The Linkage Mapper Project has an Executive Committee made up of the following five members:

Dr. John A. Gallo
Project Director, Linkage Mapper Project; Principal, John Gallo Consulting; Senior Conservation Associate, Conservation Biology Institute

Dr. John A. Gallo is a geographer and landscape ecologist whose work focuses on conservation planning, spatial decision support, and habitat connectivity conservation. He co-developed the Linkage Mapper Toolbox, and has been modeling and mapping wildlife habitat connectivity for dozens of regions since 2001, using Linkage Mapper and other connectivity software tools. He is also provides support via the Linkage Mapper community posts and the Linkage Mapper Services offering.

Dr. R. Travis Belote
Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology, Montana State University

Dr. R. Travis Belote is a landscape ecologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, following his tenure as a research ecologist with The Wilderness Society. His research centers on ecological connectivity, wildlands, disturbance, and biodiversity across North America. Travis has led broad-scale connectivity assessments, including work that used Linkage Mapper to identify corridors among large protected areas in the United States and to help model an aspirational connected network of protected areas across North America. He also co-authored “A Framework for Developing Connectivity Targets and Indicators to Guide Global Conservation Efforts,” which informs post-2020 connectivity policy discussions.

Dr. Bilal Habib
Senior Scientist, Wildlife Institute of India

Dr. Bilal Habib is Scientist–F at the Wildlife Institute of India and a conservation biologist whose work focuses on large carnivores, human–wildlife interactions, and movement ecology in human-dominated landscapes. His research spans wolves, leopards, dholes, and other megafauna, often examining how animals respond to roads and other linear infrastructure using quantitative modeling approaches. Bilal’s projects integrate science-based solutions into development planning, including mitigation for transportation infrastructure. Through the Wildlife Institute of India’s collaboration with Linkage Mapper, he brings extensive experience in carnivore movement, telemetry, and connectivity analysis to the Executive Committee.

Dr. Annika T. H. Keeley
Director, Connectivity Science Program, Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Dr. Annika Keeley is a conservation biologist specializing in ecological connectivity. At the Center for Large Landscape Conservation, she directs the Connectivity Science program, leading work on connectivity conservation planning, and research on topics relevant to connectivity policy and pratice. She has co-authored guidance on connectivity metrics for conservation planning and monitoring and on best practices for validating corridor models, helping practitioners apply connectivity models appropriately in complex landscapes. On the Linkage Mapper Executive Committee, she contributes expertise in connectivity science and metrics to strengthen how the tools inform corridor planning.

Dr. Indranil Mondal
Manager Nature and Ecology, AiDash Inc.; Outreach Coordinator, Linkage Mapper

Indranil Mondal works with AiDash on nature and ecology applications, drawing on his background in GIS and remote sensing for wildlife conservation. He has contributed to connectivity and corridor studies in India, including work with the Wildlife Institute of India on carnivore ecology, varied ecosystems, and wildlife telemetry. Indranil also serves as Outreach Coordinator for Linkage Mapper, maintaining the website while also helping users adopt the tools and apply connectivity analyses in practice.