RYAN TERRY FINCHUM CSU address: Colorado State University Warner College of Natural Resources Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Department Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1480 Telephone: (970) 491-7776 or 6593 Cell phone: (970) 231-7751 Fax: (970) 491-2255 Email: Ryan.Finchum@colostate.edu Skype : ryan_finchum EDUCATION 1996 2001 Master of Science Masters International Program Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Specialization Natural Resource Management/Protected Area Management/International Ecotourism Research title: The beliefs and perceptions of fishermen regarding management actions, regulations, and the protection of the Galapagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador 1992-1996 Bachelor of Science Environmental Management Systems Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Minor Geography EXPERIENCE 07/08 present Co-Founder & Co-Director of CSU s Conservation Leadership Program (www.leadershipthroughlearning.org) Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Department 07/08 - present Co-Director of the Center for Protected Area Management and Training Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 08/01 - present Owner Emerald Planet Conservation Consulting and Tours, LLC Fort Collins, CO
08/07 07/08 Coordinator Consortium for International Protected Area Management Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 04/02 07/08 Assistant Director Center for Protected Area Management & Training Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 05/01-08/01 Trainer - Management of Wildlands Training Course Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO Co-instructed the Wildlands Management short course and assisted in all aspects of logistical support 02/99-05/01 U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer Natural Resources Masters International Program Charles Darwin Research Station Galapagos, Ecuador CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS 2013 First Seminar on Planning and Managing Tourism and Protected Areas (16 days) Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana (lead organizer, presenter) 23 rd Wildlands and Protected Area Management Course (32 days) Fort Collins, CO (lead organizer, presenter) International Symposium on Society and Resource Management Estes Park, Colorado (presenter) Capacity Building for Conservation Villa de Leyva, Colombia 2012 World Conservation Congress Jeju Island, South Korea First Conference on Alternative Tourism Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico (speaker) 2010 Society for Conservation Biology Congress Edmonton, Canada (co-presenter) 2009 USAID TIES (Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships) workshop Veracruz, Mexico VI Brazilian Protected Area Congress Curitiba, Brazil (symposium organizer)
19 th Wildlands and Protected Area Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, CO (lead organizer, presenter) 2008 Vth IUCN World Conservation Congress Barcelona, Spain (IUCN commission member) 18 th Wildlands and Protected Area Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, CO (lead organizer, presenter) Training of Trainers Course for Park Ranger Trainers (6 days) Podocarpus National Park, Ecuador (co-organizer) IV Andes-Amazon Park Ranger Training Course (14 days) Yasuni, Ecuador (co-organizer) 2007 II Latin American Protected Area Congress Bariloche, Argentina (session co-organizer) 17 th Wildlands and Protected Area Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, Colorado (lead organizer, presenter) V Brazilian Protected Area Congress Foz do Iguzcu, Brazil (presenter) Visitor Management and Environmental Interpretation (6 days) San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico (lead organizer, presenter) III Andes-Amazon Park Ranger Training Course (14 days) Yanachaga-Chemillen, Peru (co-organizer) 2006 Ecotourism Guide Leadership Workshop (1 day) Tulum, Mexico (lead organizer, presenter) III Mesoamerican Conference on Sustainable Tourism Tulum, Mexico (presenter) 16 th Wildlands and Protected Area Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, Colorado (lead organizer, presenter) II Andes-Amazon Park Ranger Training Course (14 days) Madidi National Park, Bolivia (co-organizer) 2005 15th Wildlands and Protected Areas Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, CO (lead organizer) I Andes-Amazon Park Ranger Training Course (14 days) Amacayacu National Park, Colombia (co-organizer)
2004 I Mesoamerican Conference on Sustainable Tourism San Salvador, El Salvador (lead organizar, presenter) World Conservation Congress (IUCN) Bangkok, Thailand IV Brazilian Protected Area Congress Curitiba, Brazil Certified Interpretive Guide Course (5 days) Fort Collins, CO (lead organizar, presenter) Mitigation of Ecotourism Impacts (3 days) Annual Meeting of the Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance Punta Gorda, Belize (presenter) 14th Wildlands and Protected Areas Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, CO (lead organizer, presenter) 2003 IV World Parks Congress Durban, South Africa 13th Wildlands and Protected Areas Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, Colorado (lead organizer, presenter) 2002 12th Wildlands and Protected Areas Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, CO (lead organizer, presenter) Certified Interpretive Trainers Workshop (5 days) Estes Park, CO 2001 11th Wildlands and Protected Areas Management Course (34 days) Fort Collins, CO 2000 Environmental Interpretation and Training of Trainers Workshop Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador Project Learning Tree Cumbaya, Ecuador By Roy Simpson, U.S. National Park Service Non-Formal Environmental Education San Pablo de Tantanacui, Ecuador (presenter) Integrated Coastal Regional Peace Corps Conference Valle Hermoso, Ecuador (presenter)
