With experience in conservation-related work across Latin America, the US (including Alaska), and parts of Africa, she brings an interdisciplinary and systems-thinking lens to all her projects. Nicole’s interests lie at the intersection of conservation, climate change adaptation, and sustainable development. She has focused on supporting initiatives to design interventions that will most appropriately balance livelihood and conservation needs, while increasing the resilience of the local communities in the face of climate change and economic pressures. As the MEL program manager, she is supporting ELTI and its affiliates through strategic planning and MEL processes to improve ELTI’s effectiveness. Nicole holds a Master of Environmental Management from the YSE, where she specialized in ecosystem management and conservation.