Pri Ekanayake is a Senior Associate with the Institute for Conservation Leadership. Her work involves engaging with organizations and collaborations to help build their capacity through training, meeting and conference support, and designing strategic plans. Pri’s role also allows creativity to flow through the development of initiatives to support environmental and conservation professionals, most recently with the Delaware River Watershed Professionals of Color Cohort.
Pri brings her experience as an environmental educator and teacher to her role as a facilitator and trainer for ICL. She enjoys work that allows her to use her synthesis and facilitation skills, such as supporting groups in planning a new collaborative effort. Her background in teaching and training is well utilized at ICL, where she develops and runs live public training programs for environmental professionals.
Before joining ICL, Pri worked at the DC Department of Energy and Environment, managing a portfolio of environmental education grants. She has over 10 years of experience as an educator and trainer in academia and nonprofits, where she honed her talent for learner-centered design that emphasizes adult learning principles. Pri has worked as a facilitator, trainer, and coach in various institutions ranging from The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, Florida Gulf Coast University, Heifer International, Population Education, and multiple public schools. She holds an MS in Natural Resources with a focus in Education from the University of Michigan and a BA in Biology and Anthropology from Rollins College.
Growing up between Sri Lanka and Florida, she developed a deep love for travel. Pri enjoys volunteering in her community garden, cooking, baking, petting every dog (and amenable cat) she sees, and exploring Rock Creek Park.
TSN Conference 2025:
- January 23rd, 2025 (Thursday) // 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm // Room 103 // “Resilience Techniques for Adversity”