Charlotte Lorick is the outreach and communications coordinator for the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Virginia Working Landscapes, a Smithsonian-led research program that promotes the conservation of native biodiversity and sustainable land-use through research, education and community engagement. Lorick's role is to manage relationships and serve as a key liaison with VWL’s dynamic network of citizen scientists, landowners, collaborating organizations (including state agencies and NGOs) and the public.