Our Team
The Alliance
The structure of AGA has a External CEO, Program director, Administrative coordinator and Communication and network coordinator. On the other hand, there are Program and Field Coordinators. In addition, there are focal points for each country, with one representative for each of the four rank countries. All these positions are elected every 3 years, and make up the AGA Council that assists the General Coordination in the decision-making process. All the active members of AGA have voice and vote in the general meetings.
Argentina
María José Bolgeri
Her love for nature and its animals started very early on, and she therefor did not hesitate to study biology when deciding on a profession…
Florencia Chiapero
Ever since a young age, she enjoyed being outdoors and spending long hours observing her cat’s behaviour. After three years of studying Law, she finally decided to follow her true passion….
Nilce Silvina Enrietti Loisa
I have always been interested in the differences and relationships between living beings. I studied Photography, Multimedia Arts, Field Naturalist…
Mauro Lucherini
Although he has worked with bighorn sheep in Canada and porcupine in Italy, which is his country of origin, his passion has always been carnivores. So when the opportunity arose…
María José Merino
Coordinator of the Educational Program of the GECM, INBIOSUR, Universidad Nacional del Sur – CONICET. Besides being a teacher of Natural Sciences in secondary schools, since the ..
Rocío Palacios
She considers herself a crazy cat lady, and celebrates it with pride. From an early age she was interested in wildlife, particularly felines. She gave her first presentation at an environmental congress
Juan Reppucci
He has worked in the research and conservation of carnivores in Argentina throughout his career. The High Andean carnivores, especially the Andean …
Eliana Segura
Her passion for nature and conservation has led her to collaborate with numerous
projects, including as those involving the Andean cat, such as camera trapping and
radiocollaring…
Cintia Tellaeche
Since she was a girl, Cintia was attracted to animals, which is why she decided to become a biologist. In 2007, while earning her Bachelor of Biological Sciences, she decided to volunteer in a project focused on the study of…
Bolivia
Gabriela Aguirre
Gabriela was always very analytical and critical, in adolescence she began to see the impacts that human activities caused on nature,…
Fabian Beltrán
He is a veterinary researcher with a postgraduate degree in zoology and works at the Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS). He is interested in comprehensive ecosystem health and parasitic …
Giovana Gallardo
Since Giovana was a child, she always felt a particularly strong connection with nature. As a
Bolivian-Canadian scientist, she has been working on conservation and education projects…..
Juan Carlos Huaranca
One of the groups of animals that caught his attention from his childhood were carnivores, such as lions and tigers. In his undergraduate years he …
Sandra Rivera
As a child, Sandra was president of the science club of the San Calixto school in La Paz. She discovered that biology was her true passion because it allowed her to be in touch with nature….
Alejandra Rocío Torrez Tarqui
Her first steps related to nature were taken as a biology student, during zoology and ecology classes, which helped her develop her interest in the conservation of wildlife. In 2006…
Daniela Ulloa
She was born in La Paz, Bolivia, where she grew up surrounded by snow-capped castles. In her childhood, she experienced the cold wind …
Ma. Lilian Villalba
Lilian was born in La Paz, Bolivia. Surrounded by mountains, she learned to love the rocky landscape and was determined to study Biology. During her studies, she had…..
Chile
Gonzalo Cruz
Gonzalo was born in Santiago de Chile. He studied Civil Engineering of Industries at the Catholic University of Chile. He has always liked sports ….
Santiago Godoy
A geographer by profession, since his birth in the small town of Coroico, among the
subtropical forests of Bolivia, he has always been linked to the exuberant ….
Agustín Iriarte Walton
He was born in Santiago de Chile. Initially, he studied Biological Sciences with an emphasis in at the University of Chile. Later on he did a Masters in Ecological Sciences degree ….
Francisco R. Rojas Díaz
He was born in the desert solitude of Chile in the mining camp of El Salvador. He grew up in Salamanca, in the valley of the Choapa river, near the mountain range and the sea in the narrowest…
Nicolás Lagos
Nicolás was born in the middle of Santiago, Chile. However, his observant spirit and interest in nature led him to get involved with the natural world, at first through timid raids ….
Constanza Napolitano
Since she was a little girl she was attracted to nature she liked to play with organisms from the sea or the mountains during family walks …
Alonzo Salazar
Alonso is an illustrator of vast experience. His training began at a young age, where he
almost intuitively drew and marveled at his natural environment-a rural area of the …
Bernardo Segura
From Santiago, his city of origin, Bernardo grew up exploring nature. In particular, he explored
the beautiful and previously unexplored mountain range of central Chile,…
Cristian Sepúlveda
Since he was a child he has lived with cats. This triggered in him a great interest in the care of nature and wildlife, especially ….
Karina Soza
Karina Soza’s interest in nature was sparked by her passion for rock climbing and
mountaineering in the Andes of northern Chile. Over time, this connection with the…
Jorge Valenzuela
Jorge is a veterinarian dedicated to the conservation of wildlife. Since being an undergraduate his interest in wildlife has led him to participate as a volunteer in different…..
Patricia Vega Garrido
Ever since she was a little girl, Patricia has been fascinated by nature and its processes. She was fortunate to spend much of her childhood playing outside, allowing her to interact with…
María José Villegas
Veterinarian with a steadfast dedication to wildlife conservation. Her involvement began in 2018 as a volunteer in AGA’s Carnivore Conflict Mitigation program, where she became …
Francisco Zacur
Veterinarian with a degree in wildlife conservation and management, exotic animal medicine, and a master’s degree in protected wildlife areas and nature conservation, as well as…
Perú
Xiomara A. Ampuero Huillca
Throughout her professional training, Xiomara has maintained a strong interest in biodiversity and high-Andean ecosystems, taking part in field activities, wildlife monitoring…
Nancy Maria Calcina Flores
She is a Medical Technologist by profession and a specialist in Hematology, born and based in Arequipa, Peru. Her academic background and professional work are in the health sciences, but..
Ensor Vittorio Casella Alvarez
For as long as he can remember, drawing and creating have been a constant part of Ensor’s life. As a child, he enjoyed making his own objects and exploring ideas beyond the conventional …
Dennis X. Huisa Balcon
Dennis studied Biological Sciences with a major in Ecology at the National University of the Puno Altiplano, where he holds a Master’s Degree in Ecology and Environmental Management. He is…
Mariela Angela Peralta Quispe
From a very young age, was surrounded by the handmade work created by her parents, an influence that sparked her interest in art and later led her to study Visual Arts at the Carlos …
Anthony G. Pino Charaja
Long before the Andean cat became a central part of his life, he had already found in the mountains a place he always wanted to return to. As a biologist, he was drawn to mammals, especially carnivores…
Omar Rodríguez Bravo
From a very young age, Omar loved nature and felt a great connection with nature and wildlife. As a biologist, he worked in the field of conservation and the study of wildlife, working with a wide variety…
Ana Lucía Zevallos Segovia
From a very young age, Ana developed a deep passion for protecting animals, a purpose that has remained an important part of her life. She is a Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science…
Estados Unidos
Sebastian Kennerknecht
He is a wildlife and conservation photographer with over fourteen years of experience visually
covering wildlife and environmental issues internationally, focusing in particular …