Scientific Team

Luis is a Biologist graduated at Imperial College London. He is Programmes Director at Panama Wildlife Conservation and works on a large number of projects, which focus on Science and media production. Luis plays a key role in the development and implementation of research and conservation initiatives. He is responsible for co-ordinating project development, which includes fund-raising, liaising with partners, increasing the profile of Panama Wildlife Conservation and identifying research initiatives that could be applied to the protection of Panama’s biodiversity.

PHONE: (+507) 64266535

EMAIL: LUIS@PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: DIRECTOR | BOARD

As Programmes manager, Eric has the responsibility to develop, implement and monitor conservation research programs in Panama, in close collaboration with other members of PWC. Eric is an enthusiastic field conservationist and environmental educator, with ability to visualize opportunities and construct collaborative networks among researchers and local stakeholders, playing a key role in setting the ground for the success of the PWC projects. He has a broad experience serving in government agencies, private companies, research institutions and in international as well national NGOs; conducting independent or collaborative research in areas like eco-hydrology, wetlands carbon stocks, evolutionary ecology, and herpetology along different ecosystems in Panama.

PHONE: (+507) 6819 9508

EMAIL: ERIC@DEV.DEV.PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: PROGRAMMES MANAGER | BOARD

Joelbin is a field Zoologist with a vast experience in different protected areas along Panama including: Coiba, Santa Fe, Cerro Hoya, Darien and Chagres National Parks, covering marine and terrestrial ecosystems. He has been part of PWCC conservation projects on sea turtles, terrestrial wildlife surveillance and herpetology. Joelbin provides logistical, technical support, as well as data collection for the projects developed by PWCC since 2014.

PHONE: +507 6554 7886‬

EMAIL: JOELBIN@PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: BIOLOGIST | BOARD

Laura Pineda is an environmental biologist graduated at the University of Panama. Laura is currently working in the International cooperative Biodiversity group as a research assistant and is helping PWC to develop research and conservation strategies in Panama.</p>

<p class=”description”>For the last 10 years, Laura has been working on projects related to conservation biology. Her main interests in Panama Wildlife Conservation are to develop and carry out environmental education programs for communities around Cerro Hoya and Santa Fe national parks.

PHONE: (+507) 6733 9144

EMAIL: LAURA@DEV.DEV.PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Zeuz is a Biologist who studied a master in tropical diseases at the university of Costa Rica. Since 2011, Zeuz has been the national coordinator for a Leishaminais proyect in Panama. Zeuz has been an active PWC member, he has been working on the creation of a program and logistics for the conservation projects developed by our association.

PHONE: (+507) 600 41058

EMAIL: ZCAPITANB@DEV.DEV.PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Christel is a botanist who is a MS student at University of Panama. She has experience in fieldwork, processing plant specimens and description of new botanical species. Despite her experience and training in systematic botany, she is particularly interested in conducting research about ecology, especially plant succession, animal-plant interactions and those factors that influence dynamics in forests and recovery, to promote recovery in degraded lands and conservation of biodiversity.

PHONE: (+507) 6404-7333

EMAIL: CHRISTEL@PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: BOTANIST

Carlos is a biology enthusiast. He studied Zoology and Marine Biology at the University of Panama Veraguas Regional Center. Among his experiences is having worked on different management plans for protected areas in the country, as well as biological monitoring and environmental education. With PWCC he is actively participating, supporting scientific research and conservation projects.

PHONE: +507 6932 3326‬

EMAIL: CARLOSAVG13@PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: FIELD BIOLOGIST

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PHONE: +507 6823 9475‬

EMAIL: WILFREDO@PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: MARINE BIOLOGIST

Daniel is a Biologist who is currently doing a PhD in the Biology department at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is studying eco-evolutionary dynamics of highland hummingbird species with contemporary speciation. Current research encompasses population genomics, ecology, behavior, environmental factors, and conservation of two main groups of hummingbirds: Mountain-gems (Lampornis) and Bee hummingbirds (Selasphorus). In addition, Daniel has experience in ethno-ornithology, managed the bird collection at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and contributed with PWCC in projects related to sustainability, environmental education, and species diversity upgrading in national parks of the Veraguas province. After Ph.D. completion, he plans on keep working with bird’s evolutionary dynamics and conservation in sky-islands of Panama, while focusing on scientific outreach to local communities.

PHONE: +507 65884543

EMAIL: DEBUITRAGO@PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: ORNITHOLOGIST

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PHONE: +507 6803 5902‬

EMAIL: ABEL@PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: ECOTURISM

Beulah Garner is a senior curator of Coleoptera (beetles) at the Natural History Museum, London; with responsibility for over 3 million specimens including the Carabidae, Cleroidea, Myxophaga and Archostemata as well as the Coleoptera larval collection. She is an experienced fieldworker focussed on developing the NHM collection of Neotropical Coleoptera. Her research interests also are focussed in the Neotropics in particular the systematics and evolution of the subfamily Lebiinae, a hyper-diverse group of predatory ground beetles of economic and ecological importance. She is passionate about the natural world, in particular species discovery and conservation. Her position at one of the world’s leading scientific institutions on natural history gives her opportunity to not only research the world’s biodiversity but also engage in scientific outreach to an international audience.

PHONE: +44 7795 257985

EMAIL: INFO@DEV.DEV.PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: TRUSTEE

Barry Rogers has worked for over 20 years in financial services and is founding partner and principal of AIM Partners, an investment advisory firm specialised in alternative investments including hedge funds and private equity. AIMP is based in London, was founded in 2002 and is authorised & regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Barry previously worked in investment banking origination roles in Milan & Frankfurt and cross-border M&A based in Paris. Barry has a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from University College Dublin and a Masters in Economics from the College of Europe, Bruges. Barry is a licensed (CF30) financial adviser and fluently speaks French, German, Italian and Spanish.

PHONE: +44 7980 222915

EMAIL: INFO@DEV.DEV.PANAMAWILDLIFE.ORG

ROLE: TRUSTEE