Jorge Ramos Jr

Dr. Jorge Ramos is the Executive Director of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve – 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma and a Lecturer in the Department of Biology at Stanford University. Jorge oversees the research, education and conservation actions of Jasper Ridge. From 2019 to 2023, he co-taught along with Dr. Rodolfo Dirzo the Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve that immerses students in the scientific basis of ecological research in the context of a field station and multidisciplinary environmental education. After completing this PhD, Jorge worked at Conservation International in Washington DC, where he was the manager of the Blue Climate team in the Center for Oceans, a role in which he helped develop, implement, and manage coastal community carbon conservation projects worldwide. Jorge has also founded and led national and international initiatives to promote the inclusion and retention of a diverse population in science, including taking on local and national-level leadership roles with Latino Outdoors, Ecological Society of America, Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), NSF GK-12 Sustainability Schools Program, Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network and Save the Redwoods League. In 2023, Jorge received Eugene P. Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education from the Ecological Society of America for his 20+ years of supporting ecological educational activities for historically marginalized communities in research and field stations.