Sophie Nazeri
Manager, Planning & Facilitation
I specialize in connecting people, organizations, and ideas to drive meaningful change for the environment.
My work focuses on facilitating collaboration across organizations and institutions, helping teams identify shared goals – and turn them into effective, actionable strategies. I believe in the value of creating a positive, judgment-free space—something I bring into all my facilitation work, especially when working across cultures and languages.
Contact Me: sophie.nazeri@impactbydesigninc.org
Areas of Specialty
I am IbD’s go-to for calm guidance, strategic clarity, and turning complex conservation collaboration into confident, actionable results.
Strategy & Program Planning
Facilitation, Training & Workshop Design
Alliance & Partnership Management
The Work I Do
I love helping organizations maximize impact, especially by bringing people together around a shared goal and building tools and systems that make collaboration easier.
I partner with organizations, alliances, and networks around the world to:
Support large-scale partnerships and cross-sector collaborations
Plan and execute meetings, providing structure and strategic guidance
Serve as a neutral convener for partnerships and alliances
Design tools and systems that simplify teamwork and collaboration
Help organizations turn shared goals into actionable strategies
Fun Fact
I spent a summer in a remote part of Costa Rica tree climbing and installing nest boxes for endangered parrots!
What It’s Like to Work with Me
Working with me means feeling comfortable, empowered, and connected during our time together - and leaving feeling motivated, recharged, and clear on any next steps. My background in bringing people and organizations together, sometimes helping to identify the shared goal itself, gives me the tools to guide collaborative, purposeful work that drives real impact.
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BSc. Animal Science with Honors in Biological Sciences - Cornell University
M.Sc. Environmental Policy & Management, specialization Politics & the Policy-Making Process - UC Davis
IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) on Facilitating Species Conservation Planning Workshops
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Nazeri, Sophie, et al. Petition to List the Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Pursuant to the United States Endangered Species Act. 24 Mar. 2022, Humane World for Animals and Center for Biological Diversity.
Dhondt, André A., Keila V. Dhondt, and Sophie Nazeri. "Apparent effect of chronic Plasmodium infections on disease severity caused by experimental infections with Mycoplasma gallisepticum in house finches." International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 6.2 (2017): 49-53.
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Native in French and conversational in Farsi
