Upload information into SIS database and maintain.

Indiana, United States

Managed a network of 1,500 + experts with a focus on global conservation priorities, conservation planning and impactful action, strategic partnerships, and communications (webinars, mixed media), in a partnership between the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) and the Indianapolis Zoo. Developed and.

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

The project (Protecting the Thread of Life: Enhancing watershed health for communities, coffee, agroforestry, and conservation) was part of the Global Consortium of Sustainability Outcomes, at Arizona State University. Partnering with Universities, NGOs (ProCat), and the National Coffee Growing Federation in Colombia, I managed a team of 10 researchers.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Working with diverse stakeholders I implemented projects related to sustaining biodiversity and livelihoods, particularly with private land owners (coffee farmers) in the remote montane Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia.Extensive experience in oral and written science communication: Public speaking (30), podcast guest (2), blogger for Re:wild.

Board member of the LACA section of Society for Conservation Biology. I managed communications strategies and social media channels, including boosting engagement and membership, and promoting an inclusive network with bilingual options.

Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

US Scholars Fulbright Fellow (2017-2018, Colombia) for my PhD research on how land use and climate change impacted amphibian distribution.

Facilitated team of diverse stakeholders from USFWS and Department of Natural Resources - South Carolina, Nemours Land Trust, and private landowners to conduct marsh bird surveys along the South Carolina coast. Designed and implemented the first state-wide survey for Eastern Black Rails in coastal South Carolina. Produced vulnerability assessments of.

Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Conducted research on the behavior of Smooth-billed Ani's in Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico.

Davis, CA

Collected field data and managed 20-year long database on the impact of water quality on waterbird communities in the SF Bay Area.

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Conducted biodiversity surveys, invasive species eradication, vegetation mapping, and other tasks necessary at the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge.

Worked with founding partners of Re:wild to manage grants and communications, and participated on a trip searching for "Lost Frogs" in the Choco, Colombia in September 2010.

Doctor Of Philosophy, Applied Biodiversity Science

My PhD research focused on the impact of land use and climate change on threatened amphibian communities. I conducted quantitative and.

Master Of Science (Ms), Wildlife Conservation Biology

Activities and Societies: Natural Resources Graduate Student Association-Officer May 2013-May 2014My masters thesis examined the.

B.S., Wildlife And Fish Conservation Biology

Activities and Societies: 2008: Intern at the Oakland Zoo working with reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. 2009: Study Abroad in Havana.