Staff     Owner     Volunteers     Researchers

Staff

	Jason Hendsch is the reserve manager, overseeing general operations as well as community environmental education and volunteer programs.
	Andrea Crosby is the coordinator for all coastal projects, including community development and environmental education, and the SocioBosque forest conservation program.
	Maximo Aguinda oversees the reforestation program, and is responsible for day-to-day management of the volunteers and biological station.
	Don Bigote hails from the nearby town of Tabuga, has been a part of the reserve since the beginning, and now serves as the reserve caretaker and station cook.
	María Alexandra Pazmiño also is from Tabuga. She joined the reserve in 2008 as manager of the EcoCenter and receptionist to all visitors and school groups.

Owner

Eudaldo "Lalo" Loor is the owner of the reserve's forest, a council member for the municipality of Jama, a yogurt manufacturer of high regard, and an emphatic proponent of sustainable land management practices and habitat protection. His commitment to conservation, however, goes beyond the agreement signed with Ceiba to protect his forest. He has consistently promoted rural environmental education programs, waterways protection, soil conservation and regional economic growth. By showing others how environmental conservation and progress are united, he has made himself a leader in his community.

Volunteers

	Caitlin Langlois, a Canada Corps Intern, joined the Loor reserve in its first year, and her assistance was invaluable in getting our community environmental education program up and running.  In her spare time (!), she created and installed the Mariposa self-guided Trail.
	Paul Cadman hails from Australia, and spent three months at the Loor reserve working in reforestation, trail building, and general reserve management. As one of our earliest volunteers, he has made quite an impact!

 

 

We extend a big thanks to all the short and long term volunteers who have contributed their time to the Lalo Loor Reserve.

Researchers

	Paul Hamilton has conducted inventories and biological studies of the Loor reserve's reptiles and amphibians for the last five years. His results have added immensely to our understanding of this unique habitat, which is rich in species of both groups.
	Luis Madrid is originally from Manabí, hailing from the town of Pedernales. He conducted some of the first bird surveys in the reserve, and has since gone one to study in Russia. We expect him to continue working at the reserve in the future.
	Jimmy Cevallos established the first permanent botanical plots in the reserve, with the assistance of the Ecuadorian National Herbarium. These plots will follow tree growth, flowering and fruiting for many years to come, adding to our knowledge of the unique dry forest flora.