Our people

Maite Arce

President & CEO

David Armijo

Chief of Programs

Robert Fanger

Chief Operating Officer

Jesse Rodriguez

Chief Financial Officer

Ellen Alderton

Development Manager

Arturo Angeles

Conservation Communications Associate

Luke Argleben

Director of Development

Evelyn Arredondo Ramirez

Digital Communications Manager

Carina Chavez

Program Associate, MANO Project

Shaila Diaz

Executive Assistant

Shanna Edberg

Director, Conservation Programs

Brenda Gallegos

Program Associate, Conservation

Jessica Godinez

Program Manager, Conservation

Christine Gutierrez

Special Projects Coordinator

Anastasia Hernandez

Program Associate, MANO Project

Margaret Lamphier Meier

Development Associate

Nina Marti

Program Manager, MANO Project

Karina Meza

Director of Communications

Vanessa Muñoz

Program Manager, Conservation

Michelle Neuenschwander

Director, MANO Project

Brian Nusida

Accounting Manager

Victoria Pedrosa

Program Associate, MANO Project

Stephanie Pereira

Program Associate, MANO Project

Lucia Rodriguez

Government Affairs Manager

Juan Rosas

Program Associate, Conservation (Wyss Fellow)

Crystal Strong

Program Associate, MANO Project

Christine Tamara

Partner Engagement Director

Yashira Valentín Feliciano

Program Associate, MANO Project

Our 2022 Interns

Abel Figueroa

U.S. Forest Service

Abraham Elmir

U.S. Forest Service

Aditya Sastry

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Adriana Melendez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Alejandra Sanchez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Alexander Silva

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Alexia Yau

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Alison Schwartz

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Alisson Vera

National Park Service

Allegra Torres

U.S. Forest Service

Allison Fink

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Amado Castillo

National Park Service

Amanda Van Burskirk

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Andrea Manzanares

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Angelly Pertuz

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Anna Lad

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Annika Benedetti

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ariel Martinez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Armando Porras

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ashley Castillo

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ashley Garcia

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ashley Veihl

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Beatrice Arce

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Belen Coronado

U.S. Forest Service

Ben Newman

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Bianka Martinez

U.S. Forest Service

Brenda Ramirez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Bryan Flores

U.S. Forest Service

Bryan Smith

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Cameron Morrow

U.S. Forest Service

Camila Saldivar

National Park Service

Carla Ayala Crespo

U.S. Forest Service

Cassidy Quistorff

National Park Service

Cassiel Ramirez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Christi Kruse

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Clara Hernandez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Cole Bleke

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Courtney Randik

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Cristian Flores

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Damayanti Valle

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Daniel Asyn

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Daniela Arce

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Daniela Kenny

U.S. Forest Service

Danielle Husband

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

David Blake

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

David Castro

National Park Service

David Escalera

U.S. Forest Service

Denna Martinez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

DeVant'e Dawson

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Douglas Brown

U.S. Forest Service

Edgar Ortuño

U.S. Forest Service

Elijah Olomoniyi

National Park Service

Elizabeth Renner

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ellen Beckert

National Park Service

Emily Khazan

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Emily Levin

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Emily McDaniel

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Emma Chan

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Emma Pulizzi

National Park Service

Eric Medina

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Erica Ramirez

National Park Service

Erica Sarro

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Erin Abernethy

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Fabiola Gomez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Fernando Lara

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Gabriel Van Praag

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Gonzalo Ayala

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Guillermo Alvarez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Gwyneth Daunton

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Hailey Carrillo

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Hannah Field

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Hermon Gebrezgiabher

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ian Souza-Cole

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Isabel Diaz

U.S. Forest Service

Isabela Vilella-Arnizaut

U.S. Forest Service

Ivana Mowry-Mora

National Park Service

Izabel Castellano

U.S. Forest Service

Jacqueline Dailey

U.S. Forest Service

Jacqueline Dias

National Park Service

Jade Rhodes

National Park Service

Jaidyn Armijo-Sonnenberg

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jailene Hidalgo

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jamie Arjona

U.S. Forest Service

Jamie Chong

U.S. Forest Service

Jane Nolan

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jazmin Castillo

U.S. Forest Service

Jennifer Hernandez

U.S. Forest Service

Jensen Bury

National Park Service

Jessica Parrish

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jiarui Han

National Park Service

Joe Hernandez

National Park Service

Jordan Martinez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jorge Ayon

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jorie Van Nest

National Park Service

Jose Carranza

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jose Delgado

U.S. Forest Service

Joseph Miller

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Joshua Salwey

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Juan Mendoza

U.S. Forest Service

Justin Marcano

National Park Service

Kaitlyn Howell

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Kameron Hall

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Karah Jaffe

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Karena Halvorssen

U.S. Forest Service

Karla Sofia Garcia Bague

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Karlee Jewell

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Kate Montanez

National Park Service

Kathya Argueta

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Kelsey Carapia

U.S. Forest Service

Kenny Orihuela

U.S. Forest Service

Kevin Soto Figueroa

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Krysta Bruce

National Park Service

Lane Lopez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Laura Fielder

U.S. Forest Service

Laura Plascencia

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Lauren Granger

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Leah Palmer

National Park Service

Leandrew Escobedo

U.S. Forest Service

Letty Rodriguez

National Park Service

Liam Fressie

U.S. Forest Service

Lily Meienburg

National Park Service

Lisa Harnack

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Loni Cantu

U.S. Forest Service

Lory Salazar-Velasquez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Luis (Daniel) Cisneros

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Lydia Melhose

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Maddison Milla

U.S. Forest Service

Marett Mollnow

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Maria Trevino

National Park Service

Max Trujillo

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Mireya Bejarano

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Monica Woodruff

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Naomi Blinick

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Natalie Burgos

National Park Service

Nathalia Romero

U.S. Forest Service

Nathanael Houston

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Nicky Faucheux

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Nicolas Katz

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Nicole Elizabeth Imamura

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Nirav Venkatesan

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Oliviah Franke

U.S. Forest Service

Pamela Pina

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Peirman O'Keefe

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Peyton Wilson

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Randi Lesagonicz

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Rebeca Becdach

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Renner Murphy

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Rikki McDaniel

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ruby Gonzalez

U.S. Forest Service

Sage Shea

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Samantha Padilla

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Samaya Rubio

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Samira Rosario Martinez

National Park Service

Santianna Horseson

U.S. Forest Service

Sara Thornburg

National Park Service

Sasha Azeez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Serina Morales

U.S. Forest Service

Shakira Jinez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Shannon Rivera

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Sheila Garcia Bacilio

U.S. Forest Service

Sofia Casamassa

National Park Service

Stephanie Brinez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Stephanie Menjivar

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Steven Hein

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Suhey Ortega

National Park Service

Summer Schlageter

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Sunny Meva

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Suzanne Banks

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Sydnee Martin

U.S. Forest Service

Sydney Ribera

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Tadonisha Campos Mejia

U.S. Forest Service

Tanya Helbig

National Park Service

Taryn Sutton

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Taylor Collore

U.S. Forest Service

Tony Yang

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Tracy Flor-Figueroa

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Tyler Mendez-Guerrero

National Park Service

Valerie Tafoya

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Vanessa Ferguson

U.S. Forest Service

Vanessa Maldonado Olivas

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Vanessa Morales

National Park Service

Veronica Cuyun

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Vincent Altobell-Velasco

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

William Miguel

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

XImena Diaz Velasco

National Park Service

Yessenia Mendez

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Yusra Al-Asadi

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Zach Robinson

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Hispanic Access Foundation connects Latinos and others with partners and opportunities to improve lives and create an equitable society.

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