Myriam Dondzina
Myriam Dondzina is a passionate conservationist who works to protect ecologically significant landscapes while creating opportunities for people to improve their lives. Throughout her career, Myriam has developed programs and initiatives to help people develop an awareness of and become involved in environmental conservation through education, action and advocacy. She has authentically and effectively worked to increase climate resilience through nature-based solutions, capacity building efforts, learning exchanges, strategic funding, and solution-oriented science and decision making.
Myriam currently serves as the Deputy Cities Network Director for the Nature Conservancy (TNC). This network spans 20+ cities across the U.S. and supports 56+ embedded employees working on over 150 projects in collaborations with hundreds of external partners. She has served in various capacities during her almost eight years at TNC, leading stewardship through volunteerism in Georgia, developing the Atlanta Cities program, and as the Community Engagement Strategist for the Cities Network. She brings considerable experience and a wide range of skills to this role, including organizational and project management, technical and research expertise, community leadership, effective communication, and an overall love for learning. She has 20+ years working in grassroots and community-based organizations in the U.S. and has spent many years working with conservation and social organizations in Brazil.
Prior to her work at TNC, she worked as the Food Security Manager at the Clarkston Community Center and as the Youth Programs Manager at the Wylde Center. While completing her Masters in Development Practice at Emory University, she filmed a documentary about social organizing within riverside communities in Amapa, Brazil and also conducted a baseline measurement of pesticide use by small-holder farmers in lands adjacent to a mountainous preserve in Rio de Janeiro, Serra dos Orgaos.