WILD Staff & Associates
Tracie Boltres, Accountant
Tracie comes to WILD with more than five years of accounting and audit experience in both the for- and non-profit sectors. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Accounting from Ohio State University in Columbus OH and is a Certified Public Accountant.
In her free time, you can find Tracie with her two dogs and husband, enjoying Colorado’s famous fly-fishing rivers.
Susan Canney, General Adviser and Project Leader for our Mali Elephant Project
Dr. Susan Canney has worked on a variety of nature conservation projects in Africa, Asia and Europe, including living for several years in Niger and Tanzania. Dr. Canney has also worked as a research officer at the Green College Centre for Environmental Policy & Understanding (UK). In addition to collaborating with WILD, she also currently works with Pisces Conservation studying changing fish populations around the British coast and with the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU- Oxford) to researching the decline of the wild dog population in Zimbabwe.
Susan earned a series of MAs in Natural Sciences (Zoology), Landscape Design, and Environmental Policy. She brought these all together in a Doctorate from Oxford University, earned for understanding the drivers behind changing human land use and its impact on a protected area in Tanzania.
Dr. Canney is also the Secretary and a Co-founder of the Earth Systems Science Special Interest Group of the Geological Society of London, and of the Gaia Network. In addition to all of this, she teaches at University of Oxford and the Green Economics Institute and is part of Forum for the Future’s ‘Reconnections’ team focusing on business leaders.
Alyson Duffey, Associate Director
Alyson brings to WILD a decade of prior environmental nonprofit experience, from her Executive roles in the United States at Thorne Ecological Institute and Evergreen Audubon. Alyson grew up exploring the beaches of Lake Erie and the deciduous woodlands outside of Buffalo, NY. She has a B.A. in Environmental Science from SUNY at Buffalo and an M.A. in Environmental Leadership from Naropa University in Boulder. Aly is a certified yoga instructor, an avid birder and volunteer raptor nesting monitor, an organic gardener, tree and plant identifier, a Naropa Teaching Assistant, and loves connecting others to their ecological roots.
Dana Guppy, Chief Technology Officer
Dana Guppy has been associated with the WILD Foundation for over twenty years. Dana was a member of the Board of Advisers for the 5th World Wilderness Congress and since 1994 has been responsible for the development and maintenance of WILD’s websites and messaging. Dana is the Senior Network Engineer for WILD’s IT services and provides remote N-tier support for WILD and a number of organizations.
Dana received his BS from Huxley Collage of Environmental Science (Honors and Special Recognition) and did his graduate work at the Department of Technology and Human Affairs, College of Engineering, Washington University.
Melanie Hill, Communications Manager
Melanie graduated in 2009 from Kent State University in Ohio with a Bachelors degree in Photo-Illustration. Upon graduation, she worked at a non-profit animal shelter as a communications specialist, and completed a year of service with Americorps National Civilian Community Corps, Denver Campus. She worked to rebuild homes in New Orleans, prepared taxes for low income residents in Tulsa, OK as a free tax service, and helped the Missouri Department of Conservation with prairie restoration. After living most of her life in Pennsylvania, Melanie decided to make the move to Colorado after her Americorps program ended. She loves spending her time outdoors hiking, biking, skiing, running with her dog and enjoying the beautiful Colorado scenery!
Cyril Kormos, Vice President for Policy
Mr. Kormos holds a B.A. in English from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.Sc. in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics, and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School. Mr. Kormos served on the editorial boards of the LSE’s Millennium Journal of International Studies, and GWU’s The Environmental Lawyer.
Mr. Kormos is the Vice President for Policy for WILD primarily focused on assembling the most up to date information and tools for wilderness conservation and climate change issues. He is also a member of, and helps manage the IUCN-WCPA Wilderness Task Force, which is co-Chaired by WILD. In 2009, Kormos was appointed the IUCN-WCPA Regional Vice-Chair for North American and the Caribbean. He has co-edited many books, including most recently A Handbook for International Wilderness Law and Policy (Fulcrum Publishing, 2008). Prior to coming to The WILD Foundation, Mr. Kormos worked for Conservation International for six years. His last position at CI was Senior Director for Program Management in the President’s Office. Prior to that position, Mr. Kormos held the positions of Staff Attorney, and then Director of CI’s Policy Program.
Harvey Locke, Vice President for Conservation Strategy
Harvey Locke is globally known for his work on wilderness, national parks and large landscape conservation from Yellowstone to Yukon and beyond. Named by Time magazine as one of Canada’s leaders for the 21st century, his resume is filled with premier publications, keynote speaking engagements and leadership and advisory roles for some of the most well-known organizations in the conservation field. He is now playing a leadership role in a global effort to unite efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change with nature conservation (see Locke and Mackey 2009). A passionate advocate for wild nature, he joined WILD in January, 2009.
Marie-Eve Marchand, Special Projects
Marie-Eve Marchand is from Quebec, Canada and moved to Boulder in 2009. She has a business degree, a Masters in Environmental Sciences and has extensive experience with non-profit management such as budgeting, fundraising, staff recruitment and development, board liaison and communication. As a former Executive Director of the CPAWS Quebec chapter she helped develop the idea of Wilderness in French “Nature sauvage” and played a key in role in the Quebec government’s commitment to protect at least half of Northern Quebec. She also received the Golden Leaf Award from the Canadian Council on ecological Integrity for the work she led to protect the Dumoine watershed. She is a national trustee for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and a member of the World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WPCA). She is currently working in a campaign to bring the plains bison back to Banff National Park in Canada as well as working on the Nature Needs Half program with WILD.
Vance G. Martin, President
Vance joined WILD as president in 1984 after 15 years in international business and non-profit management. An innovative leader known for bridging the interests of people and nature, he has lived extensively overseas, worked in over 45 countries, and helped to establish many non-profits. An acknowledged expert in international nature conservation and wilderness protection, he serves on the boards of numerous organizations such as the Cheetah Conservation Fund, Friends of Peace Parks, Fulcrum Publishing, Wilderness Foundation (South Africa), Wilderness Foundation (UK), International Conservation Caucus Foundation, and others. He is also the founder and current co-chairman of the IUCN Wilderness Specialist Group, and has edited and authored many publications. A native of the U.S. Piedmont region, he graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University.
Julie Anton Randall, Vice President for Government Relations
Julie Anton Randall joined The WILD Foundation in 2002, and based in Washington, D.C., is primarily responsible for government relations, program development, and fund-raising. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a M.A. in International Development from Stanford University, and has studied at the University of the Andes in Bogotá.
Currently, Julie serves as Facilitator of the North American Inter-governmental Committee on Cooperation for Wilderness and Protected Areas Conservation, a cooperative effort of the four U.S. land management agencies, Parks Canada, and the Commission on Protected Natural Areas of Mexico. She also manages WILD’s Marine Wilderness Project and Private Lands with Wilderness Characteristics (ecosystem services) project, and is involved in WWC program design and The Mali Elephants Project.
Julie is also U.S. Program Director for the Wilderness Foundation South Africa. Past positions include: economist for the USDA National Organic Program; manager of the North American Save the Rhinos Campaign with U.S. zoos (International Rhino Foundation); and work on wildlife conservation and sustainable forestry projects for such NGOs as Gilman International Conservation, American Forest Foundation, and The Ocean Conservancy, and also for the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF).
