Mireya Mayor
Audacious Explorer.
Planet Advocate.
Television
Noteworthy
Travel Channel | Expedition Bigfoot | 2019 - present
Host
History Channel | Expedition Africa miniseries | 2009
Emmy Award nominated for Outstanding Science, Technology & Nature Programming
Lead talent, wildlife expert
National Geographic | Ultimate Explorer | 1999 -
TEDx Speaker
Stony Brook 40 Under Forty
National Geographic Explorer
2x Emmy Award Nominee
Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright Global Changemaker Award winner
Explorers Club Fellow
National Science Foundation Fellow
Best Selling Author
Host
Publications
Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey From NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer | 2011
Educator
Florida International University | Director of the Exploration and Science Communications Initiative, Faculty Administrator,
Office of the Dean
National Geographic | Student Matinees | Instructor
Upcoming Engagements
1.22.22 Lakeland, FL Great Florida Bigfoot Conference
1.29.22 Boca Raton, FL TEDx
2.7.22 Oxford, MS. Honors College Convocation Keynote
3.2.22 Las Vegas, NV Nat Geo Live Speaker Series
3.22.22 Buffalo, NY Nat Geo Live Speaker Series
"Mireya Mayor explores some of the most remote places on Earth, searching for species that we know little about. Sometimes she even finds creatures unknown to science! Armed with little more than a backpack, notebooks, and hiking boots, she’s survived poisonous insect bites, been charged by gorillas and chased by elephants—and she keeps going back for more.
Mireya gives behind-the-scenes look at life in the field and the moments of discovery that make
the hardships worthwhile." --National Geographic