A native of New Orleans, Cindy Brown is program director for The Nature Conservancy in the Gulf of Mexico, where she is leading the organization's long-term, gulf-wide conservation and restoration efforts. Previously, she oversaw the Conservancy's Mississippi River and Delta conservation activities in Louisiana, where she gained a unique perspective on and appreciation of the enormous challenges of working with upstream partners to restore coastal ecosystems.
Prior to coming to The Nature Conservancy, Cindy was an environmental planner with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Cindy holds a Master's of Environmental Management degree from Duke University.
Hurricane Isaac is a reminder of our vulnerability and a wake-up call that we need to use this amazing opportunity to reverse the fate of the Gulf Coast by investing in coastal restoration. More
It's been two years since the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill. See what it will take to restore the Gulf of Mexico — not just from the effects of the oil spill, but from the decades of degradation that have gone before. More
The Harte Research Institute's Gulf Summit in Houston, Texas has shown that there is a strong and surging commitment to change the future of the Gulf of Mexico for the better. More
They were cold, wet and happy to be helping restore the Gulf—500+ volunteers helped us build the beginning of a new oyster reef in Mobile Bay, Alabama. More
Can the Gulf of Mexico truly be restored? Cindy Brown says it's already happening, and another major step towards achieving that goal will be taken this weekend. More
Conservancy projects interrupted by the spill are starting up again—take a tour of what's happening and find out what's next from our Gulf Coast program director Cindy Brown. More

