Yener Mendez

My name is Yener Méndez. I graduated with a degree in Tourism from the National Technical University (UTN). I love wildlife, exploring new places, and learning about different cultures. I have knowledge of fauna and a great interest in nature. I especially like mammals, monkeys, and birds, and I enjoy observing their behavior in their […]

Jeyson Bonilla

My name is Jeyson Bonilla, and I graduated from the National Technical University (UTN) with a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry and Wildlife Engineering. For the past few years, I have worked as a forest firefighter through volunteering with SINAC (Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación), where I have gained valuable personal and professional experience.  Currently, […]

Ana C. Zuniga

I have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Human Resources. I worked for more than 10 years with Data Management, Facility Management, Finances, Marketing, and HR for an American company. I currently work as Operations Manager for the Capuchinos de Taboga project. This means I am in charge of local procurement, […]

Geovanny Barrantes

My name is Geovanny Barrantes. I joined the Capuchins at Taboga Project as a Maintenance Supervisor in April 2025. My work focuses on the care of the common areas where the team members live, and I’m also in charge of creating and providing preventive and corrective maintenance to the platforms used in the cognition experiments […]

Juan Carlos Ordoñez Jiménez

Costa Rican biologist graduated from the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, with emphasis on Sustainable Development and Ecology. Around 21 years of experience in observing wild white-faced monkeys (Cebus imitator). From July 2017 to the present, I work with the Taboga Capuchin Research Project (CAT), in the Taboga Forest Reserve, Costa Rica, as the person […]

Fernando Pinto

I am an Electromechanical Engineer with a degree from the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. I have more than 10 years’ experience in renewable energy, energy efficiency, electromechanical design, operations strategy development and project management. At the Capuchinos de Taboga field site, I am in charge of the local management of the project including budget, […]

Elena Morera Saborío

My name is Elena Morera Saborío, I studied at the Universidad Tecnica Nacional and obtained my bachelor’s degree in Forestry Engineering and Wildlife Management. I used to volunteer for SINAC and that’s how I learned about the project.  In the Capuchinos de Taboga project, I am a field assistant where I collect behavioral data, monkey […]