G EORGE D. G ANN - Executive Director & Chair of the Board, The Institute for Regional Conservation

He has done significant organizational and conservation policy work globally for The Institute for Regional Conservation and the Society for Ecological Restoration, and botanical field work in more than a dozen Latin American and Caribbean countries. [...] Responsible for designing and implementing large-scale plant inventory programs in South Florida and the West Indies, developing and conducting conservation research and implementation projects, providing technical support to government agencies and non- profit conservation organizations, and developing local and global conservation policy initiatives. [...] Develop and participate in local and global conservation initiatives with numerous collaborators including the Society for Ecological Restoration, NatureServe, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the City of Delray Beach. [...] SAMPLE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROGRAMS Lead Manager, Restoring the Gold Coast Program 2019-present The Institute for Regional Conservation Lead Manager, Pine Rockland Initiative 2017-present The Institute for Regional Conservation Principal Author, Natives For Your Neighborhood 2005-present The Institute for Regional Conservation Lead Principal Investigator, Plants of the Island of Puerto Ri. [...] Fish & Wildlife Service’s South Florida Multi-Species 1998-1999 Recovery Team HONORS AND AWARDS Winner, $100,000 grant in Environment Category for 2019 IRC’s Restoring the Gold Coast program 6 Impact 100 Palm Beach County Certificate of Appreciation for “decades of superior leadership in the 2019 conservation and restoration of biodiversity” The Institute for Regional Conservation Board of Directo.