Nellie Skiba, a bee keeper and gardener, spends time nurturing the bees who make honey from the wild flowers in the fields of her village in Auvergne, France. At the Oakland Institute, she fans her passion for land rights and justice by supporting the executive team. Previously, she worked as a geologist in the Scientific Research Institute in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Nellie has a degree in Engineering (Petroleum & Gas Geology) from Rostov-on-Don State University, Russia.