Galapagos Marine Reserve Workshop Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador 1997 International Symposium on the Human Dimension of Natural Resource Management, Belize City, Belize UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013 NR549 Conservation Leadership and Systems Thinking This course was designed as the main curriculum thread for the interdisciplinary Conservation Leadership Program. This course serves a coordination function for the highly field based practicum portion of the M.S. program as well as a space for reflection and integration of ideas. In addition, the course, which was taught over two semesters, helps students develop specific skills in personal leadership, group and organizational leadership, and management/business concepts that will support their careers in conservation. Spring 2003, Fall 2003 RR470 Tourism Impacts This course is designed to examine the impacts of tourism from several distinct but interrelated perspectives: social, political, economic and environmental. Limits to future tourism growth are discussed and possible planning strategies are detailed. The class is held in a seminar format, and case studies are used to highlight issues discussed in class. Summer 2004, Fall 2004 RR261 Principles of Interpretation This course is a sophomore/junior level course designed for students in Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. The course is designed to meet the needs of students in the Environmental Communications concentration and for Students in Tourism (required course). The course is also open to any other university student who is interested in understanding more about the field of interpretation. TECHNICAL REPORTS, TRAINING MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER MEDIA 2010 Finchum, R. Conservation Leadership Through Learning Mid-Program Report. Colorado State University. 28 p. 2010 Finchum, R. & Goldstein, J. On-line Learning Portal for Conservation Leadership Through Learning. http://www.cltlportal.org 2010 Finchum, R. & Goldstein, J. Conservation Leadership Through Learning Website. http://leadershipthroughlearning.org 2010 Barborak, J. & Finchum, R. El Centro Informativo para Administradores de Areas Protegidas. http://www.areasprotegidas.net
2009 Finchum, R. & Wallace, G. An Integrated Partnership for Improving the Management of Parks and Protected Areas n Chiapas and Oaxaca Mexico. Final Report. 2005-2009. 24 p. 2007 MacFarland, C., Wallace, G, Wurz, J, & Finchum, R. Modulo de capacitación 2007 Finchum, R. Informing co-management in the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the Fifth Brazilian Protected Areas Congress. June 17-21, 2007. Foz do Iguazu, Brazil. 2006 MacFarland, C., Wallace, G, Wurz, J, & Finchum, R. Modulo de capacitación 2006 Wurz, C., Finchum, R, & MacFarland, C. Report on second course of Andes Amazon Park Ranger Regional Training. Center for Protected Area Management and Training (CPAMT). March 2006. WWF Education for Nature Program, Moore Foundation and USFS International Programs Office. 2006 Wurz, J., MacFarland, C., Finchum, R. y Moore, A. Programa regional de capacitación para guardaparques región Andina. Segundo curso de guardaparques de Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú; junio de 2006; Parque Nacional Madidi, Bolivia. Center for Protected Area Management and Training (CPAMT), WWF Education for Nature Program, Moore Foundation and USFS International Programs Office. 2005 Finchum, R., Wallace, G., & MacFarland, C. World Heritage Report No.21 World Heritage Forests. Landscape Level Considerations in Protected Area Management. Proceedings of the 2nd World Heritage Forest Meeting. March 9-11, 2005. Nancy, France. 2005 MacFarland, C. & Finchum, R. Report on first course of Andes-Amazon Park Ranger Regional Training. Center for Protected Area Management and Training (CPAMT). March 2006. WWF Education for Nature Program, Moore Foundation and USFS International Programs Office. 2005 MacFarland, C., Wallace, G, Wurz, J., & Finchum, R. Modulo de capacitación 2005 MacFarland, C. & Finchum, R. Trip Report: Andes-Amazon Park Ranger Regional Training Program: La Paz, Bolivia; Lima Peru; Quito, Ecuador Bogota, Colombia. Center for Protected Area Management and Training (CPAMT), April 18-29, 2005. WWF Education for Nature Program, Moore Foundation and USFS International Programs Office. 2005 MacFarland, C., Stonaker, C., Finchum, R. y Moore, A. Programa regional de capacitación para guardaparques región Andina. Primer curso de guardaparques de Bolivia, Colombia (operarios y tecnólogos), Ecuador y Perú; 2 al 14 se
