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Claus settled in Latin America, in 1997, starting with a six-year stint in the Amazon engaging indigenous people in environmental monitoring, sustainable economic development, including ecotourism; and estab-lishing innovative protected areas management regimes. Some of Latin America’s most renowned lawyers then trained him in legal matters and human rights based development strategies. Claus managed, for seven years, intercultural governance and poverty eradication programs in Central America, served as director to a World Bank infrastructure project and managed a land titling process in culturally complex territo-ries in collaboration with national environment authorities. He spent two years as a consultant evaluating natural resource management programs and most recently he was the regional representative of the environment organization, Forests of the World. Before Google Earth

Atala joined the team in the early Earth Train days as the Director of Administration. She came from an international law �rm established in Panama. In addition to applying her skills in management, budgeting, logistics business planning, and systems design, she has been serving as a counselor and coach to interns. She speaks �uent in both Spanish and English. She is the founder of Geoversity’s Youth Innovating for Biodiver-sity and Ecology program (JIBE), the author of an environmental educa-tion and coloring book for children, and has organized two environmen-tal theater plays. Educational background: Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Universidad Americana and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management.

existed, Claus was conducting expeditions to the Earth’s most remote and indigenous territories. He co-owned the Danish travel agency “Seven C’s Adventure Group” which �nanced his studies and was eventually sold after �ve years. Education: Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor / MSc International Development Studies from Aalborg University and Roskilde University, Denmark.

Delia is a Panamanian with over 18 years of experience running her own �nancial management company. She is the sta� in our organization with the longest history and has been in charge of our �nances since 2007. Educational background: Certi�ed Public Accountant, Panama.

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Manager of Life Changerleadership programs

Manager of Life Changerresearch programs

Mark �rst arrived to Mamoní in 2013 and volunteered to the cause of leadership training and conservation. Since then, he has been leading local and international student groups of all ages throughout the Mamoní Valley and parts of Panama, and has developed a deep knowl-edge of the local biodiversity and culture. He is the co-founder and CEO of Experience Mamoní. He is trained in emergency response and jungle survival, and while living in Canada, he specialized in landscape construction and heavy machinery operation. He is a true waterman, having been raised in Aruba, and also speaks four languages: English, Dutch, Spanish and Papiamento, which has helped Mark with support-ing Geoversity in program development and management. When Mark has the time for it, he keeps exploring the Americas and Asia.

Educational background: BA in Business Administration from Laurentian University Canada, where he graduated Cum Laude. Certi�ed Wilderness Guide from PAWGI.

Anna arrived to Fundación Earth Train, Geoversity’s predecessor in 2013 as a volunteer during Jane Goodall’s initial collaboration with our lead-ership and training cause. Four years later she returned to Panama, after receiving her Wilderness Guide Certi�cate, to serve until recently as Experience Mamoní’s Business Development and Program Coordinator. Her role has been crucial in organizing and leading our educational programs, along with the creation of a strategy to market those through our web and social media channels. Anna is originally from Barcelona, but also lived and studied in England, which makes her the perfect bilin-gual research facilitator and expedition guide. Anna is a diver who loves dancing and is passionate about animals.

Educational background: MSc. in Natural Resource Management, Post-

Nico arrived to Bocas del Toro, Panama in 2006 as a Peace Corps volun-teer, where he worked primarily with indigenous Ngäbe people promot-ing sustainable agriculture and agroforestry, with an emphasis on increasing cacao production in local plantations. After completing his service he moved on to become a tour guide and operator in the high-lands of Chiriquí province, specializing in treks, agro-tourism and indige-nous cultural experiences with his Ngäbe friends. Nico has now seven years of hosting and management experience, including at our Centro Mamoní facilities in the Mamoní Valley Preserve. His programmatic involvement also includes agriculture and community relations. In his spare time he loves to go on “waterfall quests” — in search for beautiful, undiscovered falls.

Educational background: Certi�ed Wilderness Guide from PAWGI, BA in International Studies and Hispanic Studies from Washington College.

graduate in International Cooperation and Development, studied Biology at Barcelona University and Agronomy Engineering at the Polytechnic University; certi�ed animal trainer from Canine Unit Instruction and Certi�ed Wilderness Guide with the International Wilderness Academy.

