Thank you for your interest in EcoStudio Foundation. We support conservation and sustainable development through programs in education and the arts. EcoStudio Foundation is a non-profit, non-stock corporation with tax-exempt status as a public charity under 501(c)(3) of the US Revenue Code. We are incorporated in Delaware, and our principal business office is in Syracuse, New York.
Mission
Our mission is to unite conservation, education, and the arts for a more just world. We pledge to support conservation efforts in the world’s most crucial ecosystems and advocate for the rights of those whose lands and lives are endangered by environmental threats.
We advance this mission through our Global Learning programs, including faculty-led study abroad in Ecuador for US students, and through the publication of literary and artistic material by our imprint, River Glass Books.
Partners
Our work would not be possible without the extraordinary efforts of partnering institutions. We collaborate with Quito-based Andean Study Programs and Fundación EcoMinga to develop global learning programs that contribute to the protection of threatened Andean forests. We work with Mandari Panga Yasuní Jungle Expeditions to support social development and other climate justice solutions in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin.
Leadership
Alumni Council
Members include alumni of our programs who have a special passion for conservation, education, and the arts. The Alumni Council meets annually to review reports of our work and advise the board on our projects and impact.
Maya Azevedo
Gabriela Hochster
Luanga Junior Kasanga
Emily King-Nobles
Beatriz Cintra Mariano Rebello
Melanie Roberts
Otto Schmidt
Management Team
Marley Stuart
Executive Director
Lori Swanson Espinoza
Director of Global Learning
Chris Kay
Independent Contractor: Program Development
Emma Timbers
Office Manager
Board of Directors
Lori Swanson Espinoza
President
Marley Stuart
Treasurer
Natalia Espinoza
Secretary
Mary Abbruzzese
Director