Gabriela Tejeda is a conservation storyteller and National Geographic explorer who currently works on The Nature Conservancy’s global Storytelling team. A Boston College graduate, she moved to the Florida Keys to work in the environmental conservation sector — through which she quickly developed a knack for connecting storytelling, science and change-making. Through her work in conservation outreach and on social media, Tejeda creates powerful visuals and narrative to immerse audiences into the South Florida Everglades. Her current National Geographic Society grant project focuses on capturing, through photography and video, the changing underwater world of mangroves in the Everglades. She is a public speaker, two-time Jackson Wild Fellow and a Dry Tortugas Artist in Residence. Her conservation writing, video and photography have been featured in national publications, and she loves producing Everglades based content for her social media. Inspired by the beauty and sense of belonging that the natural world provides, Tejeda is driven to explore, connect, and share the mysteries of our wild spaces.

thumbnail photo by Mary Beth Koeth/ Gabrielas IG: @gabtejeda