Karma has worked with the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative and the U.S. Forest Service International Programs since 2011. As a Native Nursery and Ecological Restoration Specialist, she has developed and supported projects and programs in Lebanon, Jordan, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Rwanda, Madagascar, and Moldova. She has also been involved with the Forest Service's Sustainable Environment and Economic Development (SEED) program since 2016 in Jordan, currently established as WADI for Sustainable Ecosystems Development NGO. Her focus is eon both native seed/plant materials resources and ecological restoration through both community and science-based approaches. Karma received her BSc in Agriculture Engineering and her MSc in Plant Protection from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Kingsley is a restoration ecologist and conservation biologist, Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner, Professor, and Director of the Center for Mining Restoration with 40 years of experience in restoration focused on landscape scale ecological restoration and conservation practice through empowering Indigenous communities and communities globally. Kingsley was the Foundation Chair of SER’s Australasian chapter and was a founder of SER's International Network for Seed-Based Restoration Section. Kingsley is a passionate believer in the social, economic and environmental values of global restoration. In addition to his principal work at Curtin University, Kingsley also holds a Visiting Professor appointment at the School of Plant Biology of the University of Western Australia and is a Research Associate at the Missouri Botanic Garden in the United States.

Founder of the restoration non-profit Junglescapes and a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner, Ramesh has been engaged in restoring degraded tropical dry forests in and around a major tiger reserve in South India since 2008. His areas of specialization include management of invasive alien plant species and assisted natural regeneration. He has worked to establish a community-participative model of restoration which actively involves indigenous communities living near forests, in recognition of which Junglescapes received SER's Full Circle Award in 2017. Ramesh is also active in increasing awareness about restoration amongst diverse stakeholders as well as in conducting restoration education programs. He has been a member of SER since 2015 and has served on the SER Board since 2018. He is also a member of SER’s sub-committee on Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

Cristina is the Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Director of Tribal Initiatives at Oregon State University in the College of Forestry and Professor of Practice. As a Native American and Latinx ecologist, she is the principal investigator on several long-term ecological restoration projects with First Nations (Alberta, Canada) and Native American (Montana and Oregon, USA) communities that incorporate Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and best Western science into restoration practice in western North America. She is a Smithsonian Research Associate and from 2014 until 2019 was the Chief Scientist at Earthwatch Institute, where she oversaw a global research program focusing on ecological restoration, human communities (particularly Indigenous peoples), and resiliency. Cristina is the author of numerous books, journal articles and book chapters. She has reactivated and leads the SER TEK Sub-Committee.

Emanuela W. A. Weidlich is a biologist with a master’s in forestry engineering, and a PhD in Natural Sciences, and has more than 10 years of experience in applied plant ecology and restoration ecology, in both, tropical and temperate ecosystems. Her professional records involve research and teaching experience in Brazil (where she is from), England, USA, and Germany. Currently she is a research associate at Leuphana University in Germany and continues to collaborate with scientists in Brazil, in Atlantic Forest restoration projects. She also acts as associate editor of the Restoration Ecology journal published by SER and the Journal of Applied Ecology published by the British Ecological Society.

Excellence Akeredolu is an Associate Professor of Zoology at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He holds a PhD from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a Graduate Certificate in Endangered Species Management from the University of Kent, United Kingdom. His passions lie in wetland restoration, resource conservation, endangered species management, and contributing to a deeper understanding of wetland ecology and conservation strategies. Committed to wetland education, he engages with students through outreach programs, inspiring the next generation of scientists and conservationists. He actively participates in community projects, advocates for wetland conservation, and collaborates with like-minded individuals to protect endangered species. Additionally, he serves as a SER Director at Large and Regional Director for West Africa on the board of SER Africa. Notably, Excellence pioneered the creation of the first SER student chapter in Africa at the University of Lagos.

