Rachel Baker
Forest Program Director at Washington Conservation Action
- Role
- Forest Program Director at Washington Conservation Action
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rachel Baker
Career interests: Forest policy, forest conservation, sustainable development, community-based environmental management, sustainable supply chains, civil society engagement and advocacy, forest livelihoods, non-timber forest products, indigenous peoples, rights-based conservation, social science research, ecosystem services, geospatial analysis, Latin AmericaSpecialties: International forest policy, supply chain analysis, No Deforestation policy implementation, palm oil and soybean sectors, Mesoamerica, Brazil, social science interviews and surveys, REDD, qualitative data analysis using NVivo, geospatial analysis using ArcGIS, remote sensing using ENVI, forest management, field research and experimental design, participatory techniques
Experience
Forest Program Director
Washington Conservation Action
Oct 2020 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Direct the Forest Program at a leading Washington state environmental advocacy and environmental justice non-profit organization. Accountable for the Forest Program\'s portfolio of work, which advances ecological forestry in Washington\'s private and state forestlands to provide ecological, social, and economic value to communities. Primary tools include legislative work, litigation, advocacy, technical analysis, coalition building, elections, market-based tools, and communications strategies.The Forest Team\'s areas of thematic focus are management of public state trust lands for public benefits; supporting community and ecological resilience to wildfire; ensuring science-based forest practices on private lands; promoting development of climate-smart wood supply chains; and electing an environmentally progressive Commissioner of Public Lands. Annual projects include publication of an Department of Natural Resources accountability report, and the Carbon Friendly Forestry Conference attended by 150 forestry experts.Duties include setting program strategy and direction; supervision of 3-4 staff; collaboration with state government, Tribal governments, NGOs, and the private sector; management of program budget; fundraising with individual and institutional funders; communication of program work; representation of the Forest Program in the media; representing the conservation community at multi-stakeholder tables, participation in the organization\'s Senior Management Team; and collaboration with teams across WCA: Puget Sound and Climate policy programs as well as Field, Government Affairs, Communications, Development, and Political teams.
Education
University of Virginia
BS, Environmental Sciences, BA, Biology
2006 — 2010
Duke University
Master of Environmental Management, Master of Forestry
2010 — 2012
CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange
Study abroad, Sustainability and the Environment Program
2009 — 2009
Skills
- Qualitative Research
- Gis
- Remote Sensing
- Forest Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Science Writing
- Sustainable Development
- Environmental Awareness
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Arcgis
- Conservation Issues
- Environmental Issues
- Science Journalism
- Environmental Policy
- Ecosystem Services
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