Explorers
Fellows
Flag Carriers
Sandra Lai
Sandra Lai is a terrestrial ecologist, carnivore researcher and conservationist who was born and raised on the small island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. Early on...
Amanda Brock Morales
Amanda Brock Morales is an anthropological archaeologist whose work brings together digital archaeology, storywork practices, and community-collaborative methods to explore how people form enduring relationships...
Nora Shawki
Nora Shawki is a National Geographic Explorer and Egyptian archaeologist who has been excavating ancient sites in the Nile Delta & Sudan for over a...
Dr. Grace C. Young
Dr. Grace C. Young is a Research Engineer and Lead Scientist at X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory (formerly GoogleX), where her team is creating radical new technologies to protect...
Dr. Nurzhafarina Othman
Dr. Nurzhafarina (Farina) Othman is a conservation scientist and community advocate dedicated to the protection of the endangered Bornean elephant. With a PhD in Bioscience...
Dr. Divya Karnad
Dr. Divya Karnad is an Indian marine conservationist and associate professor at Ashoka University, dedicated to sustainable seafood, fisheries management and marine biodiversity protection. With...
Dr. Yara Barros
Dr. Yara Barros is a Brazilian conservation biologist and the Executive Coordinator of Project Jaguars of Iguaçu, a flagship initiative dedicated to the conservation of...
Krushnaa Patil
Krushnaa Patil is an avid explorer and climber, beginning in 2007 by attending mountaineering courses with the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand, India....
Angeline Mano Matheswaran
Born and raised in India, Angeline Mano Matheswaran is a Research Assistant and Nature Educator at Salem Ornithological Foundation. Angeline is a post-graduate in English...
Katie Lois Hutchinson
Katie Lois Hutchinson has long been fascinated by the living world. Growing up next to the beach in Kent, England, she gained a unique perspective...
Rannva Joermundsson
Originally from the Faroe Islands, Rannva Joermundsson has been passionate about diving since learning to dive in 2008. In addition to working for one of...
Maria Bollerup
Passionate for conservation and tourism, Maria Bollerup uses her experience from the increasingly more political travel industry and the dive industry to join the forces...
Laura Macamo
Laura Macamo is a specialist in conservation genetics, leading the genetic classification of wildlife species in the Gorongosa National Park. Maramo carried WINGS Flag #33...
Grace Cordsen
Grace Cordsen, a polar activist and proficient climate communicator carried WINGS Flag #33 while voyaging from Svalbard to the North Pole as a researcher studying...
Hailey Shchepanik
Hailey Shchepanik, an early career ocean professional, currently an Aquatic Science Biologist and Scientific Diver with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on Vancouver Island, British Columbia,...