Paola Ruffo
President.
Architect by profession
and graphic designer by
accident, Paola discovered
her passion for nature
through scubadiving.

Susana Mahieux
Co-founder and chairwoman
from 1990 to 2009. Of
French origin, Susie is a
businesswoman with
expertise in floriculture
and conservation in BCS.

Enrique Hambleton
Co-founder of Niparajá.
Enrique is an avid
explorer, writer,
photographer and pioneer
conservationist in the
region.

Carlos Aramburo
Public Notary in BCS.
His formal admission to our
Board brings new perspective
on legal issues and new
alliances to fulfill our
mission.

Alfredo Bermúdez
Alternative energy sources
enthusiast. Academic researcher
and nature photographer, seeks
to recover pure air in BCS.

Lucía Corral
Is spreading the motto that La
Paz is the best city in the
world and all her projects are
aimed to making it happen.

Gabriela Anaya
Former executive director that
has been a crucial element for
the development and international
projection of the organization.
Marine biologist by profession,
snake whisperer by vocation.

Adriana Borges
Of those kind of new locals that
don’t seem so new after all
because of how well she adapted
to the place. Successful business
woman, wife and mother, she joins
our Board with innovative ideas.

Carlos Estrada
Regional legend, Carlos is known
for making everything better
along his path. We are so proud
that he joined our Board.

Yeimi Reyes
Role Model, young enthusiast of
common wellness. Her expertise
and vision enlights the whole
organization.

Francisco Olmos
Executive Director
Land Conservation Program
Coordinator. Native of
Chihuahua, Francisco adopted
Baja California Sur’s soul
culture that he doesn’t even
have a foreign accent.

Miguel Palmeros
Marine Conservation Program
Coordinator. Miguel is the one
with the most time working for
the organization and is usually
the first one to get to
the office each morning.

Salvador Rodríguez
Sustainable Fisheries
Program Coordinator.
He went to the US to learn and
returned to the Baja because,
among other reasons,
he “loves the food!”.

Alejandra Campos
Water and City
Program Coordinator.
Alejandra started her career
as a student of coral reefs in
the Caribbean. Now, she works to
conserve water in the desert and
loves her job.

Ma. Guadalupe Herrera
Administrator.
She controls the accounts
and everything else.

Paulina Pérez
Communications Coordinator.
The cherry on top of every
cake at the organization.

Judith Sanabria
Accounting Coordinator.
Greets everyone with
a smile.

Olga Perales
Human and Material Resources
Coordinator. Olga arrives with
great cheering since her position
was created with her. We trust
achievement is on her way.

Ollin González
Fishing Management Coordinator.
With a Masters Degree in
Australia, she came back eager
to apply what the land down
under taught her.

Ale García
Water and City Projects Coordinator.
With multiple professions, skills
and also multitasking with her
arrival the unstoppable Ale duo is
formed and we can’t be more happy.

Tere Sánchez
Natural Protected Areas, Private Land
and Integral Watershed Management
Project Coordinator. We’ve been
expecting her to join us for years,
she finally did.

Amor Fenech
Land Conservation Tools
Coordinator.
In love with Balandra and
proudly alumni of the first
generation of the Water
Management degree in the region.

Sylviane Jaume
Effectiveness of Marine
Protected Areas Coordinator.
Sylviane is one of the
newest team members, and
brings extensive experience
in community environmental
education.

Hita Tovar
Community Development
project manager. She arrived
with chocolate from Oaxaca!
and we all loved her
instantly. We foresee a great
success with the communities
also with this strategy.

José Vega
Community Territorial
Ordinances Coordinator.
Imported from Conafor, he
arrived with all the
experience and knowledge
of regional flora.

Tomás Plomozo
Effectiveness and monitoring
project manager.
Marine biologist native from
La Paz, he is the first to
become friends with the
fishermen we work with.

Melisa Vázquez
Strengthening the South
Corridor project manager.
The newest in the office and
she is here to stay.

José Marrón
Strengthening the North Corridor
project manager.
Cool Paceño dude, the best
dancer in the group.

Carlos Hernández
Natural Protected Areas
Management project manager.
Carlos arrives with a wide
smile and excellent reviews.

Erandi Pañeda
Community Development Projects
Manager. Erandi honors her melodic
name joining our team during
sanitary contingency with the
best possible attitude.

Yesmany Marrero
CommunicationsProject manager.
Cuban by birth, with great
experience in social and
environmental communications.

Nicole Harmelin
Water and Soil Management
Demonstrative Projects Manager.
Even though she is the youngest
in our whole staff, her personal
initiative and efficiency
motivates us all.

Antonio Verdugo
Private Protected Area
Management project manager.
With lots of experience from
government perspective,
Toño arrives to revitalize
the Program.

Uriel Manríquez
Park Ranger. Just arrived! when
he is at the office everyone
wants to trade places with him
to go to the Reserve.

Xochitl Ruíz
Reception.
Excelent add to the admin team,
she is a AAA element: Amiable,
adaptable and Amazingly
efficient

Rodolfo López
Accounting Assistant.
Always on time and super
efficient has proven a worthy
add to the organization.

Julio Trasviña
Material Resources Technician.
He is an always smiling or
trying to help kind of guy.

Ana de la Toba
Cleaning Technician.
Indispensable, friendly, and
helpful…specially in winter
when she prepares
great-tasting hot chocolate
for the staff.

Sofía López
Networks, workshops and
alliances coordinator. Sofi has
collaborated with our Sustainable
Fisheries Program from several
angles and in all of them has
been and excellent partner