Alfredo Zavala

Alfredo joined the Sonoran Institute in mid-2014 and serves as a field assistant in the Colorado River Delta program, where he supports restoration work such as caring for and propagating native riparian species,… MORE ›

Mateo Sánchez

Mateo is a Hydrological and Ecological Monitoring Technician, responsible for the collection and analysis of data in monitoring sites. He is a Bioengineer and graduated from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) and… MORE ›

Enrique Rosas

Enrique joined the Sonoran Institute in mid-2017 and serves as a field assistant in the Colorado River Delta program, where he supports restoration work such as clearing, collection and production of native riparian… MORE ›

Alejandro Rosas

Since he was a child he was driven by a curiosity to explore the world, this has led him to observe nature and form questions, leading him to choose a professional training Geophysics at BUAP and later a… MORE ›

Humberto Pacheco

Humberto has been part of the Sonoran Institute since July 2018 as a Field Assistant. Some of his main duties include the surveillance and protection of CILA Park, one of our most emblematic restoration sites,… MORE ›

Mariana Miranda

Mariana is passionate about nature and an enthusiastic reader of science fiction, fantasy and essay novels. She loves running, where she can enjoy scenic landscapes and feels at peace when she is one… MORE ›

Alma Merendón

Alma joined the Sonoran Institute in 2013 and serves as a field assistant in the Colorado River Delta program, where she supports restoration work such as clearing, collecting and producing native riparian species,… MORE ›

Ezequiel Hernández

Ezequiel joined the Sonoran Institute in 2014 and works as a field assistant in the Colorado River Delta program, where he supports restoration work such as clearing, collecting and producing native riparian species,… MORE ›

José Guadalupe Gutiérrez

José Guadalupe works as a security guard at the Sonoran Institute. His responsibilities consist of safeguarding the restoration sites where machinery, tools, and the equipment used for the nursery are kept.

Rosy González

Rosy Gonzalez joined the Sonoran Institute in 2015 and works as a field assistant in the Colorado River Delta program, where she supports restoration work such as clearing, collection and production of native riparian… MORE ›

Edgar Flores

Edgar Flores serves as a guard at the Sonoran Institute. His responsibilities consist of safeguarding the area and the restoration sites where machinery, tools, and part of the equipment used for the work… MORE ›

Cristal Galindo

Cristal joined the Sonoran Institute in 2014 doing restoration work in Laguna Grande, since the beginning of the Colorado River Delta program in Mexico. Today she works as Field Supervisor and is responsible… MORE ›

William Dueñas

William Dueñas has been a field assistant since 2019 working towards wetland reforestation and monitoring the area. William is proactive in the activities he performs, aids both in the nursery and monitors the fish hatchery, water… MORE ›

José Tadeo

José is a Civil Engineer and graduated from the Autonomous University of Baja California. He previously dedicated himself to civil works in the private and government sector, where his role was supervising construction of dirt roads, foundations,… MORE ›

Michael Zellner

Michael Zellner joined the Sonoran Institute as chief executive officer in October 2020. Mike has 30 years of experience building award-winning collaborations for global organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, Dow Jones & Co.,… MORE ›

Edlin Nuñez

Edlin joined the Sonoran Institute in 2019 and is our associate director of administration. A native Tucsonan, she is a graduate of Grand Canyon University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She has… MORE ›

Waverly Klaw

Waverly Klaw, AICP, is the Director of the Growing Water Smart program for the Sonoran Institute, which has trained representatives from over 100 local governments across Colorado, Arizona, and California on integrating water-saving… MORE ›

Kim Egita

Kim joined the Sonoran Institute in 2019 and serves as the chief finance & administration officer. Her primary responsibilities include all aspects of financial operations, financial reporting and forecasting, budgeting, and leadership among… MORE ›

Luke Cole

Luke is the director of the Santa Cruz River program within our Resilient Communities and Watersheds team. Luke joined Sonoran Institute in 2018 and manages the ongoing projects on the Santa Cruz River,… MORE ›

Angela Melendez

When asked what Angela likes to do, she likes to respond simply by saying that she is a cardboard architect, and she makes maps. Her favorite reaction to that has been from someone who let out… MORE ›