Faye Duan

Prior to becoming a Leland Fellow, Faye was a Fellow at the Meridian Institute where she supported mediators in helping stakeholders from a diverse range of sectors and interests collaborate on challenging public policy issues that range from food safety and health to forest planning. Her past experiences also include working with smallholder farmers, NGOs, and government agencies on development and conservation in rural southwest China. In 2014, she completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a dual degree in Sociology and Environmental Studies. After graduation, she interned with the National Park Service on research and restoration of the Grand Canyon’s only endangered endemic plant species, the sentry milk vetch, and spent a season collecting field data for silviculture and ecology studies in the Tongass National Forest.

Field placement: Oxfam America

Dakar, Senegal, Africa

Policy placement: Oxfam America

Dakar, Senegal, Africa