Protect &
Conserve

Bryn Baker is Deputy Director of WWF’s Renewable Energy Program. Bryn works with WWF’s corporate partners to set ambitious renewable energy and climate goals to reduce emissions and create innovative approaches to scaling up renewable energy cost effectively. She facilitated the development of the Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers Principles that unifies the voice of large companies’ seeking more renewable energy to power their operations.

Prior to joining WWF, Bryn worked for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch the first regional climate and energy program in Southeast Asia.

Ryan leads WWF’s work in climate risk management. He currently manages the ADVANCE partnership with climate scientists at Columbia University, working to address climate change impacts, now and in the future, in WWF’s conservation programs around the world. Working in diverse landscapes in Latin America, Central and Southeast Asia, WWF is working with leading academics and other partners to build resilience to a warmer, more extreme weather world. Originally from Reno, Nevada, Ryan developed a deep appreciation for nature by backpacking, skiing, and hiking in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains and throughout the American West.

Ryan received his MA from Duke in Environmental Management.

Matt Erke is a Senior Program Officer with the forest team at WWF where he manages forest and wildlife conservation projects, as well as community-based conservation programs. Matt supports a high-profile tiger conservation initiative in Nepal that is serving as a model for successful anti-poaching interventions across Asia and is part of a global effort to double the number of tigers in the wild.

Matt has an MA in Environmental Policy from George Washington University.

Martha Kauffman is Managing Director for WWF’s Northern Great Plains Program, an ecologically rich region which spans the Northwest US and Canada. As leader of this program for the last 8 years, Martha has engaged leaders from across the region including tribal communities, ranchers, public land and wildlife managers, and other conservation organizations to conserve these important grasslands and restore abundant wildlife. A hydrologist and earth scientist by training, Martha has been focusing on solving complex environmental problems throughout her career. She is the current chair of the Northern Plains Conservation Network, and a member of the board of directors for the Montana Conservation Corps.

Martha earned a BS in Applied Earth Sciences from Stanford University and a MS in Earth Sciences from Montana State University.

Amy Smith has more than 20 years of experience in legal and responsible forestry and trade. In her current role as Manager with the forest team at WWF, Amy engages with US companies committed to responsibly sourcing wood, paper, and rubber products from important forest regions, including the Amazon, the Greater Mekong and the Russian Far East.

Prior to working with WWF, Amy was Director of PATS, a non-profit organization that supports indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon to produce and market sustainably-harvested wooden handicrafts. Amy has a MA in International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA in Political Science from Boston College.

Aaron McNevin directs the aquaculture program at WWF. Aaron has lived and worked in Indonesia, Thailand, and Madagascar and currently conducts various projects throughout the developing world assisting producers to become compliant with Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification. His expertise has brought people together to understand the science of the negative impacts of aquaculture and generate performance targets that measurably reduce these impacts.

Aaron received his MS and PhD from Auburn University in Water and Aquatic Soil Chemistry where he conducted coastal habitat impact assessments of shrimp farming in northeast Madagascar.