Alejandro Valenzuela, International Course Coordinator

Alejandro is currently completing his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina. He has conducted his research at the CADIC, a government-sponsored research center in Ushuaia, Argentina, where he studied the ecology of invasive and native fauna of Tierra del Fuego. Starting in 2009, Alejandro has been a visiting fellow at the Institute of Applied Science of the University of North Texas, where he will finish the writing and publication of his doctoral dissertation. Additionally, he is coordinating the annual Tracing Darwin’s Path field course and guiding students funded by the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program’s NSF grant to provide students with international research experiences in southern Chile and Argentina.

Cristóbal Pizarro, International Course Project Assistant

Cristóbal is a master’s student at the University of Magallanes, where he is developing a thesis on the role of coastal birds as vectors linking terrestrial and marine ecosystems. His thesis also includes assisting in the implementation of the Omora Park Marine-Terrestrial LTER. As part of OSARA’s collaboration with Omora, UMAG and the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, he is additionally the Chilean project assistant for international courses and events.

Jan Fisher, OSARA Co-founder and Volunteer

Jan has been a driving force behind the establishment of the Omora Sub-Antarctic Research Alliance.  She has volunteered valuable time and effort to creating the administrative, legal and financial infrastructure for the organization.

Geoff Fellows, Web Design and Maintenence

Geoff maintains the OSARA website. He works as a Marketing & Advertising Strategist in Atlanta, GA.