Meet the passionate people behind our work. Our team is driven by a shared commitment to safeguarding amphibians worldwide.
Our management
Our core management team oversees Amphibian Ark’s global programs.
National Coordinators
Within priority countries, AArk National Coordinators work to establish national species rescue programs for all species in need.
Cybele Lisboa
National Coordinator | Brazil
Renata Ibelli Vaz
National Coordinator | Brazil
Beatriz Velásquez
National Coordinator | Colombia
María José Chang
National Coordinator | Guatemala
Our Board
The Amphibian Ark Board is made up of a distinguished group of conservationists who bring a wealth of experience to the governance of Amphibian Ark.
- Brad Andrews - Humane Conservation - Board Chair
- Rebecca Biddle - Twycross Zoo
- Kevin Buley - Auckland Zoo
- Onnie Byers - Chair Emeritus CPSG
- Jo Gipps - Director Emeritus Bristol Zoo
- Jim Guenter - Species360 - Board Treasurer
- Sanna Hellström - Korkeasaari Zoo
- Bengt Holst - Bengt Holst Consulting
- Keith Lovett - Wildlife Conservation Society
- Sonja Luz - Mandai Nature/Mandai Wildlife Group
- Mark Pilgrim - Zoos Victoria - Board Secretary
Support Amphibian Rescue Programs
The world is losing three amphibian species every year. We need to do more to outpace the wave of amphibian extinctions, and we need your help to do this.