Katie Goslee

As Director, Forest Carbon, Katie leads Verra’s Forest Carbon team to ensure alignment with the organization’s objective of accelerating action on climate change through high integrity standards that drive investment toward action. The Forest Carbon team is comprised of technical experts responsible for the development and revision of Verra’s Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD); Improved Forest Management (IFM); Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR); and Blue Carbon methodologies and applicable modules and tools. The Forest Carbon team also supports the development of needed updates for the rules and regulations of the VCS Program.

Prior to joining Verra, Katie was director of the Ecosystem Services Unit of Winrock International, where they led the technical work of a team focused on employing rigorous science for practical application in international and domestic land use and climate change projects. At Winrock, they developed and implemented approaches for measurement and monitoring of forest ecosystems and designed and conducted trainings for both US-based and international projects. Katie has also served as a program specialist for the U.S. Forest Service Cooperative Forestry unit in Washington, D.C. and the sustainable forestry program coordinator for Appalachian Voices in Boone, NC. They passed the California State Registered Professional Forester Examination and completed the California Air Resources Board Offset Verifier course.

Katie holds an MS in Forestry from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and an MPA from Syracuse University Maxwell School, as well as a bachelor’s in biology and peace studies from Earlham.