Patricia A. White

Director, Habitat & Highways Campaign

Areas of Expertise: State and national surface transportation policy and practice, wildlife-vehicle collisions and prevention, integrating conservation and transportation planning

Trisha began Defenders’ Habitat & Highways Campaign in 2000 which seeks to reduce the impact of roads and highways on wildlife and encourage state and local authorities to incorporate wildlife conservation into transportation and community planning. She represents Defenders as a sponsor and steering committee member on the International Conference for Ecology and Transportation and is currently working to launch the TransWild Alliance. In addition, she is also a founding member of TRB Committee on Ecology and Transportation, and a board member of Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project.

Prior to Defenders, Trisha spent three years with World Resources Institute's Biological Resources program, and one year as an environment policy consultant to USAID's Global Environment Center.

She received her Bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University and a Masters degree in Environment & Resource Policy from the George Washington University. In 2004 Trisha authored the report Second Nature: Improving Transportation Without Putting Nature Second.

Contact Information
Phone: (202) 682-9400