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Director of Legal Affairs

Nico arrived to Bocas del Toro, Panama in 2006 as a Peace Corps volun-teer, where he worked primarily with indigenous Ngäbe people promot-ing sustainable agriculture and agroforestry, with an emphasis on increasing cacao production in local plantations. After completing his service he moved on to become a tour guide and operator in the high-lands of Chiriquí province, specializing in treks, agro-tourism and indige-nous cultural experiences with his Ngäbe friends. Nico has now seven years of hosting and management experience, including at our Centro Mamoní facilities in the Mamoní Valley Preserve. His programmatic involvement also includes agriculture and community relations. In his spare time he loves to go on “waterfall quests” — in search for beautiful, undiscovered falls.

Educational background: Certi�ed Wilderness Guide from PAWGI, BA in International Studies and Hispanic Studies from Washington College.

Rolando’s background and skills are thoroughly multidisciplinary. His experience includes working with law �rms, nonpro�ts, businesses, and local government, ranging from legal advice to qualitative research. In 2016, he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship for graduate studies in Washington, DC, where he worked for the DOEE and consulted for local nonpro�ts. He later joined UNLEASH, a community of young leaders tackling global issues, as the �rst and only Panamanian at the time. Since 2018, he contributes his interdisciplinary training and experiences to advance Geoversity’s mission at Mamoní. Rolando speaks three languages and is a certi�ed interpreter. He is also a bassist and an avid boulderer.

Carlos Andrés has been our lawyer since 2008 working on our projects in the Mamoní Valley and with our partnering Mamoní 100 Membership Club, as well as other for pro�t and not-for-pro�t partners operating in the Valley. He also participates in land transactions for long lasting not-for-pro�t management, develops sustainable legal strategies around land ownership and conservation easements in general, and supports our community development and sustainable livelihood initiatives.

Educational background: Bachelor of Law and Political Science from Universidad Americana and Master in Business Administration with an emphasis on strategic management from Universidad Interamericana de Panamá.

Educational background: M.A. in Environmental Policy from GWU; Master of Environmental Management from UIP; Bachelor of Laws from UP.

Kandi, from Bilbao, Spain, is a certi�ed wilderness guide and an experi-enced IT technician with a talent for outdoor action videography. Start-ing in 2008, he has worked in the international voluntary service sector. Following work in Africa and Asia, he joined our mission in 2011 to assist in the production of the Roots & Shoots conference with Jane Goodall. In 2013, he became our o�cial videographer and �lmmaker. For two simultaneous years, Kandi also served as a Production Coordinator at Fundación Albatros Media in Panama, documenting numerous conser-vation initiatives. He has been directing, shooting, and editing most of the videos related to Geoversity and the Mamoní Valley Preserve. Besides, he is a long distance runner and a biker. Educational background: Certi�ed Wilderness Guide from PAWGI and Vocational Training in IT.

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Kandi, from Bilbao, Spain, is a certi�ed wilderness guide and an experi-enced IT technician with a talent for outdoor action videography. Start-ing in 2008, he has worked in the international voluntary service sector. Following work in Africa and Asia, he joined our mission in 2011 to assist in the production of the Roots & Shoots conference with Jane Goodall. In 2013, he became our o�cial videographer and �lmmaker. For two simultaneous years, Kandi also served as a Production Coordinator at Fundación Albatros Media in Panama, documenting numerous conser-vation initiatives. He has been directing, shooting, and editing most of the videos related to Geoversity and the Mamoní Valley Preserve. Besides, he is a long distance runner and a biker. Educational background: Certi�ed Wilderness Guide from PAWGI and Vocational Training in IT.

After several years working as a media journalist in his Argentine home-land, Ezequiel decided to travel and explore new communication styles for inspiration to his master’s thesis in journalism. He �rst worked for one year as a photographer in Costa Rica, but, when he transferred to become the Communications O�cer at the Isaac Rabin High School in Panama, he discovered his additional passion for education and decided to settle in Panama. Being a musician, he believes strongly that “art is everywhere and is one of the best means for communication. If you want to compose you have to know how to look, listen, process and express and if you know that then you can apply it to almost everything in life”. Today Ezequiel works with Kandi on documenting the Life Changing experiences people get within our Geoversity ecosystem and the Mamoní Valley Preserve and manages our social media platforms.

Educational background: Degree in Social and Audiovisual Communication.

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