I’m excited to be an ambassador for Latin@ Conservation Week! I feel in love with the outdoors as a young girl when I went camping for the first time with the Girl Scouts of America (I sold enough cookies to pay for the camp!). Later on, in college, I participated in an outdoor education program that connected me deeply to nature. This connection to the outdoors as been life-renewing. My hope is to connect more Latin@s into the outdoors. While not hiking, camping or paddling, I manage an emergency family shelter.
Our Ambassadors
Ana Salgado
Ana is originally from Honduras where she received a BS in Environmental Engineering. Ana has lived in Florida…
Breanna Gonzalez
Breanna González is an Environmental Policy Coordinator based in Denver, Colorado, the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of…
Cecilia Arteaga
Cecilia enjoys working in spaces where marketing meets advocacy, and where creativity rises from adversity. After graduating from…
Dr. Orlando Kent Mercado White JD
Professionally I have been dedicated to providing medical and legal professional services ranging from management to being a…
Faruk Bagdah
Manager of environmental management and sustainable development programs, University professor in the environmental area, coordinator and evaluator of…
Isabella Briseno
Bella is an undergraduate student at Penn State University double majoring in Environmental Resource Management and Political Science.…
Katherine (Angela) Weikel
I’m excited to be an ambassador for Latin@ Conservation Week! I feel in love with the outdoors as…
Laura Zárate
Laura Zárate’s love of plants began with her abuelas’ gardens and the aromatic hierbas used by a barrio…
Priscilla Inostroza
Priscilla is a student at Texas State University studying Wildlife Biology with a minor in Environmental Studies. She…
Roxana Saravia
Roxana Saravia is from Long Island, New York and she has experience in environmental education, field work, and…
Shley Suarez-Burgos
Shley Suarez Burgos (she/her/hers) was born and raised in Miami. At a young age, Shley discovered her passion…
Virginia Ansaldi
Virginia Ansaldi has over 10 years experience working in outdoor education, experiential learning, and science communication. She is…