Marie Studer

Experience

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  Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Director of Science

  Mass Bays is a US National Estuary Program jointly run with the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. It is dedicated to protecting, restoring, and enhancing the estuarine resources of Ipswich Bay, Massachusetts Bay, and Cape Cod Bay. As Director of Science, I oversaw scientific research studies, collaborated on writing monitoring plans, interacted with volunteer watershed monitoring groups and helped translate scientific outcomes for public policy needs.

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  Earthwatch Institute

  Oct 1996 - Jul 2007

  Chief Science Officer

  Directed and managed the Research, Education and Conservation departments and worked on high-level NGO and government partnerships. Collaborated to develop international strategy for the organization and worked with the Development office to successfully raise funds from government agencies, foundations and individual donors.

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  Encyclopedia of Life

  Nov 2007 - Jun 2019

  Director Learning + Education Group

  The Encyclopedia of Life project is an unprecedented effort to make available information for all species of life on Earth, accessible through one website (eol.org). As Director of the Learning + Education Group (education.eol.org), I was responsible for making the EOL interesting, accessible and useful to the general public, formal and informal education programs and citizen scientists. EOL Learning + Education creates tools (e.g., a biodiversity card maker) and resources (e.g., lesson plans, podcasts) that are available for free.I was an original staff member and part of the Executive team collaborating to build EOL and the EOL Learning + Education group from the ground to a successful bioinformatics project. Show less

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  Pleiades Network, Inc.

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2018

  Treasurer

  Volunteer Treasurer for the Pleiades Network, a non-profit focused on supporting women leaders working on solutions for a sustainable planet. Collaborated to integrate operational best practices into the organization.

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  The Disruptive Factory

  Aug 2019 - Mar 2022

  Partner and UN Sustainable Development Goals Champion

  The Disruptive Factory (TDF) champions disruptive ideas and works with partners to design and implement impactful business and engagement strategies. TDF clients and partners range from raw startups to Fortune 500 companies — what they have in common is the need to move quickly and successfully from inspiration to execution across a suite of disciplines.At our core, we focus on empowering our team and clients to create a more sustainable world with the avenues and tools for citizens, organizations, entrepreneurs, and companies to thrive, engage and contribute.As the Client and Investor Relationship Manager, I supported new and existing clients and investors to the work of TDF. I also championed organizational development through alignment of TDF's work with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Show less

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  Planetary Health Alliance

  Apr 2020 - now

  The Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) is an extraordinary group of committed and forward-thinking individuals. I am humbled to be working with this global community.The PHA is a consortium of over 370 universities, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, and government entities from 65+ countries committed to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts. To support the rapid growth of a robust, interdisciplinary field of planetary health, the PHA is focused on: 1) Building a global planetary health community that crosses sectors, disciplines, generations, and geographies;2) Facilitating the training of the next generation of planetary health leaders through the development of mentorship opportunities and foundational open-access educational resources from primary to university levels; and3) Mainstreaming planetary health science through broad public outreach and direct engagement with policymakers. Show less

  • Executive Director

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Program Director

    Apr 2020 - Aug 2023
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  Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health

  Jul 2023 - now

  Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health