ATBC Presidents
Presidents, Officers, and Councilors of ATBC work together to advance the goals of the Association, as set out in the Strategic Plan. They are involved in committees and task forces as well as discussions, debates, and decisions about ATBC activities and organization.
Natalia Norden
President-Elect
Instituto Alexander von Humbodlt (Colombia)
Juan Posada
President
Universidad del Rosario (Colombia)
Tuyeni Mwampamba
Past-President
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (México)
ATBC Officers
Lúcia G. Lohmann
Executive Director
2019-2024
Universdade de São Paulo (Brazil)
director@tropicalbio.org
Patricia D. Sampaio
Treasurer
2013-2023
University of Florida (USA)
Jennifer Powers
Editor-in-Chief, Biotropica
2019-2024
University of Minnesota (USA)
Maga Gei
Communications Coordinator
2017-present
communications@tropicalbio.
Iván Ortiz-Rodríguez
Conferences Coordinator
2021-present
conferences@tropicalbio.
ATBC Councilors
Meghna Krishnadas
3rd Year Councilor
2023-2025
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (India)
Gonzalo Rivas
3rd Year Councilor
2023-2025
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador)
Myriam Mujawamariya
3rd Year Councilor
2023-2025
University of Rwanda (Rwanda)
Farah Carrasco-Rueda
2nd Year Councilor
2024-2026
Field Museum (Perú)
Louis Santiago
2nd Year Councilor
2024-2026
University of California, Riverside (USA)
Alejandra Jaramillo
2nd Year Councilor
2024-2026
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada (Colombia)
1st Year Councilor
2025-2027
Ethos of Engagement (Portugal)
Gbadamassi G.O. Dossa
1st Year Councilor
2025-2027
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
Felipe Zapata
1st Year Councilor
2025-2027
University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
ATBC Chapter Voting Members of Council
Edu Effiom
Africa Chapter Chair
2020-2025
Cross River State Ministry of Climate Change, Forestry Commission (Nigeria)
Ramesh Krishnamurthy
Asia-Pacific Chapter
2023-2025
Wildlife Institute of India (India)
Edwin-Lebrija Trejos
Neotropical Chapter
2023-2025
University of Haifa, Oranim (Israel)