Meet the team
What sets us apart from other organizations is our team. Nature and Culture’s mission is what motivates our talented group of dedicated professionals. 80% of us live in the areas we work to protect. Our aim is to achieve the greatest results by putting financial and logistical resources where they are needed most – on the ground.
International Team

Matt Clark
Executive Director and President

Karina Copen
Chief Development Officer

Keryn Leger
Chief Financial Officer

Renzo Paladines
Chief Conservation Officer

Lauren Alvarez
Manager of Annual Giving and Donor Engagement

Kristen Heard
Director of Marketing

Nora Sánchez Luzardo
Senior Latin American Communications Coordinator

Laura Meagher
Director of Individual Giving

Daniel Ruvalcaba
Office Administrator

Mireya Serrano
Project Monitoring and Information Officer

Heather Thomas
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Ecuador Team

Felipe Serrano
Ecuador Country Director

José Acaro
Reserve Guard, Laipuna

César Aguirre
Environmental Law Coordinator

Ángel Andrade
Reserve Guard, Jamboé

Luis Chalán
GIS Coordinator

Roberto Chamba
Reserve Guard, Pisaca

Priscila Dávila
Head of Finance in Latin America

Camilo Granda
Monitoring and Evaluation Project Coordinator

Pablo Idrobo
Administrative

Ángel Jaramillo
Project Coordinator

Luis López
Project Technician

Aida Maldonado
Communications

Paulina Moreno
Bookkeeping

Guilbert Olaya
Reserve Guard, Cazaderos

Bruno Paladines
Executive Director of FUNACE, Dry Forest and Sustainable Livelihoods

Pedro Paladines
Administrator of San Francisco and Laipuna Stations

Monica Pesantez
Cuenca Office Technician

Felipe Sanchez Puertas
IT and GIS Technician

Trotsky Riera
Zamora Region Coordinator

Fabián Rodas
Cuenca Office Coordinator, Andean Corridor

José Romero
Project Coordinator

Carlos Rosales
Agroforestry Engineer, Achiote and Vainillo Projects

Cecilia Solorzano
Bookkeeping

Sofía Toledo
Administrative Assistant

Jaime Toro
Puyo Office Coordinator
Peru Team

Guillermo Maraví
Perú Country Director

Elvis Allauja
Project Manager

Lleydy Alvarado
Project Manager

Bernardino Astahuaman

Alejandro Barrios
Project Manager

Abel Calle
Project Manager

Jhon Camones
Project Manager

Adam Campos
Specialist Technician

Katty Carillo
Project Manager

Jhon Chicana

Leyla Clemente

Victor Manuel Hidalgo Corpancho

Sharon Cruz
Administrative Assistant

Cristy Diaz
Project Manager

Dali Diaz
Specialist Technician

Angers Espejo
Specialist Technician

Lideimer Flores
Specialist Technician

Mayra Flores
Specialist Technician

David García
Specialist Technician

Estela Garcia
Administrative Assistant

Samuel García
Technical Assistant

Gabriela Gives
National Communicator

Alexa Guerrero
Specialist Technician

Joshua Hernandez

Félix Honorio
Administrative Assistant

Karla Huamán
Specialist Technician

Jashila Rojas Infanzon

Julian Saavedra Lozada

Auner Medina
Mosaic Coordinator

Iván Mejía
Project Manager

Maria Angelica Moya

Elio Nunez
Project Manager

Fernando Pérez
Project Coordinator

Luis Angel Portocarrero

María del Carmen Prinque
National Accountant

Alin Ramirez
Geographic Information Systems Specialist

Admer Ramos
Specialist Technician

Xiomy Reategui
National Administrator

Ricardo Rivera
Mosaic Coordinator

Alán Sánchez
Environmental Legal Coordinator

Francis Tocto

Julio Raul De La Cruz Torreblanca

Magnolia Vela
Specialist Technician

Daniel Yrigoin
Field Assistant

Maria Zambrano
Field Assistant
Mexico Team

Miguel Angel Ayala Mata
Country Director of Mexico

Adriana Álvarez
Mosaic Coordinator

Beatriz Castro
Finance Administrator

Gilberto Díaz
Project Technician

Alejandro Grajeda
Park Guard

Cinthia Coral Mireles Mireles
Senior Technician

Alejandro Sauceda
Park Guard
Colombia Team (Humboldt Institute)

Santiago Castillo Martínez
Principal Investigator, Nature-Based Solutions Center Management

Simón Quintero Corzo
Humboldt Institute Researcher, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
