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ECI Staff

Osvaldo Sala

Director, Environmental Change Initiative

Sloan Lindemann Professor of Biology

Osvaldo_Sala@brown.edu

In addition to his research on the dynamics of arid ecosystems and his teaching and administrative roles at Brown, Osvaldo Sala is President of SCOPE, the UN’s Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, and has served at the president of the Argentine Ecological Society.

Sala was also a lead author of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a broad international effort to gauge the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and has been a member of the scientific steering committee of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, and DIVERSITAS.

Osvaldo Sala

Marty Downs

Assistant Director

Martha_Downs@brown.edu

With a background in both climate change research and science writing, Marty Downs facilitates communication among ECI researchers, works on grants and fund raising, and promotes ECI events and activities.

Marty Downs

Bonnie Horta

Administrative Manager

Bonnie_Horta@brown.edu

Bonnie Horta is the first contact many people have with ECI. She manages budgets, schedules, international travel, and other administrative functions with efficiency and a cheerful smile.

Bonnie Horta