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Emily Averna

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Associate Director, Land Restoration at Bezos Earth Fund

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Experience

  1. Bezos Earth FundAssociate Director, Landscape Restorationcurrent2024 — present
  2. Bezos Earth FundProgram Officer, Land Restoration2022 — 2024
  3. Yale School of ManagementMBA2020 — 2022
  4. Bezos Earth FundGraduate Student Intern, Nature-based Solutions2021
  5. World Resources InstituteAfrican Land Restoration Initiative (AFR100)2016 — 2020
  6. World Resources InstituteGovernment Partnerships Liaison, Institutional Strategy and Development2012 — 2016Washington DC

Skills & more

ArcGIS4GIS1Sustainability21Program Management8Community Outreach11Environmental Awareness13Fundraising4Non-profits6Research20Statistics3Qualitative Research2Event Planning5
+12 moreData AnalysisNonprofitsEcologyPolicy AnalysisProposal WritingEditingCommunity DevelopmentEnvironmental ScienceReport WritingGrant WritingPublic SpeakingStrategy

Languages French

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Colleagues at Bezos Earth Fund

Adrienne Schmoeker
Senior Program Officer at Bezos Earth Fund
Alex Paige
Program Associate, Energy & Innovation at Bezos Earth Fund
Alexa Kleysteuber
Associate Director, Materials and Manufacturing Innovation at Bezos Earth Fund
Ally Friedman
Program Officer, Energy and Industry at Bezos Earth Fund
Amanda Eichel
Director, Equitable Urban Solutions at Bezos Earth Fund
Andy Jarvis
Director of Future of Food at Bezos Earth Fund
Anna Hedlund
Program Engagement Manager at Bezos Earth Fund
Anne Joachim
Finance & Accounting at LEAD

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emily Averna?
Associate Director, Land Restoration at Bezos Earth Fund
Where does Emily Averna work?
Emily Averna is Associate Director, Land Restoration at Bezos Earth Fund.
Where did Emily Averna go to school?
Emily Averna studied at Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration); Washington University in St. Louis (Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies); Duke University (Ecology and Conservation).

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