Charles (Chip) Barber

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Charles “Chip” Barber is the Director for Natural Resources Governance and Policy at WRI’s Global Forests Program, managing the Forest Legality Initiative and the Nature Crime Alliance. He joined WRI in 2014, after serving as Forest Division Chief at the U.S. Department of State and Environmental Advisor at USAID. Chip was also WRI’s first full-time overseas employee in the Philippines. As an independent consultant from 2001 to 2004, he worked with organizations like the World Bank and The Nature Conservancy. He holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and an M.A., J.D., and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley.

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Board Members

Alexandra Banks

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Vice President

María Laura Barrera

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Art Blundell

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Secretary

Melissa Flagg

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Board Member

Scot McQueen

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President

Catalina Romero Nocua

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Treasurer

Alicia Sullivan

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Chess Ablett

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Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

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Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

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Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

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Collector, Romania

Caspar Chater

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Forest-Risk Commodity Project Lead

Victor Deklerck

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Director of Science

Alexandru Galupa

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Collector, Moldova

Peter Gasson

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Senior Wood Anatomist

Lee Grace

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Collector, USA

Brittany Hogben

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Research Scientist

Henry Jennings

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Molecular Biology Technician

Somporn Khongthanakrittakorn (Koki)

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Collector, Thailand

Sandra Koc

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Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Arthur La Rosa Sánchez

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Collector, Peru

Andy Lowe

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Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Arif Malik

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Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Chess Ablett

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Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

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Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

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Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

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Collector, Romania

Caspar Chater

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Forest-Risk Commodity Project Lead

Victor Deklerck

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Director of Science

Alexandru Galupa

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Collector, Moldova

Peter Gasson

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Senior Wood Anatomist

Lee Grace

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Collector, USA

Brittany Hogben

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Research Scientist

Henry Jennings

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Molecular Biology Technician

Somporn Khongthanakrittakorn (Koki)

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Collector, Thailand

Sandra Koc

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Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Arthur La Rosa Sánchez

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Collector, Peru

Andy Lowe

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Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Arif Malik

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Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Roi Maor

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Forest Risk Commodity Data Analyst

Enrique Molas

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Collector, Paraguay

Cynel Moundounga

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Collector, Gabon

José Ugarte Oliva

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Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Eli Pariente

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Collector, Peru

Lauren Phelan

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Collections Manager

Cicely Podmore

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Communications Associate

Mauricio Portillo

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Collector, Paraguay

Alejandra Maria Ramirez Arango

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Collector, Colombia

Alfredo Rodriguez Zunino

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Collections Coordinator

Jade Saunders

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Executive Director

Charlotte Smith

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Geospatial Data Scientist

Daniela Texeira Vilela

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Collector, Brazil

Wilson Tiubule

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Collector, Solomon Islands

Jakub Truszkowski

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Data Scientist

Laura Van Arsdel

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MEL, Fundraising and Grant Management Associate

Sarah Wilson

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Collections Curator

Herman Zanguim

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Collector, Cameroon

Pieter Zuidema

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Consortium Lead, Wageningen University

Chess Ablett

–

Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

–

Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

–

Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

–

Collector, Romania

Caspar Chater

–

Forest-Risk Commodity Project Lead

Victor Deklerck

–

Director of Science

Alexandru Galupa

–

Collector, Moldova

Peter Gasson

–

Senior Wood Anatomist

Lee Grace

–

Collector, USA

Brittany Hogben

–

Research Scientist

Henry Jennings

–

Molecular Biology Technician

Somporn Khongthanakrittakorn (Koki)

–

Collector, Thailand

Sandra Koc

–

Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Arthur La Rosa Sánchez

–

Collector, Peru

Andy Lowe

–

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Arif Malik

–

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Roi Maor

–

Forest Risk Commodity Data Analyst

Enrique Molas

–

Collector, Paraguay

Cynel Moundounga

–

Collector, Gabon

José Ugarte Oliva

–

Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Eli Pariente

–

Collector, Peru

Lauren Phelan

–

Collections Manager

Cicely Podmore

–

Communications Associate

Mauricio Portillo

–

Collector, Paraguay

Alejandra Maria Ramirez Arango

–

Collector, Colombia

Alfredo Rodriguez Zunino

–

Collections Coordinator

Jade Saunders

–

Executive Director

Charlotte Smith

–

Geospatial Data Scientist

Daniela Texeira Vilela

–

Collector, Brazil

Wilson Tiubule

–

Collector, Solomon Islands

Jakub Truszkowski

–

Data Scientist

Laura Van Arsdel

–

MEL, Fundraising and Grant Management Associate

Sarah Wilson

–

Collections Curator

Herman Zanguim

–

Collector, Cameroon

Pieter Zuidema

–

Consortium Lead, Wageningen University

Roi Maor

–

Forest Risk Commodity Data Analyst

Enrique Molas

–

Collector, Paraguay

Cynel Moundounga

–

Collector, Gabon

José Ugarte Oliva

–

Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Eli Pariente

–

Collector, Peru

Lauren Phelan

–

Collections Manager

Cicely Podmore

–

Communications Associate

Mauricio Portillo

–

Collector, Paraguay

Alejandra Maria Ramirez Arango

–

Collector, Colombia

Alfredo Rodriguez Zunino

–

Collections Coordinator

Jade Saunders

–

Executive Director

Charlotte Smith

–

Geospatial Data Scientist

Daniela Texeira Vilela

–

Collector, Brazil

Wilson Tiubule

–

Collector, Solomon Islands

Jakub Truszkowski

–

Data Scientist

Laura Van Arsdel

–

MEL, Fundraising and Grant Management Associate

Sarah Wilson

–

Collections Curator

Herman Zanguim

–

Collector, Cameroon

Pieter Zuidema

–

Consortium Lead, Wageningen University

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