Board Officers

Brian Griffiths, President

Jon Cox, MFA, Vice President

Roger W. Mustalish, Ph.D., Chair of the Board

Vice Chair, John Easterling

Treasurer, Don Barr, Ph.D.

Secretary, Melissa Medlock, CPA

Board Members

Rachel Greenman, Director of Fundraising, Toronto

Linda Miles, Entrepreneur

Terry Garcia, Founder, Exploration Ventures

Alexander Moen, Vice President, National Geographic Society

John Easterling, Eco-entrepreneur

Armando Valdes Velasquez, Ph.D., Specialist in Biodiversity, Natural Resources & environmental Issues

Cecilia Mendiola Vargas, Education Consultant, Lima

Ben Hemmings, Mainspring Agency

Paola Moreno-Roman, Ph.D., Strategic Partnerships Consultant, Foldscope Instruments, Inc.

John Matise, President of Carlson-Matise, LLC

Emeritus Board Members

James A. Duke, Ph.D. Director Emeritus (posthumous)

Mark Blumenthal, Director Emeritus, Founder and Executive Director, American Botanical Council

Olivia Newton-John, Singer, Actress and Philanthropist – In Memoriam

Thomas Lovejoy, Ph.D., United Nations Foundation – In Memoriam

Chris Davidson, Ph.D., President, Idaho Botanical Research Foundation – In Memoriam

Executive Committee

Brian Griffiths, Chair

Don Barr

Jon Cox

Roger Mustalish

Education Committee

Paul Morgan, Ph.D., West Chester University

Brian Griffiths, Georgetown University

Ava Goodale, Antioch University

Paola Moreno-Roman, Ph.D., Stanford University

Armando Valdes Velasquez, Ph.D.

Therany Gonzales

Jon Cox, University of Delaware

Jamie Becker, Ph.D., Alvernia University

ACEER Staff in North America

Paul Morgan, Director of Education

Jon Cox, Director of Arts & Culture

Brian Griffiths, President

Ashley Lezniewicz, Bookkeeper

Jamie Becker, Director of Research

Terri Shadle, Graphic Designer

Jordan Silberman, Editor, Web Developer, Geographer

ACEER Affiliates in Peru

Therany Gonzales, Executive Director

Raquel Condori, Education Specialist

Cecilia Borda, Education Specialist

Jasmine Vargas Takana, General Accountant

Senior Advisory Council

Mark Blumenthal

Nora Bynum, Ph.D.

Terry Garcia

Cecilia Mendiola Vargas

Roger Mustalish, Ph.D.