From 1984 to 1993, Pearl was director for Asia and Pacific and administrator for conservation programs at the
Wildlife Conservation Society. From 1994 to February 2009, she was president of Wildlife Trust/Ecohealth Alliance. During this time Pearl served on the faculty of
the New York Times Institute for Environmental Journalists. In March 2009, she became the administrative vice president and dean at
SUNY Stony Brook Southampton . She left this position in July 2010 to become chief executive officer of the
Garrison Institute, a research and retreat center. In 2011, she taught at the
School of Visual Arts in the Masters Program for Design for Social Innovation. In May 2012, Pearl joined the
City University of New York. Pearl held positions as chief academic officer and associate dean at the
William E. Macaulay Honors College and professor of biology at
Brooklyn College. She simultaneously held the positions of senior research scientist at
Columbia University, based at the Center for Environment Economy and Society. In March 2014, she was appointed provost at Macaulay. In February 2016, when the former dean, Dr.
Ann Kirschner, was named special advisor to CUNY Chancellor
James Milliken, Pearl was named interim dean for Macaulay. In September 2016, Chancellor Milliken named her dean. == Honors ==