Callie Broddus

Conservationist & storyteller

Washington, DC • Contact

RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE

Reserva: The Youth Land Trust | Founder & Executive Director, July 2019 – Present

Leading a group of about 125 youth from 32 countries to bridge the gap between youth activism and biodiversity conservation. Working internationally to raise funds and support for our conservation projects through youth action, supporting youth engagement with our local partners through research and storytelling projects, and finding new ways to engage young people in the conservation process.

Publications

• PeerJ | A new Andean treefrog (Amphibia: Hyloscirtus bogotensis group) from Ecuador: an example of community involvement for conservation
• UNCCD GLO 2022 | Global Land Outlook Working Paper on Youth Engagement in Land & Ecosystem Restoration

Expedition Groups

• Reserva Expedition 2019 | Reserva Team Lead, storytelling team
• Dracula Youth Reserve Expedition 2020 | Reserva Team Lead, storytelling and research teams
• Dracula Transect Expedition 2021 | Expedition Lead
• Wild Hope Expedition 2022 | Expedition Lead
• Dracula Expansion Expedition 2022 | Expedition Lead
• Dracula Emergency Expedition 2023 | Expedition Lead
• Magdalena Expedition 2023 | Expedition Media
• Saboga Expedition with The Leatherback Project 2024 | Expedition Media
• Piamonte Expedition 2024 | Expedition Media
• Pearl Islands Expedition - Reserva X The Leatherback Project 2024 | Expedition Co-lead

International Conferences

• UNFCCC COP25 Madrid 2019 | Speaker (multiple events), sponsored awardee
• UNFCCC COP26 Glasgow 2021 | Speaker (UK Presidency Pavilion), Head of Delegation
• UNCBD COP15 Montreal 2022 | Speaker (UNCBD Pavilion, multiple others), Head of Delegation
• IPBES-10 Plenary Bonn, Germany 2023 | Head of Delegation
• UNCBD COP16 Cali, Colombia 2024 | Speaker (Casa Humboldt, multiple events), Head of Delegation

Photographer/Filmmaker | 2012 – Present

Covering diverse personal and freelance projects in photography and videography (beginning 2019), with a focus on contributing to stories that advance the conservation of Earth's wild places and highlight the people doing their part for our planet.

• Gallery Exhibit, "Still Wild: Images of Hope" | A hand-framed 30-piece gallery of my images from wild ecosystems, featuring IUCN conservation information about each species. Displayed at HHMI Janelia Research Campus 2022, Highland School Gallery 2022, and Goodwin House 2020.
• 2023 Niblack Visiting Artist at Foxcroft School
• 2023 Summit Workshops Documentary Filmmaking Junior Instructor
• Wild Hope: Does Nature Have Rights? (PBS / HHMI Tangled Bank Studios) | Contributed significant footage
• For freelance photography, see the Freelance Editorial section of my website.

National Geographic Kids | Senior Designer, 2012 – July 2019

Art directed or designed over 100 nonfiction books, including products for mass-market consumption, library and review-driven products, and numerous award-winning encyclopedias and reference books. Designed additional branding and education materials in Spanish and English.

recent Recognition

Honored with New Species of Frog: PeerJ | High speciation in the cryptic Pristimantis celator clade (Anura: Strabomantidae) of the Mira river basin, Ecuador-Colombia (Published January, 2025)

Daughters for Earth Grantee | 2024/2025 Grantee for project in Colombia, Mujeres Tejiendo el Futuro

Hallmark+ TV Show | Featured Conservationist, Celebrations with Lacey Chabert Ep. 06 (2024)

The Explorers Club: A Visual Journey Through the Past, Present, and Future of Exploration | Featured Conservationist. A book by Jeff Wilser. Preorder Online (Nov 14, 2023 Release)

WILD HOPE: Does Nature Have Rights? | Featured Conservationist, Documentary Series by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Part2 Pictures, and Wild Elements. Watch online: wildhope.tv, PBS Nature YouTube

Jackson Wild Media Lab | 2022 Fellow (Film output: "SODALACKEN")

The Explorers Club 50: Fifty people changing the world | 2021 EC50 Awardee & 2023 Judging Panel member

District Fray: 30 D.C. Women Changing the Game | March, 2021

UN Global Youth Video Competition | 2019 Winner, Land Use for People & Ecosystems

Other ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Terra Alpha Voices | Callie Broaddus

Plantings | Inspiring the Next Generation of Conservation

Middleburg Life | Callie Broaddus: Back to Nature and Still Wild

PODCAST & RADIO

Protect the World | Episode 03: Youth-Led Conservation with Callie Broaddus

Every Degree Matters | Episode 02

bUneke Radio | UnScripted Welcomes Back Callie Broaddus with Reserva: The Youth Land Trust

bUneke Radio | UnScripted Talks with Volunteers from Reserva: The Youth Land Trust

Terra Stories Podcast | Youth News from the Field

In the Know with CaT Bobino | with Founder Callie Broaddus

The Ten News, News for Curious Kids | Earth Day Extra