Dr. Meredith Wiggins is an archaeologist and environmental researcher who works at the nexus of climate and culture. Wiggins comes to World Monuments Fund from the field of international development, where she has spent the last five years designing and implementing climate mitigation and adaptation projects for the U.S. Government. Before that, she spent 16 years in the UK, working for Historic England and English Heritage in research, urban planning, and heritage protection.

Oisewemime Imokhai W. Ayeni, is a Conservation Architect with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments at its Abuja Headquarters; serving as the National Desk Officer for the 1972 World Heritage Convention and Program in Nigeria. Architect Ayeni is very involved with the conservation and management of Nigeria's national monuments and sites with an interest in deploying innovative technology to document and safe guard Nigeria's immovable cultural heritage. Aside Architecture, he is also a Certified Health and Safety Manager with a postgraduate degree in Environmental Resource Management. A devout Christian, an avid reader and classical music enthusiast, he is married with children.

Yanina Kupava is the Director of Operations Planning & Administration and oversees division-wide support functions for Park Operations including Data Systems, Sustainability, Procurement, and Operations Administration. During her 11 years with the Conservancy, she has overseen the development and expansion of enterprise asset management systems, leveraged geospatial information systems (GIS) to optimize operations workflows, co-authored the Concervancy's first Urban Forest Management Plan, and implemented a variety of digital solutions to help Central Park lead in modern urban park stewardship. Kupava began her career as an environmental engineer in New York City working on projects such as the Brooklyn Bay Center, a winner of the Big Apple Brownfield Award for Environmental Protection. 

Lucio Usobiaga, founder and CEO of Arca Tierra and Baldío, is a Mexican philosopher-turned-agriculture innovator. After studies in England and France, he discovered a passion for regenerative farming, launching "Productos de la Chinampa" in 2009. In 2011, he founded Yolcan, which became Arca Tierra, a pioneering initiative in organic and regenerative farming that used ancestral farming techniques and learned directly from great Latin American masters. Committed to reviving ancestral farming and supporting smallholder farmers, Usobiaga champions sustainable food production. In 2024, he co-founded Baldío, a Mexico City restaurant celebrating this farming network, which earned the city’s first Green Michelin Star within its first year.