It makes it possible

A committed team

Adrian Benedetti

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

WE FOLLOW OUR BELIEFS

A Committed Directorate

With more than 20 years of experience in the environmental sector, his leadership combines science, public policy and social innovation, driving emblematic initiatives such as the first action plans for endangered species in the country, sustainable tourism projects such as "1000 km of trails and protected area development and management plans.

He was director of the Department of Protected Areas and Biodiversity of the Ministry of Environment and of the Summit Municipal Park. He is the founder of Caminando Panama, an organisation that promotes the connection of Panamanians with nature through outdoor recreation.

He holds a double Master's degree in Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (Colorado State University) and in Conservation Leadership (El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico), and is currently pursuing a PhD in Recreation, Parks and Tourism Management at Penn State University.

Board of Trustees

La Junta de Síndicos de ANCON reúne a profesionales y referentes con trayectorias diversas y complementarias en sectores clave para el desarrollo del país. Sus integrantes aportan experiencia en liderazgo empresarial, finanzas, derecho, investigación científica, comunicación, sostenibilidad y acción social, lo que enriquece la visión estratégica de la organización.

Esta pluralidad de perspectivas fortalece la gobernanza de ANCON y acompaña el cumplimiento de su misión con una mirada integral, rigurosa y de largo plazo.

Yolanda Eleta

President

Gabriel Rebollón

Vice-President

Diego Herrera

Secretary

Giselle de Tejeira

Treasurer

Laura Arango

Member

Andrew Bovarnick

Member

Guillermo de Saint Malo

Member

William Henne

Member

Carlos Rabat M.

Member

Stanley Motta C.

Member

Joshua Tewksbury

Member

Committed team

El equipo de ANCON está conformado por profesionales, técnicos y personal de apoyo que aportan experiencia diversa y complementaria al cumplimiento de nuestra misión. Desde la conservación y el trabajo de campo hasta la educación ambiental, la sostenibilidad urbana, la administración y las comunicaciones, cada integrante contribuye al desarrollo e implementación de iniciativas que promueven la protección del patrimonio natural de Panamá y soluciones sostenibles de largo plazo.

Dirección Ejecutiva

Sheila Hidalgo

Executive Management Assistant

Desarrollo Institucional y Comunicaciones

Martha Arango

Directora de Desarrollo Institucional y Comunicaciones

Catherine Greenberg

Institutional Development and Communications Assistant

Administración y Finanzas

Visitación Cáceres

Servicios Generales

María Acevedo

Asistente de Administración y Finanzas

Denia Díaz

Director of Administration and Finance

Sostenibilidad Urbana y Educación

Jenny Echeverría

Director of Urban Sustainability and Education

Dalquis Stanziola

Urban Sustainability and Education Technical Assistant

Conservación y Ciencias

Graciela Silva-Santisteban

Administrator of the Directorate of Conservation and Science

Julio Rodriguez

Director of Conservation and Science

José Polanco

Ecologist, botanist Conservation and science

Yolani Holmes

RNPPP technical assistant and coordinator

Reserva Natural Privada Punta Patiño​

Alejandro Tovar

Rangers of the Punta Patiño Private Nature Reserve (RNPPP)

Kenedy Chichiliano

Rangers of the Punta Patiño Private Nature Reserve (RNPPP)

Arturo Guarin

Rangers of the Punta Patiño Private Nature Reserve (RNPPP)

Baudilio De Leon

Head of the Reserva Natural Privada Punta Patiño (RNPPP)

Consultants

Antonio Clemente

Geographer specialising in GIS and drones

Byron Rojas

Tropical agro-ecology engineer

Malú Ramos

Environmental engineer

Mayté González

PFP Project Coordinator (Panama Natural)

Valeria Carreño

Geographic Information System (GIS) Assistant

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