Hooded Grebe Foundation

Team

Gonzalo Pardo
© Gonzalo Pardo
Soledad Ovando
© Soledad Ovando

Our team is made up of passionate and multifaceted people who, from each of our roles, contribute responsibly to the conservation of biodiversity. We are committed to the production of solid and applied scientific information, the creation of protected areas, dissemination and environmental education, and the development of tools for sustainable production. We achieve all this by working together with the support of researchers, technicians, volunteers, environmental organizations, the local community, political figures, companies, donors and grants.

Board Members

Kini Roesler
President
roesler@macatobiano.org
Lali Fasola
Secretary
fasola@macatobiano.org
Julio Lancelotti
Vice President
lancelotti@macatobiano.org
Estefy Micheltorena
Treasurer
micheltorena@macatobiano.org
Patrick Buchanan
Regular Member
buchanan@macatobiano.org
Mariano Bertinat
Regular Member

Action Coordination Team

Gabriela Gabarain
Breeding Project Coordinator and PhD Student
gabarain@macatobiano.org
Ezequiel Brea
Coordinator of Río de las Vueltas Restoration Program
brea@macatobiano.org
Pablo Hernández
Environmental Education Program Coordinator and Photographer
hernandez@macatobiano.org
Lucas Hormachea
Logistics Coordinator
hormachea@macatobiano.org

Technical Team

Florencia Ayala
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
ayala@macatobiano.org
Emanuel Tiberi
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
tiberi@macatobiano.org
Ezequiel Racker
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
racker@macatobiano.org
Gastón García
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
garcia@macatobiano.org
Gabriel Celedón
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
celedon@macatobiano.org
Germán Gil
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
Leandro Sosa
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
sosa@macatobiano.org
Violeta Lang
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
lang@macatobiano.org
Maximiliano Minuet
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
minuet@macatobiano.org
Pedro Pruzzo
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
pruzzo@macatobiano.org
Santiago Field
Field Technician and Colony Guardian
field@macatobiano.org

Academic Team

Sabrina Villalba
PhD Student on Micromammal Communities at Santa Cruz, National University of Córdoba
villalba@macatobiano.org
Rosario Ballester
PhD student on Ecology and Conservation of the Southern River Otter at the University of Buenos Aires
ballester@macatobiano.org
Morgan Pendaries
PhD student Ecology and Behavior of the Wolffson’s Mountain Viscacha
pendaries@macatobiano.org
Gina Squartini
Doctoral student on Waterfowl Communities of the Santa Cruz Plateaus at the National University of Comahue
squartini@macatobiano.org
Juan Krapovickas
PhD student with the Austral Rail and the use of AI at the University of Buenos Aires
krapovickas@macatobiano.org
Graciela Obregón
PhD student using eDNA to detect endangered species in Patagonia
obregon@macatobiano.org
Emilia Giusti
PhD student on migration and genetics of the Hooded Grebe at the University of Buenos Aires
giusti@macatobiano.org
Jorge Gallo
Affiliated Researcher. Patagonian Armadillo Project
Claudio Chehebar
Affiliated Researcher. Southern River Otter Conservation Project
Carola Vila
Thesis student on the ecology and reproductive behavior of the White-throated Caracara

Communications Team

Matías Cabezas
Community Manager, Communicator and Designer
cabezas@macatobiano.org
Gonzalo Pardo
Photographer and communications consultant
pardo@macatobiano.org
Pollo Pazo
Illustrator and Designer

Non-Human Team

Amancha
Livestock Guardian
Tacha
Livestock Guardian
Canuto
Exotic Tracking
Hobbes
Exotic Tracking
Pacha
Exotic Tracking
Pampa
Exotic Tracking

Associated Researchers

Dra. Patricia «Pato» Pérez
Researcher INIBIOMA-CONICET
Dr. Ignacio «Nacho» Túnez
Researcher INEDES-CONICET
Dra. Sol Porcel
Researcher IEGEBA-CONICET
Dra. Bettina Mahler
Researcher LEyCA IEGEBA-CONICET
Dr. Gabriel Mindlin
Researcher LSD INFIP-CONICET
Dr. Juan Manuel Grande
Researcher COLBEC-CONICET
Dr. Agustín Abba
Researcher CEPAVE-CONICET // SAREM // Armadillo Ecology
Dr. Alejandro Gatto
Researcher CESIMAR/CENPAT-CONICET
Pablo Garcia Diaz
Postdoctoral Fellow IER-CONICET
Dr. Leonardo Buria
DRPN APN
Dr. Luís Epele
CIEMEP CONICET
Lucas Bandieri
Research support staff in the IPCSH – CCT CONICET-CENPAT

International Advisory Council

At the Hooded Grebe Foundation, we believe that our work should be based on the experience and capabilities of a broad group of specialist friends with whom we share the same objectives. The professional advisory council meets regularly to discuss actions and plan the next steps. They are not only scientists, but also close people from different areas who we think can contribute to the work.

Esteban Brenes-Mora
Re:Wild Senior Mesoamerica Associate
Gregg Howald
Freshwater Life Board member
Sopphie Darlington
Sophie Darlington ASC – Wildlife Cinematographer
Adrian Monjeau
Researcher Fundación Bariloche/CONICET
Dr. Charudutt Mishra
Executive Director of the International Snow Leopard Trust and Secretary General of the Ethical Conservation Alliance