Amy BYRNE

Amy graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelors of Science degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. Since then, Amy has continued to develop her professional career by obtaining professional certificates and training. Amy has been a member of the Global Tree Conservation Program at The Morton Arboretum since 2019. She manages the Center for Species Survival: Trees. In this role, she helps establish strategic priorities and work plans for the Center. She leads projects in the USA and Southeast Asia working with local partners, and collaborates with partners in Mexico and Central America, supporting their tree conservation work. Amy is a trained facilitator with the IUCN Conservation Planning Specialist Group. As such, she organizes and facilitates conservation planning workshops to develop collaborative, and inclusive action plans for threatened tree species. Amy is also the global coordinator for the Global Conservation Consortium for Oak (GCCO); the GCCO is a network of institutions and experts working to implement conservation strategies to prevent extinction of the world’s oak species.