Callie Broaddus is a Washington, D.C.-based conservationist and the founder & executive director of Reserva: The Youth Land Trust, a youth-led nonprofit working to create and support protected areas in biodiversity hotspots. She splits her time between the desk and the field, where she works with local partners in Ecuador, Colombia, and Panama to document and protect the unique biodiversity at Reserva’s project sites.

Callie is a member of the Explorers Club (EC50’21 / MN’21) and serves on the Rainforest Trust Council, Cool Earth Advisory Board, and Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants Board of Directors. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in Architecture in 2012 and was a senior designer at National Geographic Kids before starting Reserva in 2019.

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