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Alejandro Celemín Castro
Asistente administrativo
Alejandro joined Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) – Colombia in August 2023. As our administrative/logistical support in Bogotá. He has extensive knowledge in purchasing management, preparation of indicators, control and custody of petty cash; management of databases, consultation and updating of information in applications and preparation of reports. With skills such as detail orientation, planning and organization, with 10 years of experience in administrative tasks, following instructions and commitment. Technologist in Business Management and Technician in Banking and Financial Services.
Andrea Catalina Lasso
Enlace técnico GEF
Andrea holds a degree in Agricultural Forestry from the University of Nariño, specializing in Project Management. With over 15 years of experience, she has worked in the design, implementation, and management of agroforestry projects focused on promoting the sustainable use of natural resources. Her initiatives harmoniously integrate agriculture and forestry, aiming to improve productivity, restore ecosystems, and conserve biodiversity, particularly in the Colombian Amazon region, particularly in the department of Putumayo. Since 2024, she has been with WCS Colombia as a technical liaison for the GEF Integrated Management of the Putumayo-Içá River Basin project, supporting fieldwork and working closely with rural communities.
Andrés Balcázar Salazar
Coordinador Tráfico de Vida Silvestre
Andrés is a biologist graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, with over 10 years of experience in the prevention and control of illegal wildlife trafficking within environmental authorities in Colombia, including the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, where he was part of the country's first CITES inspector group. Since 2019, at WCS, he has contributed to the development of diagnostics, plans, and strategies aimed at strengthening environmental and law enforcement authorities, as well as other civil society actors involved in the National Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Illegal Wildlife Trafficking. Since 2023, he has led the Colombia Program's initiatives to reduce illegal wildlife trafficking.
Angie Arciniegas Chaves
Procurement Specialist
Angie Arciniegas Chaves serves as Administrative Manager at WCS.
Camila Durán Prieto
Especialista en fauna
Biologist from the Pontifical Xavierian University. She has experience related to research and conservation of wildlife species, mainly in the Orinoquia region of Colombia and has been involved in conservation programs with freshwater turtles mainly with species of the genus Podocnemis. Her main interest is related to the ecology of amphibians and reptiles and conservation of species based on field research carried out by local communities and linked to social appropriation of knowledge. She currently support and consolidates community and participatory based monitoring processes mainly with threatened reptiles of the Colombian Orinoquia and is supporting the identification and recognition of Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures.
Carlos A. Saavedra Rodríguez
Coordinador de especies
Carlos graduated in Biology with emphasis in zoology from the Faculty of Science of the Universidad del Valle, Colombia. He obtained an MSc and a PhD in Biological Sciences from the same university. He has worked for fifteen years in ecology of populations, communities and conservation of mammals, birds, amphibians and snakes, through various research and environmental impact studies developed with academic institutions, environmental authorities and NGOs. He has experience in governance issues for the management and protection of natural resources, capacity building with local, indigenous and black people organizations and relationships with local governments and private companies. He has been consultant and trainer in guiding and environmental interpretation matters for organized local populations and specialized tour operators. He is currently coordinator of operations for WCS Colombia, in charge of finding qualified personnel for projects, of logistics and field security for researches, of biological assessments, monitoring and other activities.
Carlos Andrés Ríos
Coordinador de Sistemas de Información Geográfica
Carlos is an Environmental Administrator from Technological University of Pereira (2005) and a specialist in Geographical Information Systems-GIS at the Francisco José de Caldas District University (2007). He joined WCS Colombia in 2008 as a contractor and later as an employee and coordinator of the GIS area, from there he has supported or led different projects in all WCS lines of work. He has extensive experience in thematic mapping, relational databases (spatial databases), handling of unmanned aerial vehicles, programming in Python and especially spatial analysis and modeling. Additionally, he has interests in urban mobility, free software and cycling in all its ways.
Carlos Castillo Micolta
Auxiliar de logística
Logistics Technologist. With more than 12 years of experience in logistics processes and procedures, knowledge and flexibility in the use of ERPs, contributing to operational efficiency and regulatory compliance in the organization.
Carlos Guevara Fletcher
Especialista de Ecosistemas Acuáticos
Carlos has worked for more than 17 years in the public and private sectors as a researcher, consultant, teacher and administrator in higher education institutions at national and international levels. He has participated in structuring, managing, writing, organizing, submitting and implementing projects within subjects such as: environmental and educational management, aquatic ecology, aquaculture and fisheries to analyze the state of natural resources. Consultant in international NGOs. He has carried out events to involve indigenous, afro-descendant, urban, rural, academic and scientific communities in activities related to the care, protection, mitigation, conservation of ecosystems. More than 28 documents published.
Catalina Gutiérrez
Directora país
Biologist from the Universidad del Valley, Cali, with a master's degree in Ecology from the Vrije University of Amsterdam, and a PhD in Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology from the University of Friburg. She has more than 14 years of experience in the design, coordination and implementation of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity initiatives, involving and articulating local communities, government entities, the private sector and other civil society organizations. She is the author of more than 25 scientific and dissemination products on Colombian biodiversity and its relationship with the landscape, conservation actions and people.

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