What Guides Us?

OUR VALUES

We strive to incorporate our guiding values in everything that we do, and in the ways that we show up.

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Love

We love life and are compassionate towards all beings.

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Learn

Everyone is a student, everyone is a teacher.

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Regenerate

We leave places better than how we found them.

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Serve

We are in service to the community and the land.

El Equipazo
Our Super Team

Persi Olivera

Co-Founder, Operations Manager

Eliane Cohen

Founder, Director of Learning

George Heibel

Co-Founder, Director of Technical Operations

Lili Gamonal

Kitchen and Hospitality Lead

Soils and Farming Lead

Marilu Ramirez

Neysser Carranza

Construction Lead

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Timoteo Ramirez

Farming and Landscaping

Meyly Ramirez

Kitchen, Hospitality and Gardens

Neiser Cayatopa

Soils, Landscaping and Construction

Maria Fe Saito

Academic Relations Lead

ASSOCIATES

ECE Programs Lead and Educator

Tamar Ellerton

Rodrigo Lecca

Agronomy, ECE Teacher

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Carolina Bins Ely

Ecological Designer

José Behar

Illustrious Architect

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Organizational Culture

Amine Toumi

Kate Rudd

Organizational Strategy

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Carlos German

Alejandra Arias-Stella

Director of Administration and Communications

Construction Technician

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