Organizations Filed Purposes:
We apply principles of ecology to ensure that our innovative programs integrate advances in scientific and economic understanding to ensure the viability of coastal forests and the livelihoods of the people who live in them.
Paso Pacfico's mission is to restore and conserve the natural ecosystems of Central Americas Pacific slope by collaborating with landowners, local communities and involved organizations to promote ecosystem conservation.
Through programs informed by the most cutting-edge conservation science and implemented through close cooperation with local communities, Paso Pacifico is making leaps for ecosystem conservation. By rebuilding forests and connecting ecosystems from land to sea, we are actively combating climate change and saving wildlife, such as endangered sea turtle, spider monkey, and yellow-naped parrot species.Paso Pacifico is also engaged in monitoring primates and forest carnivores, developing protected areas, building capacity for sustainable tourism including reforestation, protecting endangered frogs and parrots, monitoring coral reef, environmental education, and migratory bird monitoring.
In working towards its vision, Paso Pacifico empowers communities to develop more sustainable livelihoods in eco-tourism, fishing, agriculture, and natural resource management; advances women and children as environmental leaders; and develops strong, collaborative relationships with private landowners and the private sector. With our holistic, forward-thinking approach, Paso Pacifico is making connections for conservation.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sarah Otterstrom Phd | Exec Director | 40 | $13,749 |
| Armando Vega Mejia | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Christy Reich | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Poncon | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sonia Ortega | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Marco Alvarez | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa Lang | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Derek Schlereth | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Schmidt | President | 2.5 | $0 |
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