Staff
The Center is home to 30 full-time personnel from 10 different countries (Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Honduras, Venezuela, Israel, Nicaragua, Colombia, and USA). Currently working in the Center are Panamanian scientists and foreign scientists and a diverse selection of recognized national, regional, and international associated consultants. Staff and interns are encouraged to produce real solutions and products to the various environmental challenges in the region.
Directorate
Director
emilio.sempris @ cathalac.org
Lucinda Hamilton
Director’s Assistant
lucinda.hamilton @ cathalac.org
Development and International Cooperation Division
| Zvia Leibler-Danon zvia.danon @ cathalac.org Roxana Segundo T. Officer roxana.segundo @ cathalac.org |
Luis Melillo Graphic Designer luis.melillo @ cathalac.org Daniel Duran Graphic Designer & Multimedia daniel.duran @ cathalac.org |
Applied Research and Scientific Development Division
Emil Cherrington Manager emil.cherrington @ cathalac.org Joel Perez Principal Scientist joel.perez @ cathalac.org Freddy Picado Principal Scientist Freddy.picado @ cathalac.org Octavio Smith Principal Scientist GIS, Remote Sensing & Land-use Planning Specialist octavio.smith @ cathalac.org |
Eric Ross Anderson Research Scientist eric.anderson @ cathalac.org Jose Maria Guardia Research Scientist jose.guardia @ cathalac.org Africa Flores Research Scientist africa.flores @ cathalac.orgBetzy Hernandez Científico Investigador betzy.hernandez @ cathalac.org |
Information Technology and Communication Division
Francisco Delgado Manager francisco.delgado @ cathalac.org Marlon Cruces Senior Programmer marlon.cruces @ cathalac.org |
Juan Benavides Senior Advisor juan.benavides @ cathalac.org John Flores Senior Advisor john.flores @ cathalac.org Luis Del Castillo IT Support luis.delcastillo @ cathalac.org |
Administration and Finance Division
| Alexis Vega Manager Alexis.vega @ cathalac.org Candido Serrano Accountant candido.serrano @ cathalac.org Jesus Gonzalez Administration and Finance Assistant jesus.gonzalez @ cathalac.org |
Xiomara Gonzalez Clerical Assistant Xiomara.gonzalez @ cathalac.org Carlos Hernandez Logistics carlos.hernandez @ cathalac.org Rosa Gonzales Maintenance |
Emilio Sempris Director of CATHALAC
Emilio Sempris is the Director of CATHALAC since 2002. Before, he served as CATHALAC´s Climate Change Associate Researcher and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) consultant to support the establishment of the Panamanian National Program on Climate Change. Mr. Sempris also served as consultant to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Health Organization's European Center for Environment and Health (WHO-ECEH), and also served as In-Country and Desk reviewer for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), assessing the GHG inventories submitted by the European Union, and the Austrian Third National Communication. His interests include Climate Change & Sustainable Development, Integrated Watershed Management, Multilateral Environmental Negotiations, Earth Observations, Environmental Analysis and Modeling, and Risk Management.
Miroslava Morán
Manager
Development and International Cooperation Division
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