Justin Stokes

Justin serves as Audubon’s Deputy Chief Conservation Officer. In this role Justin provides day-to-day management and direction for Audubon’s Conservation programs as well as supports political affairs, policy, and science teams. He is the executive sponsor for the EDIB Conservation Principles working group. Justin previously served as the Executive Director of Audubon South Carolina. In this role, he led a re-visioning of South Carolina’s conservation impact that delivered high-profile wins for Audubon. These victories include passage of comprehensive climate resiliency legislation and significant clean energy reforms in the state legislature, successfully completing the restoration of Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary, and securing Audubon’s first National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom designation for Beidler Forest Sanctuary. Justin joined Audubon in 2017 serving as its first Vice President for Political Affairs and led Audubon’s government relations team. Justin also served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Audubon Action Fund, the 501 (c)(4) affiliate to the National Audubon Society, where he led a cross-network team to ensure the successful launch of the Action Fund.  

Prior to joining Audubon in 2017, Justin served as a Chief for Staff for a member of Congress, where he also worked on transportation and infrastructure issues. Justin worked for four members of Congress and the South Carolina Governor. He is a native of Camden, South Carolina, a graduate of Clemson University, and completed the Wilson Fellowship in Strategic Management for Environmental Leadership at Harvard Business School.