People & Partner Type: Oceana Staff

Yesenia Calderón es contadora pública por la Universidad Ricardo Palma con más de 18 años de experiencia en organismos de cooperación internacional. Desde el 2005 al 2015 se desempeñó como contadora para el “Proyecto Supervivencia y Salud infantil en Perú” de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), donde se encargó … Read more

Juan Carlos Sueiro Cabredo es licenciado en economía por la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), es experto en temas costeros y pesqueros con una amplia experiencia en la promoción del desarrollo desde Asociaciones Civiles sin fines de lucro, así como consultor de organismos internacionales como la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación … Read more

María del Carmen Rosas Lizárraga tiene 38 años de experiencia en Relaciones Públicas a nivel Gerencial en el rubro de la aviación comercial, así como amplia experiencia en la gestión y administración de las acciones derivadas de estas actividades. Hasta Agosto del 2001 tuvo  responsabilidad de Gerente en el área de reservas y ventas de … Read more

Juan Carlos Riveros is a Biologist graduated from the National Agrarian University La Molina, and recently completed the Master’s Program in Forest Resources Conservation. At the beginning of his career in Conservation Sciences he dedicated himself to the study of seabirds and shore of the Peruvian coast. In addition, he worked on endangered species assessments, … Read more

Location: Peru

Debbie joins Oceana with administrative experience in various industries including government, real estate, banking, and healthcare. Her previous position was supporting the CFO of Illinois Health and Science. She has a strong background in project management and hands-on experience managing strategic projects that include mergers and acquisitions and restructuring. Debbie thrives on overcoming challenges and … Read more

Rian Nathani joined Oceana in February 2016 as a Foundations Associate. In this role he will assist the development team in keeping track of the many important grants and awards Oceana receives to conduct its work. Prior to joining Oceana, Rian earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Geography and a certificate in Environmental Studies from the … Read more

Melissa is well-suited for the role of Director of Institutional Giving, having both led a foundation as executive director earlier in her career and having served in key fundraising positions for several organizations. At National Public Radio, Melissa was Director of Institutional Giving, partnering with program staff to raise funds for NPR’s coverage of science, … Read more

Patrick supports Oceana’s North American campaigns as a communications manager, helping with a number of writing projects, and managing and producing digital media content to help expand the campaigns’ social media reach. Before joining Oceana he acted as a communications manager at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. He is a regular … Read more

I first began to be aware of the growing crisis facing our oceans as an undergraduate student in Canada.  At the time, alarming signs were appearing that warned of the considerable impacts humans were having on our seas: the FAO had just released its first report on the state of world fisheries and aquaculture, showing … Read more