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Robert Kenny |
Robert Kenny
Special Assistant to the Director of OIRED, and Senior
Project Associate
Phone: (540) 231-9668
E-mail: rkenny@vt.edu
Expertise: Forestry, biodiversity conservation and natural
resource management.
Education: Master of Forestry, Yale University, 1999.
Bachelor of Science - Political Economy of the Natural Resources,
University of California at Berkeley, 1993.Languages:
Spanish and English.
Countries of work experience: Bolivia, Japan, Argentina,
United States.
Experience Summary: Robert has over ten years experience with
forestry and biodiversity conservation activities. Before coming to
Virginia Tech, Robert worked with The Nature Conservancy as Chief of
Party of BOLFOR II, a sustainable forestry project in Bolivia, and
Deputy Director of the Bolivia Program, where he managed several
protected area projects. Prior to that, he was Deputy Director of
the Environment Office at USAID/Bolivia, and served as Cognizant
Technical Officer for forestry and cleaner development activities.
Robert has also worked with the International Tropical Timber
Organization (ITTO) in Yokohama, Japan; the Ministry for Sustainable
Development in La Paz, Bolivia; and forest products companies in the
United States and Argentina. |
