Wildlife Conservation Network
October 10 & 17, 2020
8 am PDT
WCN protects endangered wildlife by supporting conservationists who ensure wildlife and people coexist and thrive around the world. By identifying and vetting exceptional conservationists, we act as a bridge between your best intentions and our conservation partners’ biggest needs. Our donation model allows 100% of any donation designated for a specific species to go directly to our Partners in the field with zero overhead, which means every dollar that you donate counts toward that species’ conservation. Our collaborative efforts also extend to conservation organizations beyond our Network through our Wildlife Funds, our Scholarship program, and guest speakers and exhibitors at our Wildlife Conservation Expos.
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16 mins
SPEAKERS
Dr. Jean-Gael "JG" Collomb
Executive Director
With over two decades of experience in the non-profit sector, JG's focus has been at the interface between wildlife conservation and development issues. He joined WCN in 2012 and provides strategic leadership to enhance WCN’s overall impacts, sustainability and growth. Originally from Paris, France, JG started his career working with inspiring ecologists studying chimps, gorillas, and mandrills and dodging the occasional elephant in Gabon. At the World Resources Institute, he managed an NGO network to monitor logging companies in Central Africa. He returned to Gabon with the Wildlife Conservation Society to help the development of national parks and ecotourism. For his Ph.D., JG studied the effects of tourism on people’s wellbeing around protected areas in northeastern Namibia. JG is thrilled to combine all of his interests through his work at WCN.
