Experts & Staff

Katie Reytar is a Research Associate within WRI’s People and Ecosystems Program. Her expertise includes GIS spatial analysis, modeling, and data management. Her projects include Reefs at Risk Revisited—an update of WRI’s 1998 global study of threats to coral reefs, and Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle—a study focused on threats to reefs in Southeast Asia’s Coral Triangle. She also lends GIS support to WRI’s Forest Landscapes Restoration and Water Quality teams.

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Prior to joining WRI, Katie worked as an environmental engineer for the consulting firm ERG and supported various U.S. government clients, including the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water. She also interned at the World Wildlife Fund, performing GIS work for the Conservation Science and Humanitarian Partnerships programs.

Katie has a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Masters of Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School at the University of California, Santa Barbara with a dual specialization in Coastal Marine Resources and Water Resources Management.