ORCA
ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION OF AQUATIC ANIMALS
 

OUR STAFF

Carlos Yaipen-Llanos, DVM
President, Science & Animal Welfare Director

Dixie Belcher
Vice-president, Ocean Beat Project Director

Elena Romero-Rojas
Treasurer

Silvia Kantor-Palant
Secretary General, Communications & PR Director

Marisol Alegre
Assembly Representant, Life Support & Facilities Director

Patricia Flowers
Education Director & Rescue Supervisor

Susana Alegre
International Participation Programs Coordinator

Nicolas Rafael
Rescue & Animal Welfare Coordinator 

Thomas Flowers
Volunteers & Interns Supervisor 

Current Associate Researchers:

Angela Plüss (Switzerland)
Researcher for Veterinary Science

Claire Stepchew (United States)
Researcher for Marine Biology

Lydia Bunn (United Kingdom)
Researcher for Applied G.I.S.

James Carrington (United States)
Researcher for Pathology

Mariah Matias (United States)
Researcher for Ecology & Stellite Mapping

Marisol Dominguez-Orantes (Mexico)
Researcher for Public Health

Narda Nava-Villanueva (Peru)
Researcher for Strandings

Kaci Kruglewicz (United States)
Researcher for Ethology

Piero Vidalon (Peru)
Researcher for Human Impact

Mariana Sa Silva (Portugal)
Researcher for Veterinary Science

Morgan Dansby (Untes States)
Researcher for Acoustics and Behavior

Local Externship Students:

Applications Closed

Long Term Volunteers:

Nathan Flowers - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Oliver Roca - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Roberto Sampaio - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Milena Solis - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Andrea Garcia - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Ursula Úbilluz - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Camila Castro - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Carla Arosquipa - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Atena Rubini - Animal Welfare Dpt.

Temporary Support Personnel:

ORCA BETA Pod: Animal Welfare volunteers specially dedicated to the handling, care and assistance of the patients admitted for rehabilitation. As a local team, these group of volunteers work together to bring the animals back to health, and each one is efficiently trained in the different protocols to assist animals according to the type of affection and the severity of the case.

ORCA GAMMA Pod: International Interns and Volunteers participating from around the world and joining us in Peru to get academic training and to actively participate in our research, rescue and conservation programs through first-hand experiences getting directly involved with research in the field, emergencies, and ocean activism.

ORCA "J" Pod: The group of ORCA Junior volunteers enrolled to participate in education and animal welfare activities every season, under the authorization of their parents and enrolled directly through a partnership with the High School.



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