
The role of the Board of Directors at CDF is to provide guidance and oversight of operations at the Charles Darwin Research Station, and to act as a liaison to the General Assembly.
Our board members come from a variety of backgrounds and countries, enabling them to provide expertise on a wide range of topics.
Yolanda Kakabadse
CDF President
Yolanda Kakabadse is a veteran of the environmental movement in Ecuador and internationally. She joined the Board of the...
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Alfredo Carrasco
General Assembly Member
Alfredo is an international consultant on environmental and social topics. He has experience working in Antarctica, Bolivia,...
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Darrel Schoeling
Darrel is director of expedition development at Lindblad Expeditions in New York.
An...
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John Loudon
John Loudon is a non-executive member of the Board of the Charles Darwin Foundation and Executive Director of the COmON...
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Juan Pablo Moncayo
Originally from Quito, Ecuador, Juan Pablo (JP) Moncayo is a Principal within the Impact team at private equity firm Apax. In...
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Mark Bauman
Mark Bauman is a media and strategic communications executive, who has been recognized with numerous broadcast, web and print...
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Paul A. Baker
Paul is Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Duke University. He is Chair of the newly founded Andean Sustainable Development Solutions Network (part of...
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Ronnie Stewart
Ronald P. Stewart is the Head of York Preparatory School in New York City. The winner of an open scholarship to Wadham College, Oxford University, Mr....
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William "Bill" Sutherland
Professor for Conservation Biology in Cambridge, Bill has wide interests in conservation biology. He is interested predicting the impacts of environmental...
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