Meredith Budd
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Live Wildly
Company
Live Wildly
Connect
Home Region
Southwest
Class
Connect Class 12
Biography
Meredith is the regional policy director with the Florida Wildlife Federation and manages the organization’s Southwest office in Naples, Florida. She holds an undergraduate degree in marine science and biology from the University of Miami and a master’s in marine and environmental affairs from the University of Washington. Her master’s research focused on volunteer tourism and anthropogenic influence on wildlife conservation efforts. Meredith has extensive experience leading wildlife conservation initiatives. Her expertise is in imperiled species policy, habitat conservation planning, and wildlife conflict resolution. Meredith is a graduate of both the Leadership Collier Foundation’s Associate Leadership Collier (2016) and Leadership Collier (2021) programs. In her free time, Meredith enjoys traveling with her husband and spending time outdoors with her dogs.