About Us

For more than 16 years, the Reef Resilience Network has served as a global leader in building the capacity of marine managers to effectively manage, protect, and restore coral reefs and reef fisheries around the world. To achieve this, we connect reef managers and practitioners with peers, experts, and the latest science and strategies, and provide online and hands-on training and implementation support. The Network is a partnership led by The Nature Conservancy that is comprised of more than 5,200 active members, and supported by dozens of partners and TNC staff, as well as 100s of global experts in coral reefs, fisheries, climate change, and communication who serve as trainers, advisors, and content reviewers.

Our Approach

News

Sign up for our newsletter to receive information on the latest science and strategies, new case studies and journal summaries, upcoming webinars, and highlights of coral news around the world. To explore previously featured Network news, visit our News page.

Our Impact

For 16 years, the Reef Resilience Network has played a critical role connecting marine managers and practitioners with peers, global experts, tools, and knowledge to innovate and promote solutions for improved management and conservation of coral reefs around the world.

88%

of the 105 countries and territories with coral reefs have received training ref

47,000+

Managers and practitioners have participated in an online training, webinar, or in-person workshop ref

971,000+

People access our online toolkit annually ref

Our Members

While there are many stories to tell, here is what support from the Network looks like and how it translates into real action for improved coral health.

Yashika Nand - Preparing Communities For Coral Bleaching And Disease In Fiji
Seleni Cruz - Engaging Fishers In Marine Protected Area Design In Belize
Jennifer Olbers - Training Divers To Monitor Reefs In South Africa
Paco Lopéz - Preventing Wastewater Pollution In Puerto Rico

Our Staff

Petra MacGowan

Petra MacGowan

Director Coral Reef Partnerships, The Nature Conservancy

Petra is responsible for leading the global capacity building efforts of the Network and managing implementation of the NOAA-Coral Reef Conservation Program/TNC partnership to support the efforts of coral reef managers and conservation partners in Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hawai‘i, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam to protect and sustainably manage their coral reefs. Previously, Petra worked for the State of Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) where she managed the State’s coral reef conservation strategies including the planning and implementation of marine managed areas in the Main Hawaiian Islands and the development of community-based management initiatives to enhance enforcement efforts statewide. She holds a Master’s of Marine Affairs from the University of Washington where she conducted her thesis work in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.

Kristen Maize

Kristen Maize

Reef Resilience Network Strategy Lead, The Nature Conservancy

Kristen develops and executes strategies, partnerships, communications, and capacity-building activities to influence policy and practice in support of marine conservation globally through the Reef Resilience Network. Her interdisciplinary environmental background is a blend of communication, policy, management, and research. Career highlights include: providing strategic support to community-based management initiatives in Hawai‘i; implementing coral reef social marketing campaigns in Hawai‘i and the Northern Mariana Islands; managing environmental programs for Friends of Virgin Islands National Park; and conducting field and lab research on projects related to coral reef health, endangered species of fish, and fisheries management. Kristen has a coastal environmental management master’s degree from Duke University. She is also a professional oil painter.

Cherie Wagner

Cherie Wagner

Reef Resilience Network Training Lead, The Nature Conservancy

Cherie coordinates the Network developing the Toolkit, webinars, and trainings to support the efforts of coral reef managers and conservation partners in Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hawai‘i, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. Before joining the Global Ocean Team, she worked on a plan for evaluating the environmental sustainability of the organization’s small-scale aquaculture projects at the WorldFish Center in Malaysia. She also worked on assessing the risk of fisheries on coastal species in Vancouver, Canada for the Natural Capital Project. She has a Master’s degree in Marine Affairs from the University of Washington where she focused on marine resource use and community-based marine protected area management in the Philippines. 

Michelle Graulty

Michelle Graulty

Reef Resilience Network Engagement & Operations Specialist, The Nature Conservancy

Michelle liaises with managers, practitioners, and experts; supports the development of resources; and coordinates learning, exchange, and technical support activities for marine managers within the Reef Resilience Network. Before joining The Nature Conservancy, Michelle worked for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, where she managed education and outreach-related projects. She holds a Master of Professional Science from the University of Miami, where she focused on coral reef ecology and international ocean policy.

Dr. Annick Cros

Dr. Annick Cros

Reef Resilience Network Science and Training Specialist, The Nature Conservancy

Annick Cros is a marine biologist with expertise in coral reef conservation. She transplanted her first coral nubbin to build reef resilience in Mombasa in 2002 and has worked on innovative approaches to coral reefs management ever since. She has a PhD from the University of Hawai’i in conservation genetics and 20 years’ international experience working on spatial planning, the design of Marine Protected Areas (MPA), MPA networks, and integrating climate change into coral reef conservation. In her time with The Nature Conservancy’s Asia Pacific Marine program from 2007-2012, Annick trained in Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation and has helped teams and communities worldwide design more efficient management strategies for conservation. In recent years, Annick has worked as a consultant, developing several courses for the Reef Resilience Network, while also lecturing at the California State University of Monterey Bay and diving in the cold waters of Monterey.

Henry Borrebach

Henry Borrebach

Reef Resilience Network Training Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy

Before joining TNC Henry was the Lead for Outreach & Training for the Natural Capital Project, based out of Stanford University. In addition to his work with the Natural Capital Project, Henry spent several years working on eco-oriented properties in the American South, and also spent time teaching English as a Second Language in the States and abroad. He is passionate about making the science and methods behind conservation and resilience accessible to practitioners and the public, across language and cultural barriers. He has also worked as a musician, writer, and, most recently, as a commercial craft brewer. Henry holds a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.F.A. from Florida International University.

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