Core team

Alejandro Arteaga

Alejandro Arteaga
President, Researcher
Biologist, photographer, and conservationist.
Explorer at Discovery and The Explorers Club.
Author of the Reptiles of Ecuador and Reptiles of the Galápagos books.

Gabriela Morales

Gabriela Morales
Vice President
Architect and interior designer at Rosero Construye.
Owner and designer at Arkeng.

Ángela León

Ángela León
Project Manager
Advocacy mission head in the Platform of the Americas and the Caribbean of Coalition PLUS.
Researcher of the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health and of the Institute of Public Health of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

Amanda Quezada

Amanda Quezada
Field researcher, treasurer
Biologist and photographer.
Contributor to the Reptiles of Ecuador.

Carlos Arteaga

Carlos Arteaga
Project architect
Architect of the Biodiversity Field Lab (BioFL) and infrastructure of the Pitalala Reserve.

Phil Torres

Phil Torres
Khamai Ambassador
Jungle guy, biologist, and conservationist.
ExpeditionX host at Discovery.
Producer of The Jungle Diaries on YouTube.

External supporters

David Agro

David Agro
Provides guidance/advice to the emerging Khamai Foundation
Canadian architect.
Conservationist and ornithologist at Jocotoco Foundation.

Jorge Rosero

Jorge Rosero
Supports Khamai with construction materials/labor
Conservationist inspiring organizations to protect forests and become carbon neutral.
Owner at Rosero Construye.

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