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
María Sol Herrera
Entomologist
Mariela Padilla
Human Resources Coordinator
Mario Domínguez
Human Resources Assistant
Mariuxi López
Executive Director's Assistant
Marta Romoleroux
Visiting Scientists Program Manager
Mateo Cruz
Logistic Manager
Mauro Silva
Web Master
Mercedes Pincay
Senior Promoter
Miguel Pinto
Principal Coordinator of the Natural History Collections
Mikel Goñi
Field Research Assistant
Miriam San José
Investigator
Mónica Tigse Vega
Receptionist
Mónica Verduga
Donor Relations Officer
Nathalia Tirado
Marine Taxonomist
Nathaly Padilla
Legal Advisor
Nicolás Moity
Senior Researcher in Marine Sciences & Geospatial expert
Nicolás Zapata
Social Scientist Junior
Oliver Gallegos
Responsible for Procurement and Acquisitions
Oskar Cortéz
Junior Support Technician
Paola Lahuatte
Researcher
Patricia Jaramillo Díaz
Principal Investigator - Galapagos Verde 2050
Patricio Picón-Rentería
Entomologist
Paulina Sepa Egas
Curator of the Marine Collection
Paúl León
Geospatial Analyst
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