Meet our team
Meet the men and women who make the magic happen at the Charles Darwin Foundation and its Research Station.
Meet our team
Karen Vera
Entomologist
Karina Peñafiel
Promotion Assistant
Katherine Rezabala
Research Assistant
Katty Coquinche
Environmental Educator - San Cristóbal Island
Lenyn Betancourt
Curator
Leslie León
Communications Officer
Lilia Cunalata
General Accountant
Livinton Castillo
Promotion Assistant
Liza Nagode
Deputy Director of Fundraising
Lizeth Argoti
Accounting Assistant
Luis Cruz
Cleaning Assistant
Luis Fernández
Responsible of Institutional Assets
Macarena Parra
Principal Investigator - Sea Turtle Conservation
Magally Infante
Research Assistant
Margarita Masaquiza
Cleaning Assistant
María Beatríz Pérez
Junior Researcher
María Cristina Guerra
Human Resources Director
María Dolores Araujo
Field Assistant for Bio-business and Innovation
María Igual Beltrán
Principal Investigator - Mangrove Finch Project
María José Barragán Paladines
Science Director
Mariela Padilla
Human Resources Coordinator
Mario Albán
Field Assistant
Mariuxi López
Executive Director's Assistant
Marta Romoleroux
Visiting Scientists Program Manager
Andres Cruz
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