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Ana Lemos, Legado's newest Program Manager, is a political scientist by training, with experience in community conservation projects, including capacity building programs, project management, and partnership management. Born in Venezuela and raised in the United States, Ana has always been interested in studying people and their environment. In 2009, she received her BA from Florida International University in Political Science ... Read More

In November 2021, Charlie Harrison joined the Legado team in Kenya for ten days of connection, creativity and adventure on our most recent Legacy Expedition. Alongside other friends of Legado, Charlie helped to host our signature three-day Legacy Workshop with leaders from the Samburu communities. During my time in Wamba, Kenya with the Legado team, I witnessed Legado embarking on ... Read More

Matt attended University of Wisconsin-Madison for both his undergraduate degrees in conservation biology, Latin American/Caribbean/Iberian Studies, and Spanish and his Master’s degree in environmental conservation with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. His environmental conservation capstone project allowed him to work with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission where his project focused on identifying the needs of different ... Read More

We are thrilled to welcome Diana "Tita" Alvira, PhD, to the Legado team as our Director of Thriving Futures™. Tita joins us after over 12 years at Chicago's Field Museum where she has been a driving force in the museum's community-centered conservation work in the Andes-Amazon. Dr. Corine Vriesendorp, the Director of the Andes-Amazon Program at the Field Museum, shared ... Read More