INOGO - Staff

Hansel Herrera

levic — Tue, 16 May 2017 19:19:49 +0000

Hansel

Herrera

Title and Credentials:

Research Coordinator, LAPA

Type:

Hansel Herrera is a wildlife biologist from northwestern Costa Rica. He first arrived in the Osa Peninsula in 2012 to work at the Piro Biological Station, where he served as the Conservation and Volunteer Program manager. He has worked as a researcher for the University of Costa Rica and the National University (Costa Rica) where he carried out studies on sea turtles, jaguars, crocodiles and small mammals.

Hansel holds a bachelor's degree from Berry College, USA, where he majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry and Business Administration. He earned his master's degree in Wildlife Management and Conservation from the National University (Costa Rica) in 2016. For his thesis research, Hansel studied the predator-prey relationship of jaguars and sea turtles in the tropical dry forest of the Guanacaste Conservation Area. He's currently working at the Experimental Sustainable Palm Laboratory led by Dr. Rodolfo Dirzo.

Diego Garcia Godinez

cmmenke — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:48:51 +0000

Diego

Garcia Godinez

Title and Credentials:

Operations Coordinator, LAPA

Type:

Staff

Diego García Godínez is a graduate of the University of Costa Rica, with a degree in agroindustrial administration. He also has a certificate in forestry from the National University / National Learning Institute, and experience in non-formal education. Diego has lived in the region for more than 35 years, during which he has engaged with community processes and organizations such as the Development Association, ASADAs (community water management), federations, agricultural centers, youth associations, community security, local development councils of the Social Aid Institute, and consultative committees of the National Learning Institute. Diego has collaborated in the management plans of the region, municipal budgeting and planning, and local human development efforts.

Inspired by INOGO, Diego has created the Finca Integral Diversificada Lluviosa on his property. Diego is also the day-to-day manager of the farms that are a part of the Laboratorio de Palma project.

Travis Bays

maigari — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:19:03 +0000

Travis

Bays

Title and Credentials:

Regional Coordinator

Type:

Staff

Travis brings six years of experience developing creative grassroots community development programs in Costa Rica. He holds degrees in economics and cultural anthropology from the University of San Diego, where he graduated with Deans List First Honors, and was recognized as a James & Stella Eagen Endowed Scholar. During his time in Costa Rica as a Peace Corps micro-enterprise development volunteer he was trained in micro credit community banking, project design and management and best practices for sustainable tourism. After completing his field service, Travis worked one year in the Peace Corps Costa Rica central offices in San Jose where he gave direct support to 90+ volunteers in administrative, training, and project design and management. In 2008, Travis became regional coordinator of micro credit community banking in Osa, Costa Rica, for the Fundacion Integral Campesina (FINCA) in strategic alliance with the Costa-Rica-USA (CRUSA) Foundation. He currently works as a part-time field consultant for the CRUSA Foundation, is regional coordinator for the Osa-Golfito Initiative in conjunction with the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, owns/operates Bodhi Surf School and directs the community based youth program, Siempre Unidos para Reforzar nuestro Futuro (SURF).