Planning & Education Consultant at Self-employed
Greater Memphis Area
- Current
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- Science Teacher at Memphis City Schools
- Strategic Planning & Outreach Consultant at Self-Employed Program Development
- Past
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- Policy Analyst at PRBO Conservation Science
- Manager, Western Bird Conservation at National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Preserve Manager at The Nature Conservancy
- Education
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- The George Washington University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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K. Gregg Elliott’s Summary
The mainstay of Karen Gregg Elliott's 20-year career in conservation has been outreach to partner organizations with the goal of achieving conservation on the ground. Her work has been based upon a philosophy of voluntary and incentive-based measures to achieve conservation results.
As Policy Analyst at PRBO Conservation Science, Ms. Elliott's focus was on acting strategically and leading the development of new conservation initiatives. Her primary responsibilities included liaison with Habitat Joint Ventures, supervision of staff, and coalition building on behalf of PRBO’s Terrestrial and Marine divisions.
At the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation she established the California office and administered a $900,000 grant fund to benefit western neotropical bird habitat. While at The Nature Conservancy, she developed expertise in natural areas management, riparian habitat restoration, and invasive species control.
Her goal is to build partnerships, develop programs, and educate to improve government or business policies and practices with the goal of conserving biodiversity and limiting climate change.
K. Gregg Elliott’s Specialties:
Partner outreach; partnership cultivation; donor cultivation; workshop/meeting organization; versatile author and co-author of policy/management/planning documents; grant writer; freelance writer; presentations; contracts/agreements negotiator; staff goal-setting/supervision; identification of strategic opportunities; adaptive conservation planning; bird species as ecosystem indicators; biodiversity conservation; habitat restoration and management; project-based learning.
K. Gregg Elliott’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
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