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RICARDO ARÉVALO
Executive Director
Ricardo Arévalo was born and raised in Heredia, his mother a native of Perez Zeledón and his Salvadoran father. Ricardo is a professional in Business Management with more than 10 years of experience in leadership roles in sectors such as business consulting, environmental, cultural, sports management, circular economy and agroecology. He is currently in the process of obtaining a master's degree in development project management at ICAP, where the topic of his thesis was to propose a circular economy community center, and it has been during this process that he found an affinity with the Monteverde Community Fund.
ANDREA CARRILLO
Billing and Accounting
Bio coming soon.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HUGH GRAY
President
Hugh is a Costa Rican native, born in the Caribbean town of Limón. Hugh has degrees in general education, music education and certification in administration. After 35 years working as an educator in Africa and the USA, he moved back to Costa Rica in 2001 and established residence in Santa Elena, Monteverde. His involvement in his community included membership in the local Desarrollo Association, reforestation of forest trees and planting fruit trees, studying tree identification through INA, volunteering in the Monteverde Friends library as well as the Santa Elena Library. Hugh continues to work as an educator in the Monteverde community and is presently the Secretary of the Monteverde Community Fund.
FREDDY MEJÍAS FONSECA
Vice President
Freddy is a native of Monteverde and an agricultural technician with extensive expertise in installation and management of forest nurseries and ornamental plants. He has worked as an assistant technician in reforestation projects, as well as supervised plant nurseries. For the past 13 years Mejías Fonseca has worked as a naturalist guide and owns a small hotel in Monteverde. Freddy is concerned with the welfare of the community and the environment of the region where he was born; he has belonged to the MCF Board of Directors since its inception in 2012.
SINDY BROWN
Board Member
Sindy Brown has lived in Monteverde for 10 years. She visited this region full of nature and beautiful landscapes, with a cool climate all year round for the first time in 2007. She has worked in tourism for 8 years and loves meeting people from different parts of the world. She is a business administrator and organizer of trips and events. She loves having many friends, traveling, and, above all, providing an excellent service to all her guests.
ALEJANDRO PIERCY
Board Member
JANNELLE WILKINS
Treasurer
Jannelle tiene una Maestría en Administración Pública.
Jannelle ha implementado proyectos de educación y desarrollo en los Estados Unidos, Costa Rica y España. Residente de Monteverde, anteriormente dirigió el Instituto Monteverde. Durante su mandato, ayudó a desarrollar el programa de Filantropía de Viajeros en Monteverde que dio pie a la 3ra Conferencia Internacional sobre Filantropía de Viajeros. Mientras vivía en España, Jannelle trabajó para la Organización Mundial del Turismo de la ONU y fundó Altamira Tours. Fue uno de los fundadores del Fondo Comunitario. Jannelle tiene una Maestría en Administración Pública.
Soy el Secretario de la Junta Directiva del Fondo Comunitario Monteverde. Con 6 años en la zona, he combinado mi formación en Derecho con la traducción oficial inglés-español. Apasionado por el arte y la cultura, soy voluntario en la Biblioteca Pública Interactiva Santa Elena y activista LGBTQIA+.
OUR INTERNATIONAL FUNDERS
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
GLOBAL FUND FOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
COSTA RICAN USA FOUNDATION FOR COOPERATION
CHARITABLE GIVING PARTNER
Contributing to the well-being of Costa Rica by connecting donors' values and resources with vetted non-profit solutions
Enables Monteverde Community Fund to receive tax-exempt donations in the United States, as our our 501(c)(3) partner.