Our Values
Kanahau is an academic network of creative minds, international volunteers and research-orientated professionals in different scientific fields, who stand united by an undying passion to promote through conservation action, the positive environmental and social change we have envisioned for this world.
Staff Members
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Andrea M. Martinez
Co-Founder & Vice President
Andrea Martinez is the co-founder of Kanahau Wildlife Conservation and a lifelong pioneer for the research of marine and terrestrial wildlife in Honduras.
Daisy F. Maryon
Iguana Research Specialist & Fiscal
Daisy Maryon is our project coordinator and resident expert in Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri), working with us since 2016.
Tom W. Brown
Research Coordinator & President
Tom has been a keystone member of our conservation research and management team since 2016, focused on developing and supervising research projects.
Ana Daniela Sansur
Executive Manager & Treasurer
Dani has been the enthusiastic face of our managerial team since 2019. She is a qualified MSc Environmental Engineer and PADI Dive Instructor.
Kanahau was founded on Utila Island, Honduras, by Steven M. Clayson and Andrea M. Martinez in 2012.
As of 2016, the project has been co-managed by a dedicated team of well-seasoned early-career conservation biologists. Collectively, our sole mission is to preserve the biodiversity of Utila Island, as well as to collaborate in a network of like-minded individuals and organisations that promote the conservation of Honduran and Mesoamerican biodiversity.
Curious to learn more about our team?
Read more to find a summary of their CV and expertise below, alongside contact information, so you can ask questions directly.