Staff Member to Join GBIF

Laura Russell will join Global Biodiversity Information Facility in June as a Program Officer for Participation and Engagement. Laura has played a key role in the development of the VertNet network and as a data mobilization specialist for iDigBio. She has also been an active contributor to recent GBIF training activities. She will expand the Secretariat’s capacity for supporting GBIF participants in the development of national Nodes and in building skills around biodiversity data mobilization.