noviembre de 2005; Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu, Colombia. Center for Protected Area Management and Training (CPAMT), WWF Education for Nature Program, Moore Foundation and USFS International Programs Office. 2005 Wurz, J., MacFarland, C., & Finchum, R. Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) Ranger Training Course. Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize, May 3-8, 2005. TIDE and Center for Protected Area Management and Training (CPAMT), College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA. 2004 MacFarland, C., Wallace, G., Wurz, J., & Finchum, R. Modulo de capacitación 2003 MacFarland, C., Wallace, G, Wurz, J., & Finchum, R. Modulo de capacitación 2003 Finchum, R., MacFarland, C., et al. Versión dos: Libro de módulos del Curso de Manejo de Áreas Silvestres y Áreas Protegidas. Centro de Manejo y Capacitación de Áreas Protegidas, Departamento de Recursos Naturales, Recreación, y Turismo, Escuela de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Estatal de Colorado. 2002 MacFarland, C., Wallace, G., Wurz, J., y Finchum, R. Modulo de capacitación 2001 Finchum, R. Beliefs and Perception of local fishermen on the management and protected of the Galapagos Marine Reserve. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. 2001 Finchum, M. & Finchum, R. Annual Report (2000) on the Environmental Education Activities for local communities. Charles Darwin Research Station. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos. 2000 Moreno, P. & Finchum, R. Estudio social de las mujeres de pescadores en Isla San Cristóbal, Isla Santa Cruz, e Isla Isabela en la Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. 2000 Finchum, M. & Finchum, R. Annual Report (1999) on the Environmental Education Activities for local communities. Charles Darwin Research Station. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos. WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador (especially the Galápagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Some experience: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Argentina, South Africa, India, South Korea INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND FUNDRAISING ECOTOURS LEAD 2008 The Nature Conservancy Field Camp training trip Chiquibul National Park and Port Honduras Marine Reserve January 27 Februay 1, 2008 2007 The Nature Conservancy Global Literacy training trip Parque Internacional La Amistad and Parque Nacional Volcan Baru September 16-21, 2007 Maya Forest: Belize and Southern Mexico VIP trip Chiquibul Forest Reserve and Rio Bravo Conservation Area March 12-17, 2007 The Nature Conservancy Field Camp training trip Bocas del Toro Archipelago and Parque Internacional La Amistad February 4-10, 2007 2006 The Nature Conservancy Field Camp training trip Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve March 12-17, 2006 The Nature Conservancy Field Camp training trip Mesoamerican Reef World Heritage Site April 23-28, 2006 2005 Fort Collins Audubon Society service learning trip Achiote, Panama March 10-20, 2005 The Nature Conservancy Field Camp training trip Placencia and Punta Gorda, Belize February 14-18, 2005 Rio Bravo and Placencia, Belize February 7-11, 2005 The Nature Conservancy educational trip National Geographic Adventure Magazine Top 25 Trips of the Year North Coast of Honduras January 21-30, 2005
2004 Emerald Planet private trip Celestun, Mexico November 23-28, 2004 Whale Sharks: Placencia, Belize May 2-5, 2004 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve: Campeche, Mexico April 29-May 2, 2004 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve: Campeche, Mexico February 7-10, 2004 The Nature Conservancy Field Camp training trip Sian Ka an and Calakmul Biosphere Reserves, Mexico February 2-6, 2004 Emerald Planet private trip Caribbean Aviation Adventure January 18-27, 2004 Tikal National Park, Guatemala January 7-10. 2004 2003 Emerald Planet private trip North Coast of Honduras December 24-29, 2003 The Nature Conservancy trip Earth Foundation Maya Forest, Guatemala August 3-7, 2003 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve: Campeche, Mexico July 19-28, 2003 Emerald Planet educational trip Selva Lacandona: Chiapas, Mexico February 14-23, 2003 Mesoamerican Reef & the Mosquito Coast: Belize and Honduras February 8-18, 2003 2002
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve: Campeche, Mexico November 12-14, 2002 The Nature Conservancy educational trip Day of the Dead: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico October 31 November 9, 2002 Emerald Planet private trip Natural and cultural treasures of Belize and Guatemala June 23 July 1, 2002 Madre de las Aguas: Dominican Republic March 9-13, 2002 Madre de las Aguas: Dominican Republic March 13-19, 2002 Sian Ka an and Calakmul Biosphere Reserves, Mexico January 22-28, 2002 2001 The Nature Conservancy educational trip Day of the Dead: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico October 30 November 9, 2001 LANGUAGES Native English speaker Professionally fluent Spanish (written and spoken) Basic Brazilian Portuguese OTHER ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS Board Member, Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance Advisor, New Era Galapagos Foundation Member, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Member, IUCN WCPA task force on capacity development Member, IUCN, Commission on Education and Communication Member, Southern Mexico Natural Areas Training Alliance Certified Interpretive Guide, National Association for Interpretation Certified Interpretive Trainer, National Association for Interpretation REFERENCES Available upon request