PROFESSIONAL
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
PERMACULTURE
26+ YRS
TEACHING
27+ YRS
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
30+ YRS
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS
30+ YRS
POLICY ANALYSIS
25+ YRS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
20+ YRS
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
18+ YRS
About
Dr. Anjanette DeCarlo received her doctorate in Natural Resources and Environment from the University of Vermont. She is a Lecturer on supply chains in the Sustainable Innovation MBA at UVM and Anthropology at Saint Michaels College. As the former Chief Sustainability Scientist at the Aromatic Plant Research Center, she conducts primary anthropological and ecological field research and ecological supply chain analysis on aromatic and medicinal species. As founder of the Save Frankincense initiative (and sole proprietor of her own LLC) she consults with the private sector on green and ethical supply webs and provides education and outreach for the public. As a development expert, she has worked on post-conflict evaluations of natural assets, supply chains and environmental projects, cross culturally, in Somaliland, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Peru, Cuba, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Canada and China. Previously, Dr. DeCarlo was the Program Director of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and with the Natural Resources Defense Council, where she worked on some of the first iterations of socially responsible business benchmarks and triple bottom line reporting. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors of Somaliland Biodiversity Foundation and the Global Frankincense Alliance. Dr. DeCarlo’s intensive work on frankincense is regularly highlighted in the media including CNN Inside Africa, the New York Times, and National Geographic
Media Appearances
PUBLICATIONS
& PRESS
Timeline
2016-2021
APRC
CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY SCIENTIST
Ecological Supply Chain analysis, field data collection.
2012-2016
SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Created community partnerships between NGOs, Academics, Military, Business, and Special Interests. Facilitated development of Environmental Studies Department and led projects in Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
2009-2011
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
PH.D.
Research and project management in Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone, and Somaliland.
2021 - Present
PROFESSIONAL
Lecturer, University of Vermont, Grossman school of business.
Biodiversity specialist, United Nations Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species
2003-2009
GUND INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Extensive fundraising, coalition building, outreach, and grant and project management, including projects in Mexico, Ethiopia, and Somaliland.
2000-2001
GREENAUDIT, INC.
SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY SPECIALIST
Extensive research and designing of sustainability protocols, coordination with stakeholders and direction of marketing.
2001-2002
INTERNATIONAL ECOTOURISM SOCIETY
ACTING DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP AND TRAINING
Management of fundraising, education and marketing strategies. Managed projects and ecotourism potential assessments in Canada and Dominican Republic.
1996-1999
NATURAL RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCIL
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Green Building and Socially Responsible Business indicators