TEAM CORNELL
Hi! I'm Gemara, or "Gem," an M.S. student at Cornell University. I am from Colorado originally, but I call the mountains home. With a lifelong passion for animals, travel, and social justice, conservation science ended up being the perfect field for me to combine all of my diverse interests. I feel lucky to be leading an applied conservation project for my Master's work, and I still get to be in the mountains.
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Dr. Amanda Rodewald is the Director of Conservation Science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and is my Master's advisor. Amanda has studied in the agroecosystems of Colombia, and is a leader in science-based conservation for birds in the US and Latin America.
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Miguel Gomez is an agricultural economist in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell. He is originally from Colombia where he has extensive knowledge in coffee markets. He focuses his research on food value-chains in the US and Latin America, examining social, economic, and environmental aspects of food distribution.
The Research TechsHope is a Senior here at Cornell University, and is graduating in May! She has always been interested in wildlife ecology, and has been involved in multiple opportunities through the CLO, which has allowed her to travel the globe, studying birds. She can't wait to be a part of this project in Guatemala.
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Eduardo Inigo-Elias is has been a Senior Research Associate at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for the past 11 years. Eduardo helps foster capacity building with Latin American partners doing bird conservation. His ability to connect others, and cultivate creativity in conservation are his best skills. His favorite bird is the Macaw which was the focus of his PhD research.
Jack graduated from Cornell in 2013 and has quite a unique background, growing up in Latin America as his parents were agroecologists. Jack is a talented birder and young scientist. He is excited to work in Guatemala - close to home! He is currently interested in attending graduate school for ornithology.
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Sarah, Daniel, and Mary Margaret were part of the Winter 2015 Disney Worldwide Conservation Field Crew where they hiked for 5 weeks searching for migratory birds in agroecosystems. Sarah and Mary Margaret are Cornell undergraduates, and Daniel is a recent high school graduate from Guatemala and Young Birder Participant with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Community Cloud Forest Conservation
Elvira (left) is a graduate and now teacher for the "Women in Agroecology Leadership for Conservation" program through CCFC, where young women from rural villages receive leadership training and scholarships to complete middle school, and beyond. The impact of 1 extra year of education these girls in Guatemala is huge. Elvira is an environmental educator, agroecology expert, and conservation steward for her community. She helped carry out a Food and Fiber Survey for this project in 5 remote villages as a part of the Sustainable Biodiversity Fund through my project at Cornell.
John Cahill is an incredibly talented young bird expert, and has moved mountains for bird conservation in Guatemala, collecting photos, recordings, and even re-discovering species in Guatemala that were thought to have been extirpated. Check out his blog below!