Our Team

María del Carmen Vizcaíno Barba
Biologist. Master of Research in Socio-environmental Studies; and in Education. Experience in environmental education, conservation, ethnobiology, and projects organization and management.

David Santiago Parra Puente

Sofía Carvajal Endara
Biologist. PhD in Biology. Expertise in Evolution and Ecological interactions.

Romeo Vichicela
agroecology and food security and sovereignty.

William Millingalli

Orlando Gancino

David Jailaca

Juan Manuel Guayasamín
Biologist. PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Experience in research and amphibian conservation.

Amanda Belén Quezada Riera

Mateo A. Vega Yánez

Laura Gómez Mesa

David Salazar Valenzuela

Blanca Rios Touma

Justin Yeager

Luis A. Coloma

Andrea Terán Valdez
Experience in amphibian conservation.

Mónica Páez Vacas
Biologist. PhD in Ecology. Expertise in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation of amphibians.

María José Navarrete Méndez

Johana Peña
Experience in investigation of socio-environmental conflicts.

Gabriela Maldonado Castro
Biologist. Master in Biodiversity and Climate Change. Expertise in Evolution, Conservation of amphibians, and scientific collections.

Isabel Becdach
Environmental systems specialist.

Lisseth Carlosama
Environmental Engineer. Experience in paleoclimatic research and sustainable tourism consultancies.

Jimmy Velasteguí
Graduated from Ecosystems Engineering career. Experience in environmental education and species monitoring.

Mónica Gavilanes
Bachelor

Andrés Mármol Guijarro

Sofía López
Experience in storytelling, audiovisual production and network management focused on ecological and social issues.

Gustavo Pazmiño Otamendi
conservation.

Micaela Stacey Solís
nature and wildlife. Experience in ecology and conservation.

Andrea Varela Jaramillo

Amadeus Plewnia
Biologist, herpetologist, Atelopus specialist.

Stefan Lötters
Biogeographer, herpetologist, Atelopus expert.

Luis F. Marin Fonte
Amphibian conservation biologist.

Sarah W. Fitzpatrick
Assistant Professor Michigan State University, Biologist, PhD in Biology, Expertise in evolutionary ecology and conservation genetics.
Collaborating institutions
Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Parroquial de Angamarca
Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco
Escuela Politécnica Nacional
Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Etnobiología
Revista Ecuador Terra Incognita
Savia Fund
Zoológico de Quito
University of Trier
Michigan State University
Communication and fundraising partners
Atelopus Survival Initiative
Re:wild
UICN
Donors
Amphibian Survival Alliance
Stiftung Artenschutz
Auckland Zoo
Milkywire
Indianapolis Zoo
German Society for Herpetology