Monica Gonzalez, the Director of an Ecuadorian foundation called Fundacion para la Conservacion de los Andes Tropicales, is an emerging leader in conservation and sustainable development in Ecuador. She has recently been named a finalist for the Whitley Award, a prestigious international prize for conservation. They are flying her out to the UK to receive the prize in early May, and en route she will be in New Orleans for two weeks (from April 14 – 25). During this time, she is hoping to practice her English – when she gets to the UK she will be interviewed by media and she needs to improve her ability to speak in English about herself and her project.
We are looking to set up a series of informal meetings between Monica and Tulane students, faculty, or staff in which they can speak about sustainable development and/or conservation of biodiversity in Latin America, in English. I think it would be useful for any Tulane folks interested in these themes to talk to someone from the front lines, as it were, and it will also benefit Monica.
If you can meet with Monica please follow this link and choose a time that no one else has selected by entering your name and checking the date/ time you can meet: You can meet Monica at the tables outside PJ’s in the Stern Breezeway or at Professor Karubian’s office in Israel 306. Feel free to sign up for more than one meeting. Time slots are one hour but it is not a problem if you can only do 30 minutes.
Please email jk@tulane.edu or monigon510@hotmail.com if you have any questions or issues.