Meet the Team

Alan Prouty is a resource economist with extensive experience in the planning and development of rural development projects in Indonesia, Malaysia and Colombia. Alan’s professional experience includes assignments with the United Nations Development Program, the Asian Development Bank, USAID, the World Bank and the Peace Corps. Alan’s special interests include: localizing the SDGs; climate action; poverty reduction; rural livelihoods development; and quantitative analysis of forestry programs. 

Dick Prouty is a senior leader and educational consultant with deep expertise in governance, leadership skills training, and consulting for organizational change. In his previous role as CEO of Project Adventure, Inc (PA), Dick was responsible for leading PA to be an international leader in adventure education. Dick served on the Board of Reforest the Tropics (RTT) from 2016 -2022, and developed the vision of bringing the research of RTT to scale through the Future Forest Fund. (FFF). 

Andria is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in sustainable investing, institutional asset management, and family office leadership. Throughout her career, she has built deep expertise in strategy, investment management, and investor relations through roles spanning private equity, investment consulting, endowment and treasury management. She also brings a nuanced understanding of sustainability regulation and impact measurement, both in theory and in practice. As CFO of FFF, Andria will oversee the financial operations of the Company’s international forestry special purpose vehicle (SPV), which focuses on sustainable timberland investments, carbon credit monetization, and long-term land stewardship. In this capacity, she will lead financial planning, risk management, capital structure optimization, financial reporting, and investor relations—playing a critical role in driving the platform’s growth and impact ambitions.

Richard was the Chair, Department of Sustainable Development, Appalachian State University, July 2016 – 2022. Currently, he is a professor in the department, focusing on his

previous interest in reforestation in Costa Rica. Richard has been widely published in peer reviewed journals on topics of water resources and forestry, some of which are from work funded by the Gates Foundation. He is excited to assist FFF advance its strategic plans using his technical experience in reforestation and water resources. 

Hasbie is the Executive Director of the Tropical Forest Foundation Indonesia.  Hasbie founded this organization in 2000 and has provided leadership to promote its growth to become a leader in the region in providing technical assistance to achieve a more sustainable pattern of forest management in Southeast Asia. 

Since 2017 Gary has worked as the Project Director for the National Cooperative Business Association/ CLUSA International to manage a project to improve farmer livelihoods through value chain development in eastern Indonesia.

The project has had positive results in

improving the livelihoods of over 5,000 small farmers in Papua and North Maluku.

Ila Prouty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at Appalachian State University, where she teaches socially engaged art and leads the Semester at Penland  program. Ila’s skills in creating and building partnerships and her extensive curriculum development skills will be useful as we create a training center for hosting and building relationships worldwide with interested parties in the FFF model. 

Maria currently runs her own communications agency and supports

small to medium-sized businesses on strategic sustainability communications and video production. Maria believes that effective communication is about creating connections and driving positive change. As a creative storyteller, Maria enjoys finding innovative ways to engage audiences through various channels and platforms. 

Sofia is based out of FFF’s London office, with a passion for sustainability and the carbon markets. She is a recent University of Michigan graduate who specialized in Environmental Science and Behavioral Neuroscience with previous experience working on research teams and for Seaside Sustainability.