Melissa Flagg

Melissa founded Flagg Consulting LLC and is associated with several institutions, including the Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC), Perry World House, and Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET). She formerly held a key role as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research, overseeing Defense Department science and technology programs. Her experience spans the State Department, Office of Naval Research, and other notable organizations. Dr. Flagg has been part of various boards, including the National Academy of Sciences Air Force Studies Board. She's currently an advisor for the Andrew W. Marshall Foundation and holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and a B.S. in Pharmacy.

Our People

Our People

Our Team

Our Team

Chess Ablett

Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

Collector, Romania

Rosario Carrasco

Latin America Collections Coordinator

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

Cady Lancaster

Research Leader

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

David Stewart

Director of Finance & Grant Management

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

Chess Ablett

Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

Collector, Romania

Rosario Carrasco

Latin America Collections Coordinator

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

Cady Lancaster

Research Leader

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

David Stewart

Director of Finance & Grant Management

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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Washington, DC 20005, USA

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Washington, DC 20005, USA

info@worldforestid.org