Gerardo Vega, Executive Director 

Gerardo Vega Chavarria was born on the Atlantic side of Costa Rica and worked at the La Selva Biological Station in Sarapiquí for twenty years. During this time, he gained a lot of experience while working with many different researchers, focusing on topics like botany, ecology, ornithology, and biology.  Gerardo has also worked as manager and resident guide in several hotels and lodges in the Sarapiquí area. For several years he worked as a free lance tour guide for different tour companies around Costa Rica with birdwatchers, students, photographers, elder hostel, and general groups of visitors.  He has dedicated a good part of his life to working with the communities of Sarapiquí. He is an active member of the Integrated Development Association and the County Union of Development Associations from Sarapiquí. 
Currently he is conducting his own research that focuses on a plant species from the Aroid family, Dracontium gigas, at the La Tirimbina Biological Reserve at La Virgen de Sarapiquí, a town close to the Sarapiquí Conservation Learning Center. He has been working with this plant for about five years, and his interest is based on knowing the dynamic of the Dracontium gigas in the Rain Forest.

Kattia Craddock, Ecotourism and Community Development Coordinator 

Kattia Craddock is a native of Sarapiqui but has lived in several different tourist areas of Costa Rica. She has worked in the tourism industry for eleven years now and is bilingual. Kattia organizes all of the cultural and ecotourism activities that the center offers. She currently lives in Horquetas with her son and new husband.

Jennifer Vargas, Manager of Reception