Ceiba Staff and Directors
Who We Are

Ceiba Staff

Lilly Pearson is Ceiba’s Manager of Operations and Engagement in the US. She oversees the day-to-day office operations, updates Ceiba’s online platforms, manages the volunteer program, promotes Ceiba’s courses and conservation programs, and leads grant-writing and public outreach efforts.

 

Eva Whitney is the Communications Coordinator. She creates and shares social media posts and digital communications that raise awareness about Ceiba’s work in the community and environment.

 

María José Rendón is the Education Programs Coordinator at the Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve.  She works on Ceiba’s conservation projects and oversees the ongoing research projects in the reserve, and coordinates and works with the volunteers and interns.

 

Domenica Gutierrez Domenica Gutierrez leads Ceiba’s Coastal Conservation Corridor program in Ecuador, funded by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

 

Marcos Cevallos Marcos Cevallos supports Ceiba’s Coastal Conservation Corridor program in Ecuador as the Field Technical Advisor.

 

Photo Unavailable Erika Lucas is the Communications Coordinator in Ecuador. She creates and shares social media posts and digital communications that raise awareness about Ceiba’s community education, conservation, and sustainable development programs.

 


Board of Directors

Catherine Woodward Catherine Woodward
President
Ph.D., Botany, University of Wisconsin
Associate Lecturer, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
(curriculum vita)

 

Joe Meisel Joe E. Meisel
Vice-President
Ph.D., Zoology, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
(curriculum vita)

 

Steve Webster Steve Webster 
Ph.D., Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

 

Susan Webster in the paramo Susan Webster 
Masters of Social Work, University of Tennessee
Madison, Wisconsin

 

Yasi Rezai Yasi Rezai 
Masters of Environmental Conservation, UW-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

 

Jennifer Harrington 
Masters of Business Administration, The Ohio State University
Madison, Wisconsin