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Laura Aguirre

Program Manager, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (she/her/hers)

Articles by Laura Aguirre

ÃÛèÖAPP Spotlight: Liliana Griego Advocates for People-Centered Coastal Conservation
October 11, 2024 — Griego melds her love for urban nature and her drive to make conservation more inclusive and accessible to nurture people’s relationships with the California coast.
An outdoor portrait of Alessandra Vidal Meza.
ÃÛèÖAPP Spotlight: Alessandra Vidal Meza Studies the Interconnectedness of People and Wildlife
May 14, 2024 — Vidal Meza thinks about how social and cultural values can help shape conservation. 
Sam Olivares-Mejia stands in front of a white wall, next to a pink bougainvillea. Her dark hair is pulled back from her face and she wears a brightly colored pink top patterned with orange flowers.
ÃÛèÖAPP Spotlight: Sam Olivares-Mejia Creates Better Data for a Better World
November 14, 2023 — The Dangermond GIS fellow reflects on the power of accessible data to amplify people’s relationships to their environment.
A photo of a bird perching on a thin branch with greenery on it, clamping down with its beak on two orange and white winged bugs.
Community as a Cornerstone of Conservation
July 19, 2023 — Mitchell Lake ÃÛèÖAPP Center and Latino ÃÛèÖAPP support community-centered conservation in San Antonio.