Sustainable Conservation is pleased to announce that Dr. Josette Lewis has been selected as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer, following a nationwide search led by the Board of Directors and executive search firm DSG|Koya. Lewis will assume leadership at the beginning of 2026. … She currently serves as Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at the Almond Board of California, where she oversaw its water stewardship programs and spearheaded the California Pollinator Coalition, a first-of-its-kind partnership among agriculture, conservation organizations, and government agencies to protect threatened pollinator species.