
April 23, 2026
Regina brings a commitment to supporting culturally sensitive and community-oriented work, as well as a diverse set of experiences connecting people and places. As associate program officer, she supports all aspects of the Prize nomination and selection process, including programmatic efforts such as youth engagement and outreach. Raised in an immigrant family in the Bay Area, Regina has collaborated with a range of stakeholders on environmental research projects across North America, the Pacific, the UK, and central Asia. Previously, she worked in the Gobi Desert with Mongolian NGO Steps Without Borders on a two-year research project documenting the impacts of mining for nomadic pastoralist communities. Regina holds a BA with honors in art practice and a BA in comparative literature, both from Stanford University. She received her MPhil with distinction from the Nature, Society, and Environmental Governance program at the University of Oxford in England. Regina joined the Prize in 2026.