MEET THE TEAM

Organizational Growth

Since 2018, the BJF has been growing its core team and was able to start paying cash as remuneration for their full-time services. Both the expansion of the core team and the ability to pay remuneration has greatly improved the quality of the team as a whole. The multitude of tasks, initially taken on by a few core members who showed immense commitment are now distributed amongst a larger team of full-time professionals that are specialized and can focus on what they do best: restore nature!

NEW TO THE CORE TEAM IN 2022...

Ana Paula Mendes: Communications Coordinator, São Paulo

Andrea Uschold: Fundraising, Amsterdam

Daniel Brito: Operations Assistant, Santana do Araguaia

Diogo Albuquerque: Finance Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Eduardo Rimoli: Finance Manager, São Paulo

Elielton Ramos Eugênio: Restoration Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Julia Silveira: Communications Coordinator, Amsterdam

Laís D’Isep dos Santos: Seeds Production Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Matheus Monteiro dos Santos: Work Safety Engineer, Santana do Araguaia

Marina Souza: Restoration Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Maycon Alves Pereira: Work Safety Technician, Santana do Araguaia

Mayk Santos Guimarães: Field Supervisor, Santana do Araguaia

Tainan Balestrin: Forest Operations Coordinator, Santana do Araguaia

Taiwan da Silva: Field Supervisor, Santana do Araguaia

Valdilei Belém: Field Supervisor, Santana do Araguaia

Ygor Pinto Oliveira: Restoration Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

Yandro Ataide: Restoration Analyst, Santana do Araguaia

The Brazilian Advisory Board

In Brazil, our restoration practices are governed by our Brazilian Advisory Board consisting of renowned experts from prominent institutions such as WRI Brasil and the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG). It provides strategic support for long-term and current challenges, through in-depth, quarterly meetings and focused commitee sessions. In addition, given the country’s complex bureaucracy, the Advisory Board supports our credibility and transparency.

The Technical Ecological Restoration Committee

The committee is composed of six qualified specialists from different areas, and two of BJF’s forest engineers. They are currently giving their input and advice on our plans to drastically scale up our operations in the field during the rainy / planting seasons for the next 5 years. With their expertise and the time they are willing to dedicate to the Black Jaguar Foundation’s mission, we believe their input will be of great value.

Watch the inspiring video testimonial by BJF Ambassador Ambassador Tarcilla