Maggie Reinbold, MS, serves the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance as director of community engagement in the Conservation Science & Wildlife Health Department. In this role, Maggie oversees and supports the work of the Conservation Science Experiential Learning (CSEL) and Applied Conservation Social Science (ACSS) teams as they design and implement programs that connect communities to conservation for the benefit of both wildlife and people.

Maggie manages various programs, including teacher workshops in conservation science, "Exploring Conservation Science" field trips, advanced inquiry program master's degree, and a Native Biodiversity Corps program, and she supports innovative projects that address the human dimensions of conservation at field sites around the world.

Maggie earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in biology at San Diego State University, with a focus on the population genetics of desert aquatic insects across the Baja California Peninsula. Maggie has taught science in a number of formal and informal settings, including the San Diego Natural History Museum, CardiT Elementary School, and San Diego State University. As an NSF science fellow, she co-taught hands-on science with classroom teachers across San Diego County and also spent several seasons in Arctic Alaska, bringing hands-on science education to unique and underserved communities.

Maggie is the author of multiple books focused on bringing conservation science to the community, served as chair of the San Diego County Fish & Wildlife Commission for several years, and is a part-time faculty instructor in the biology department at Miami University in Ohio. Since early childhood, Maggie has cherished her time spent in nature and is dedicated to instilling that same love of wildlife and wild places in her two young daughters.