Team Galápagos

David Liberio has lived and experienced firsthand the effort and passion involved in conserving the natural beauty of the Galápagos Islands. This experience led him to pursue a university education that would enable him to capture and transmit the essence of life in the Galápagos.

In 2011, David graduated from the Christian Center for Communications in Quito, in conjunction with the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minesota, with a degree in Communication and Multimedia Production. He specialized as a visual artist and has a strong commitment to life and conservation that he believes is for a lifetime.

David is passionate about raising awareness and engaging new generations in the care of the Galápagos Islands. He believes in telling life stories that serve as examples of good living and promote the preservation of this natural wonder. The Galápagos Islands are David’s home, and he is dedicated to their protection and conservation.

Since 2020, Navas has served as a field technical assistant for the Philornis downsi project, a bi-institutional initiative between the GNPD and the Charles Darwin Foundation. He contributes to various tasks, including data collection, field technical assistance, logistical preparation and planning for field trips, control of introduced species, population and habitat monitoring, and capture, translocation, and marking of endemic and native species. Furthermore, Navas has collaborated on the Terrestrial Birds and Mangrove Finch projects of the Charles Darwin Foundation since 2021, monitoring and treating nests on site. Currently, Navas is a member of the Galápagos Conservancy conservation team, serving as a conservation technical assistant.

Barbara Arizaga

Director of Communications

Dr. Jorge Carrión

Director of Conservation

Willians Castro

Galápagos Conservation Assistant

Xavier Castro

Conservation Journalist

Walter Chimborazo

Field Assistant

Amy Doherty

Vice President of Operations

Dr. James Gibbs

Vice President of Science and Conservation & Acting President

Cristian Gil Jaramillo

Technical Assistant

Alexa Goldstein

Outreach Officer

Estefanía Játiva

Operations Officer

Richard Knab

Director of Strategic Partnerships

David Liberio

Communications and Conservation Officer

Roger McDonough

Philanthrophy Officer

Jenny Macías

Pedagogical Advisor for the Sustainability Education Program

Judith Moreira

Administrative Assistant

Jimmy Navas

Conservation Officer

Lenin Rogel

Education for Sustainability Coordinator

Liza Saracina

Membership Officer

Jana Stotler

Accountant

Washington Tapia

General Director

Ivonne Torres

Conservation Center Coordinator

Gabriela Vivas

Director of Operations

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