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Meet the Team

Dr. Shaya Honarvar
Dr. Shaya Honarvar, Director
Lisa Sinclair, M.Sc. In-Country Director
Gertrudis Ribado Meňe (MS), In-Country Manager
Dr. Micah Brodsky Veterinarian
Macarena Oki Tobileri, Education & Artisanal Program Coordinator
Dr. Frank Paladino
Dr. Frank Paladino, Program Advisor
Soledad Supe, Ureca Artisanal Program Coordinator
Pastor Socho, Field Camp Assistant
Ermita Kake Bisele, Assistant Education & Artisanal Programs
Delfina Tacher Andeme, Assistant Education & Artisanal Programs
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Dr. Shaya Honarvar is the Founder and Director of the Bioko Marine Turtle Program, a Specialist  Faculty at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Purdue University Fort Wayne. She is an ecologist and conservation biologist with more than a decade of experience working on Bioko Island. Dr. Honarvar's research focus includes sea turtle and primate ecology, population biology, and conservation. She received her Ph.D. from Drexel University, a M.Sc. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a masters degree in biotechnology and engineering from the Hogeschool Utrecht in The Netherlands. She has over 20 years experience working with marine turtles and primates in remote areas throughout Central America and Africa.
Lisa Sinclair (M.Sc.) is the In-Country Director for the Bioko Marine Turtle Program. Lisa oversees all  Bioko Marine Turtle Program's activities in Equatorial Guinea. She has been working with Dr. Honarvar on the sea turtles and drills of Bioko Island since 2012. Lisa received her Masters degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana and her baccalaureate from George-Mason University. Her masters degree and ongoing research focus on how development and increased forest access affects endangered wildlife in Bioko's protected areas. She is currently focusing on the ecology and conservation of the Bioko drill.
Gertrudis Ribado Meňe (MS) is the In-Country Manager for the Bioko Marine Turtle Program and a professor of environmental science at Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE) in Malabo.  Gertrudis oversees all  education, outreach, and artisanal program both on Bioko Island and on mainland Equatorial Guinea. She coordinates all in-country events and programs, as well as public relations. Gertrudis earned her Masters degree from el Instituto Internacional de Formacion Ambiental in Spain and a baccalaureate degree from the Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
Dr. Micah Brodsky is the Bioko Marine Turtle Program’s Co-Founder and veterinarian. Dr. Brodsky received his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and has focused on conservation medicine, wildlife, and aquatic animal medicne for the last two decades. He is the Hawaiʻi state aquaculture veterinarian and a lecturer at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Macarena Oki Tobileri is the Education and Artisanal Program Coordinator for the Bioko Marine Turtle Program. She leads education outreach projects for children and jewelry workshops with women on Bioko and on mainland Equatorial Guinea. Macarena earned her Baccalaureate from the Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.
Dr. Frank Paladino is an Advisor to the Bioko Marine Turtle Program, the Jack W. Schrey Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Biology Department at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is also the Director of the Goldring-Gund Marine Lab in Costa Rica and President of the Leatherback Trust (NGO). Dr. Paladino is an internationally renowned sea turtle expert who earned his Ph.D. from Washington State University, A masters degree from State University College at Buffalo, NY, and his Baccalaureate from State University College at Plattsburgh, NY.

Current & Past Graduate Students

Trevor Proctor, Research Project: Post-Nesting Movements of Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) off the Southern Coast of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
Emily Mettler (M.Sc. 2019) Research Project: Satellite telemetry and stable isotope analysis of green turtles (chelonia mydas) in the Gulf of Guinea.
Lisa Sinclair, Graduate Student, Bushnell Camera Trap
Lisa Sinclair (M.Sc. 2017). Research Project: The impact of development on endangered wildlife, with a special focus on the Bioko drill monkey.
Callie Veelenturf (M.Sc. 2017). Research Project: The effects of nest-site selection and sea level rise on reproductive success of sea turtles.

Alumni

Past Research and Program Assistants who have helped to make our work possible.
Francisco Ekang Mba Abaga, Artisanal Program Coordinator & Field Assistant 2016/2017
Filomena Mangue, Assistant Education & Artisanal Programs
Josefa Abua, Research Assistant and Event Coordinator
Rosaura Loeri, Research Assistant and Event Coordinator
Brian Dennis, Field Assistant, Photographer
Brian Dennis, Field Assistant and Photographer 2016/2017/2018
Amanda Rohr, Field Assistant
Amanda Rohr, Field Assistant 2017/2018
Abby Krahling, Field Assistant
Abbey Krahling, Field Assistant 2017/2018
Juan Jose Edu Abeso, Field Assistant & UNGE Student
Pergentino Ela Nsogo Oye, Field Assistant & UNGE Student
Lindsey Rush, Field Assistant
Lindsey Rush, Field Assistant 2016/2017
Alexis Weaver, Field Assistant 2016/2017
Emily Mettler, Field Assistant 2016/2017
Ruth Bowers-Sword, Field Assistant
Ruth Bowers-Sword, Field Assistant 2016/2017
Callie Veelenturf, Graduate Student
Callie Veelenturf, Graduate Student 2016/2017
Jonah Reenders, Photographer
Jonah Reenders, Field Assistant and Photographer 2016/2017
Kenneth Ambrose, Field Assistant 2016/2017
Adam Harald Quade, Field Assistant
Adam Harald Quade, Field Assistant 2016
Prevista Mekina Micha, Field Assistant 2015/2016, UNGE Student
Miguel Angel Ndong, Field Assistant 2015/2016, UNGE Student
Bethany Gregory, Field Assistant
Bethany Gregory, Field Assistant 2015/2016
Adam Yaney-Keller, Field Assistant
Adam Yaney-Keller, Field Assistant 2015/2016
Florentino Etingue, Field Assistant
Gustavo Motu Evita, Artisanal Program Coordinator (Bata)

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