Mallory L. Dimmitt

CEO, Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, St. Petersburg

The Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation champions a collaborative campaign to permanently connect, protect and restore a statewide network of connected lands and waters that supports wildlife and people. Under Dimmit’s leadership, the group has grown from a staff of four to 12 and opened an office in St. Petersburg. She has been in a leadership role since the beginning of the Florida Wildlife Corridor campaign and has been CEO since 2021. The group is known for their expeditions and films as well as their advocacy work.

EDUCATION: University of the South (BS), Duke University (MS)

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: I’d double-down on spending and effort to complete protections of the most urgent linkages in the Florida Wildlife Corridor before the opportunity is lost.

LISTENING: Florida Uncut podcast — listen in for inspiring interviews from the host Mason Gravely with the people working to connect and protect wild Florida.

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: Bob Graham, a consummate statesman who connected with everyday Floridians and laid the groundwork for our state’s conservation successes.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA: Go big!