Brian Wanbaugh is the program manager for FLARE (Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research and Engagement), a program housed at the Keough School of Global Affairs. He helps to coordinate FLARE activities, including the annual meeting, use of FLARE toolkits and various administrative duties.

Wambaugh earned a master of environmental sustainability from Indiana University Bloomington O’Neill School for Public and Environmental Affairs and also holds a BA in sociology from Butler University and a Transition to Teaching certificate from Indiana University South Bend. Along with FLARE, he also works alongside Dr. Danielle Wood as the program manager for ND-GAIN, part of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative.