Réka Blakemore is a Program Analyst at EcoAgriculture Partners, where she supports the design, coordination, implementation and reporting of programs, with a primary focus on the Capacity Building Program and the 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People (1000L) initiative. Her work includes delivering trainings and workshops, supporting project implementation and communications, and contributing to partnership development and fundraising initiatives.
Réka graduated from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service, majoring in Culture and Politics with a focus on the relationship between climate change and human rights. As a student, her diverse interests led her to intern with nonprofit organizations focusing on global poverty, prison justice, conflict resolution, and community development. Her academic work explored decolonization, feminism, and racial justice within the environmental movement, and as a Krogh scholar, Réka researched the global governance of climate displacement as it relates to human rights concerns.
Originally from South Bend, Indiana, Réka now lives in Washington, DC. She is committed to advancing integrated landscape management that links conservation, sustainable production, and livelihoods, while keeping equity and justice at the center. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, concerts, travelling, and exploring the outdoors.
