Our Team
We are dedicated to providing real impact for those that need it most. We aim to improve the incomes of hundreds of thousands of farming families and the nutrition of millions.
Leadership Team
Curt Bowen
Curt on the Cob
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Federico Fiallos
COOrn
Operations Director
María Cruz
The Corn Cob Counter
Finance and HR Director &
External projects lead
Claudia Valenzuela
Jazzorca
Chief of Party and Head of Policy USAID|Farming for Nutrition
Enrique Kreff
Maissi
Breeding Director
Raleigh Cortez
Development Director
Research and Development
Ricardo Ortíz
KoЯn
Research and Development Manager
Juan José Catalán
Quality Maize
Nurseries Senior Coordinator
Kevin Vásquez
Corn Detective
Genetic Resources Coordinator
Hugo Chinchilla
Maízceado
Evaluation Technician
Ana Márquez
Lo Maizimo
Laboratory Assistant
Daniela Orozco
Pochoclo
Laboratory Assistant
Juan de León
Elotón
Experimental Farm Guard
Josue López
Investigation and Development Assistant
Mayli Herrera
Corn Collector
Gene Bank Assistant
Kasey Markel
Gene Editing Lead
Daniel Lemús
Parental Production Coordinator
Operations
Alonso Ramos
CORNerback
Program Manager
Alejandro Cruz
Operations & Continuous Improvement Manager
Rafael Tabíc
Witz Teninquin, which in Mam means ear of good corn
Commercial Manager & Strategic Alliances
Dany Vicente
Production Coordinator
Nelcy López
Lady Corn
Production Coordinator
David Dávila
Corn King
Strategic Projects and Alliances Coordinator
José Ángel Perez
Maíz Fuerte
Commercial Coordinator
Nelson Donis
Maicero Petenero
Commercial Technical Advisor
Axel López
Ak’unb’es Ixi im, or son of corn in Maya Poqomam
Commercial Technical Advisor
Edwin Juc
Aj Tjkool, or planter in Maya Poqomchi’
Commercial Technical Advisor
Yordy Godinez
Maíz de Costa
Commercial Technical Advisor
Elisa Hernández
Gustavo Méndez
Atolito de Elote
Commercial Technical Advisor
Andony Hernandez
Corn Bread
Commercial Technical Advisor
María Antonieta
Commercial Technical Advisor
Yuri Tecun
Production Coordinator
Carlos Herrarte
Maíz Camagua
Distribution and Operations Assistant
Development
Laura Boudot
Elote Francés
Grants and Projects Associate Manager
Alessandra García
The Corn-tributer
Development Associate
Monitoring and Evaluation
Sebastián Soliz
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Ana Pistun
Corn Flakes
Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Finance, Administration and Human Resources
Paola Martínez
Corn Counter
Finance and Administration Associate Manager
Jessica Aguirre
Elotitutl, maíz tierno en nahuatl
Human Resources Associate Manager
Herbert Lima
Poporopo
Accounting Coordinator and Internal Projects
Yanira Ramirez
Corn Charm
Procurement and Managements Coordinator
Astrid Bravo
Corn Assistant
General Assistant
Mónica Meza
Accounting Assistant
Carlos Ajín
Mr. Elotín
Accounting Assistant
Andrea Paredes
Legal Coordinator
Mailon & Pallasa
The Meowzorcas
Experimental Farm Chief Mousing Officers