Priya Nanjappa

Priya Nanjappa is a wildlife biologist and herpetologist with nearly 20 years of experience in applied conservation and policy. Working at the state, national and international scales, she connects the dots across different projects to move conservation work beyond talk and into action. In her prior role as a program manager for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and national coordinator for Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, she worked closely with state and federal agency decision-makers, academic institutions, NGOs, and private partners. Priya holds a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife biology from Iowa State University and a Master of Science from Ball State University, where she developed the first-ever national database of amphibian distributions and associated maps.