Russ McSpadden, Center for Biological Diversity

Pronouns: He, Him, His

Russ is currently the Southwest Conservation Advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity where he has worked since 2012. He leads campaigns to protect public lands — and the wildlife who call them home – in Arizona and the rest of the Southwest. He holds a master’s degree in environmental history from Florida Atlantic University and is board president of La Tierra Del Jaguar, a non-profit regenerative agriculture and education site in Sonora, Mexico.