Benjamin Christ
Principal, Planning & Facilitation
I specialize in guiding complex collaborations—helping diverse groups align, take action, and achieve meaningful conservation impact.
My work focuses on bringing people together to solve complex challenges in ecosystem management, restoration, and sustainability. I believe in creating spaces where collaboration thrives, trust is built, and lasting impact is achieved.
Contact Me: ben@impactbydesigninc.org
Areas of Specialty
I am IbD’s go-to for complex collaborative efforts that drive conservation outcomes at a global scale.
Strategy & Program Planning
Facilitation, Training & Workshop Design
Alliance & Partnership Management
The Work I Do
My favorite thing about being part of IbD is working alongside teams and organizations worldwide who are pursuing critical conservation goals.
I partner with organizations, alliances, and networks around the world to:
Support large-scale partnerships and cross-sector collaborations
Facilitate processes for ecosystem management and restoration
Develop tools that strengthen conservation practice
Lead projects related to coastal and ocean ecosystems
Build organizational capacity through strategy and planning
Fun Fact
I lived in South America for more than four years.
What It’s Like to Work with Me
Working with me means having a true partner—someone who listens deeply, supports you fully, and can be trusted with your most critical work. I want the people I work with to feel heard and confident that their goals are at the center of everything we do together.
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B.S. in Fisheries & Wildlife – University of Missouri
Master of Sustainable Development Practice – University of Florida
Professional Training Certificate in Facilitation and Conflict Management – University of Florida
Project Management / Project DPro (PMD Pro) Certification
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Veverka, L., Forinash, E., Roddom, E., Astra, A.S., Christ, B., Diazgranados, M.C., Howard, J., Landis, E., Jacobo, P., Pickard, H., Spalding, M., and Leal, M. 2024. Capacity Building and Connecting Practitioners Through the Global Mangrove Alliance. Oceanography, 38: 101-102.
Christ, B. and Jayasinghe, N. 2023. Facilitate to Innovate: Lessons learned from virtual strategy workshops for Asian elephants. Gajah, 56: 40-43.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature. 2021. IUCN Restoration Intervention Typology for Terrestrial Ecosystems.
Christ, B., Bartels, W., Broughton, D., Seepaul, R., and Geller, D. 2020. In pursuit of a homegrown biofuel: Navigating systems of partnership, stakeholder knowledge, and adoption of Brassica carinata in the Southeast United States. Energy Research & Social Science, 70: 101665
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Proficient in Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish
