OUR TEAM

MAX

VILLALOBOS

Program Director

Specialist in management of protected areas, agroforestry and ecosystem restoration. He has developed his experience over more than twenty years working with communities, farmers, and indigenous peoples.

JUAN CARLOS CRUZ Manager, Science & Conservation

Tropical biologist, specialist in Conservation and Wildlife

Management with more than 12 years of experience in research and conservation of terrestrial mammals, predator-prey ecology, and population dynamics

PASCAL THOMAS

Program Support

Developer of ecological tourism projects. A promoter of wildlife conservation, he has contributed to various projects in the Osa Peninsula for eight years, including efforts involving sea turtles and community development

ADONIS VARGAS ARAYA

Conservation Field Technician

A native of Puerto Jiménez in the Osa Peninsula, he has contributed to the active conservation of sea turtles with Tortugas Preciosas de Osa for two years. He also has served as a naturalist guide in Osa with an emphasis on the conservation of threatened species

MAXIMILIANO PONCE AGUILAR

Conservation Field Technician

A native of the Osa Peninsula and a fervent promoter of conservation, he has served for over nine years as a naturalist guide in different areas of Costa Rica, including Corcovado National Park

IVANNIA MEJIA

Programs Support

Forest Engineer She has participated in conservation and human development projects for more than 15 years in Costa Rica, including projects for payment for environmental services and sustainable production of non-timber forest products.

TONY CHAVARRIA VILLAGRA

Conservation Field Technician

A native of the Osa Peninsula, he has contributed to the active conservation of sea turtles with Tortugas Preciosas de Osa for a year. He has also served as a naturalist on the Osa with an emphasis on the conservation of threatened species

ALBIN ORTIZ GARCIA

Conservation Field Technician

Originally from Puerto Jiménez on the Osa Peninsula, he has contributed to the active conservation of sea turtles with Tortugas Preciosas de Osa for a year. He is active in disseminating information about our program and Environmental Education

BAYRON VEGA CESPEDES

Conservation Field Technician

A local naturalist and conservationist, he has contributed to the active conservation of sea turtles with Tortugas Preciosas de Osa for a year He also works in the dissemination of information about our program and Environmental Education.

ANDRES JARA TORRES

Environmental Education Coordinator

A Costa Rican naturalist and conservationist, he has contributed to sea turtle conservation projects in Guanacaste for more than six years. He coordinates the Environmental Education activities of our initiative and the participation of volunteers.