OUTSIDE COLLABORATIVE 2025:

Speaker: Mallory L. Dimmitt (CEO, Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation)

Join Mallory Dimmitt as she discusses the vital work of connecting Florida’s Wildlife Corridor—a vast network of nearly 18 million acres of conserved land and water. Learn how these efforts not only protect wildlife but also create opportunities for connecting communities and ecosystems more broadly. This session underscores the importance of defining a shared path, fostering collaboration and aligning Floridians to build a resilient and more sustainable future.

Mallory Dimmitt is the Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation. Mallory brings knowledge and experience in landscape-scale and working lands conservation, environmental policy, water allocation, and non-profit management. Mallory has been a participant in all seven Florida Wildlife Corridor Expeditions and films 2012 – 2024. She was formerly VP of Strategic Development for Lykes Bros. Inc., a fifth-generation family-owned agribusiness based in Florida. Previously, Mallory led The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado Plateau Initiative from Telluride, Colorado. Mallory was awarded a Doris Duke Conservation Fellowship at Duke University’s Nicholas School of Environment, where she earned a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) in Environmental Economics and Policy. Mallory is an alumnus of Class IX of the Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources and of Cornerstone Class 39 of Leadership Florida.