Jennifer Lam

Jennifer Lam (she/her/hers), director of Blue Earth Consultants (a division of ERG) has over nine years’ experience in natural resource management, outreach and engagement, and project coordination. She has worked with academic institutions, foundations, nonprofit organizations, private businesses, and government to build governance and management structures that bolster organizational operations for continued longevity and growth.

Jennifer specializes in strategy and survey development, research and data analysis, and engagement with underrepresented communities. She has managed projects to design community workshops for climate action and outreach planning for disadvantaged communities; help working groups reverse the decline of vaquita and stop the illegal totoaba fishery and wildlife trafficking; prepare a proposal to establish a Caribbean Coastal Capital Center of Excellence to increase knowledge and institutional capacity for climate-resilient coastal zone management; develop sector companion plans for California’s State Wildlife Action Plan; and develop and implement a replicable monitoring protocol and survey to evaluate the effectiveness of annual federally funded fisher workshops.

Jennifer holds a B.S. in general science and an M.S. in marine resource management, with minors in health management and policy and chemistry, both from Oregon State University. She currently serves as co-chair of ERG’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Recruiting Committee.