Based in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Rashema Ingraham leads BTT’s Bahamas Program, focusing on government affairs, public policy, community engagement, and other high impact work in pursuit of the organization’s conservation mission. Beyond The Bahamas, she will be an integral part of BTT’s regional team working in Belize, Mexico and other Caribbean nations.
Ingraham served for eight years as Executive Director of Waterkeepers Bahamas (WKB), where she distinguished herself as an effective leader, accomplished conservation advocate, incisive communicator, educator, and community organizer. During her tenure, she co-founded the coalition “Our Islands, Our Future,” to oppose oil exploration in The Bahamas, developed new youth education programs, and played a pivotal role in establishing the Bahamas Mangrove Alliance (BMA), a multi-organizational effort to restore mangroves in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
A graduate of the University of The Bahamas, Ingraham was previously selected by the international Waterkeepers Alliance as one of the “Top 20 Global Waterkeeper Warriors” and named to the list of “40 Under 40 Most Successful and Influential Professionals in The Bahamas.” A frequent and passionate keynote speaker and expert panelist at international conferences, she was a presenter at COP28 in Expo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and a panelist at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York, NY. Most recently, she was a moderator representing the Bahamian perspective at a program sponsored by the Clinton Global Initiative and highlighting the role of women in climate leadership across the Caribbean.
