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José Ugarte Oliva

Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

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José Ugarte Oliva

José Ugarte Oliva

José Ugarte Oliva

José is a Forestry Engineer specializing in the forestry industry, with a master's in Project Management. He leads the Materials and Supplies Laboratory at CITEmadera Lima (ISO 17025 accredited) and has extensive experience in wood quality assessment, both in the lab and the field. A specialist in wood anatomy and tropical timber identification, he focuses on research into Peruvian wood species, technological properties, and identification methods. Recently, he has worked on collecting biological material and implementing wood identification technologies in Peru using artificial vision and DART-TOFMS mass spectrometry. He also contributes to developing Peruvian technical standards as a member of INACAL’s Wood and Carpentry Subcommittee.

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Board Members

Board Members

Alexandra Banks

Alexandra Banks

Alexandra Banks

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Vice President

Vice President

Charles (Chip) Barber

Charles (Chip) Barber

Charles (Chip) Barber

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Board Member

Board Member

María Laura Barrera

María Laura Barrera

María Laura Barrera

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Art Blundell

Art Blundell

Art Blundell

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Secretary

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Melissa Flagg

Melissa Flagg

Melissa Flagg

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Board Member

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Scot McQueen

Scot McQueen

Scot McQueen

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President

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Catalina Romero Nocua

Catalina Romero Nocua

Catalina Romero Nocua

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Treasurer

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Alicia Sullivan

Alicia Sullivan

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Our Team

Our Team

Chess Ablett

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Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

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Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

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Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

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Collector, Romania

Rosario Carrasco

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Latin America Collections Coordinator

Caspar Chater

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Forest-Risk Commodity Project Lead

Victor Deklerck

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Director of Science

Alexandru Galupa

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Collector, Moldova

Peter Gasson

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Senior Wood Anatomist

Lee Grace

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Collector, USA

Brittany Hogben

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Research Scientist

Henry Jennings

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Molecular Biology Technician

Somporn Khongthanakrittakorn (Koki)

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Collector, Thailand

Sandra Koc

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Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Arthur La Rosa Sánchez

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Collector, Peru

Cady Lancaster

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Research Leader

Chess Ablett

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Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

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Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

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Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

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Collector, Romania

Rosario Carrasco

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Latin America Collections Coordinator

Caspar Chater

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Forest-Risk Commodity Project Lead

Victor Deklerck

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Director of Science

Alexandru Galupa

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Collector, Moldova

Peter Gasson

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Senior Wood Anatomist

Lee Grace

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Collector, USA

Brittany Hogben

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Research Scientist

Henry Jennings

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Molecular Biology Technician

Somporn Khongthanakrittakorn (Koki)

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Collector, Thailand

Sandra Koc

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Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Arthur La Rosa Sánchez

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Collector, Peru

Cady Lancaster

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Research Leader

Andy Lowe

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Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Arif Malik

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Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Roi Maor

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Forest Risk Commodity Data Analyst

Enrique Molas

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Collector, Paraguay

Cynel Moundounga

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Collector, Gabon

Eli Pariente

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Collector, Peru

Lauren Phelan

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Collections Manager

Cicely Podmore

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Communications Associate

Mauricio Portillo

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Collector, Paraguay

Alejandra Maria Ramirez Arango

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Collector, Colombia

Alfredo Rodriguez Zunino

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Collections Coordinator

Jade Saunders

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Executive Director

Charlotte Smith

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Geospatial Data Scientist

David Stewart

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Director of Finance & Grant Management

Daniela Texeira Vilela

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Collector, Brazil

Wilson Tiubule

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Collector, Solomon Islands

Jakub Truszkowski

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Data Scientist

Laura Van Arsdel

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MEL, Fundraising and Grant Management Associate

Sarah Wilson

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Collections Curator

Herman Zanguim

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Collector, Cameroon

Pieter Zuidema

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Consortium Lead, Wageningen University

Chess Ablett

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Research Assistant & Collections Curator

Raúl R. Aguirre Vásquez

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Collector, Bolivia

Gael Bouka

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Collector, Congo

Bogdan Buliga

–

Collector, Romania

Rosario Carrasco

–

Latin America Collections Coordinator

Caspar Chater

–

Forest-Risk Commodity Project Lead

Victor Deklerck

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Director of Science

Alexandru Galupa

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Collector, Moldova

Peter Gasson

–

Senior Wood Anatomist

Lee Grace

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Collector, USA

Brittany Hogben

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Research Scientist

Henry Jennings

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Molecular Biology Technician

Somporn Khongthanakrittakorn (Koki)

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Collector, Thailand

Sandra Koc

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Consortium Lead, CITEmadera Lima

Arthur La Rosa Sánchez

–

Collector, Peru

Cady Lancaster

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Research Leader

Andy Lowe

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Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Arif Malik

–

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Roi Maor

–

Forest Risk Commodity Data Analyst

Enrique Molas

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Collector, Paraguay

Cynel Moundounga

–

Collector, Gabon

Eli Pariente

–

Collector, Peru

Lauren Phelan

–

Collections Manager

Cicely Podmore

–

Communications Associate

Mauricio Portillo

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Collector, Paraguay

Alejandra Maria Ramirez Arango

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Collector, Colombia

Alfredo Rodriguez Zunino

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Collections Coordinator

Jade Saunders

–

Executive Director

Charlotte Smith

–

Geospatial Data Scientist

David Stewart

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Director of Finance & Grant Management

Daniela Texeira Vilela

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Collector, Brazil

Wilson Tiubule

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Collector, Solomon Islands

Jakub Truszkowski

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Data Scientist

Laura Van Arsdel

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MEL, Fundraising and Grant Management Associate

Sarah Wilson

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Collections Curator

Herman Zanguim

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Collector, Cameroon

Pieter Zuidema

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Consortium Lead, Wageningen University

Andy Lowe

–

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Arif Malik

–

Consortium Lead, The University of Adelaide

Roi Maor

–

Forest Risk Commodity Data Analyst

Enrique Molas

–

Collector, Paraguay

Cynel Moundounga

–

Collector, Gabon

Eli Pariente

–

Collector, Peru

Lauren Phelan

–

Collections Manager

Cicely Podmore

–

Communications Associate

Mauricio Portillo

–

Collector, Paraguay

Alejandra Maria Ramirez Arango

–

Collector, Colombia

Alfredo Rodriguez Zunino

–

Collections Coordinator

Jade Saunders

–

Executive Director

Charlotte Smith

–

Geospatial Data Scientist

David Stewart

–

Director of Finance & Grant Management

Daniela Texeira Vilela

–

Collector, Brazil

Wilson Tiubule

–

Collector, Solomon Islands

Jakub Truszkowski

–

Data Scientist

Laura Van Arsdel

–

MEL, Fundraising and Grant Management Associate

Sarah Wilson

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Collections Curator

Herman Zanguim

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Collector, Cameroon

Pieter Zuidema

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Consortium Lead, Wageningen University

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Washington, DC 20005, USA

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Learning platform
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World Forest ID is an international organization aiming to protect our forests with a science-based solution for product verification. Copyright ©2023 WorldForestID. All Rights Reserved.

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Washington, DC 20005, USA

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