(B.S., Natural Resources, University of Michigan; M.Sc., Environmental Biology, Hebrew University) is a Cleveland, OH-based consultant to non-profit organizations in conservation, education, and landscape restoration. Earlier, she was the Executive Director of the Society for Conservation Biology based in Washington D.C, where she managed staff, consultants and a budget of $3.2 million per year. Prior to that she served as the Director of Education and Research for the Cleveland Botanical Garden, directing a staff of 14 full time and 130 seasonal staff, as well as raising over $6 million for the Vacant to Vibrant initiative. She has been a consultant to environmental and non-profit organizations in the United States and Israel since 1992. She has initiated programs for public initiatives on air and water quality, energy conservation, biodiversity, ecosystem restoration and land use, pollution prevention, and women’s rights. As an environmental program officer for the George Gund Foundation in Cleveland, she administered local, regional and national grant programs in air and water quality, hazardous and solid waste disposal, and sustainable development. Ms. Unger has taught ecology and environmental studies and conducted research on restoration of vacant urban land, watershed protection, land-use planning and policy, public health protection and aquaculture management in Israel. She is co-founder and past president of TerrAqua.
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