Jeanne is an emeritus senior scientist with the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station. She has led multiple long-term collaborative projects to develop strategic, multi-scale restoration approaches for increasing ecological resilience to disturbance as well as resistance to plant invasions. She has authored or coauthored over 200 journal articles, synthesis papers, technical reports, book chapters, and books. Jeanne joined SER in 1992 and served on the Editorial Board of Restoration Ecology (1994-1999). She was a charter member of the SER Great Basin Chapter and received their first Distinguished Restorationist Award in 2014.

Enzo Martelli is a Ph.D. student at the University of Montana. His research spans ecological monitoring and restorative silvicultural treatments, to the ecology of subalpine forests from the Andes of Chile to the Rocky Mountains of western North America. Enzo has been involved with SER at different instances and levels since 2018, participating in regional meetings as well as diverse in-person and virtual activities related to the world of ecological restoration. His current research and civic engagement activities are directed to the contribution of scientific-based evidence for the conservation and restoration of Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) and help build supportive communities for students and emerging professionals developing careers in ecological restoration. He strives to improve the ways students and emerging professionals can engage with, support, and enhance the value of their membership and future careers.

Dr. Peter Alele is a seasoned leader with more than 20 years of professional experience in ecological restoration and conservation. He is currently the Vice Chair of the Board of the SER Africa Chapter and was a member of the Advisory Committee that led to the establishment of the SER Africa Chapter. Dr. Alele is also the Africa Regional Director for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and has served as a Member of the Strategic Advisory Committee for the Global Evergreening Alliance (GEA), since July 2018. He holds a PhD in Ecology, MSc in Biology, and a BSc in Forestry.

Laura is a Project Leader at the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), in Indonesia. Laura earned her BSc in Plant Sciences at Cambridge University, UK, where she began her work in tropical and restoration ecology. She went on to shape her PhD around the multidisciplinary issues of degradation, regeneration, and restoration in tropical peatland ecosystems. This led to her working with the Indonesian NGO, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation's BOSF Mawas Program Environmental Monitoring Team as the Project Leader since 2010.

Jordi is a full professor at University of Alicante (Spain) and Chair of the European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration. Jordi received his Masters and PhD degrees in Biology from University of Barcelona, and he conducted postdoctoral studies at Colorado State University. Jordi has been a visiting researcher in New Zealand, Sweden, Scotland, Northern Arizona, Colombia, and Costa Rica. He has been involved in many aspects of ecological restoration including species selection, seedling production, site preparation, use of interspecific interactions, participatory processes, and systematic planning. In these areas he has collaborated with public and private practitioners. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in ecological restoration for +20 years and coordinated the University of Alicante M.Sc. program on Restoration and Management of Natural Environments.

Tom is Chief Science Officer of the Institute for Applied Ecology, a leader in habitat restoration and native seed production in Oregon and the Southwestern United States. His current research at IAE includes reintroduction ecology of plants as a tool for their long term conservation in fragmented landscapes, grassland and wetland restoration, pollination, and native seed germination and establishment. He has extensive experience in nonprofit management, and is a Lifetime Member of SER.

Valerie is an ecologist and conservation scientist based at The University of Queensland, Australia. Her research informs coastal wetland conservation and restoration by identifying drivers of ecosystem change, opportunities for restoration, and benefits for biodiversity and carbon abatement. As a UN Ocean Decade Action, her AXA-UNESCO research fellowship is exploring how community- and Indigenous-based management of mangrove forests can enhance their conservation and restoration. She leads research projects on developing biodiversity assessment methods for coastal wetland restoration, assessing the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration with Indigenous groups and local governments, and characterising carbon abatement and biodiversity enhancements from controlling feral animals in wetlands to underpin a new carbon method in Australia. She co-authored international Best practice guidelines on mangrove restoration. She has 20 years of industry and research experience in environmental management, biodiversity conservation, and ecological restoration. She is on the board of the Society of Ecological Restoration Australasia and a representative of Australia’s Restoration Decade Alliance.