Rony Alberto García Anleu

Director of the Department of Biological Investigations

Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy and Master's Degree in Wildlife Management from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, both from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala. Has been working since 2002, directing the Biological Research Department of the Guatemalan Program. Passionate about working with landscape species such as jaguars, scarlet macaws, white-lipped peccaries, tapirs, and the white turtle. He has been involved in testing and designing innovative technology for wildlife surveillance and control; such as automatic cameras, video surveillance systems, acoustic recording units and satellite telemetry.

Gabriela Ponce Santizo

Assistant Director of Biological Investigations

Bióloga de la Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, con Maestría en Ciencias Biológicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Durante su trabajo de investigación con primates realizado en el Parque Nacional Tikal inició su relación con WCS en el 2004. Desde hace 5 años trabaja en el Departamento de Investigaciones Biológicas de WCS como Coordinadora Técnica de los diferentes proyectos.