Our Team

Dr. Joachim Milz

President of ECOTOP

Joachim is the President of ECOTOP. He is a shareholder of ECOTOP SRL and ECOTOP Swiss.

Luis Walter Lohse

General Manager

Luis Lohse is an Agronomist with vast experience in the lowlands of Bolivia.

Fortunato Velásquez

Regional Coordinator Alto Beni

Fortunato completed a master’s degree in plant protection and environment.

Bastian Dreher Pellhammer

Senior international consultant

Bastian studied Forestry at the Technical School of Forestry of UMSS, University of Cochabamba in Bolivia and started his career at ECOTOP as farm manager and project coordinator in the Alto Beni Region, Bolivia.

Walter Yana Cuaker

Senior consultant of ECOTOP

Walter studied agronomy at Technical School of UMSS, University of Cochabamba.

Nikolas Haller

Program and Project Manager

Nikolas Haller has been the Project and Program Manager at Ecotop Suisse GmbH since 2022.

Julio Ticona

Sara Ana Operator

Julio is in charge of the agronomic management of the Sara Ana research station.

Beatrice Choque Martela

Alto Beni

She is in charge of systemisation and documentation of all of ECOTOPs DAF activities in

Julieta García

Sara Ana Operator

Julieta is responsible for the welfare of our Sara Ana team, being in charge of the food

Celso Abran Blanco Barra

Sara Ana Operator

Celso Abran Blanco Barra Field operator in Sara Ana.

Ivan Chita

Sara Ana Operator

Ivan Chita Field operator in Sara Ana.

Elver Mamani

Sara Ana Operator

Elver Mamani Field operator in Sara Ana.

Vilma Mamani

Accounting

Head of the Accounting Department of ECOTOP Foundation

María Elena Fernández

Management assistant

Management Assistant and organizes logistics of trainings in Bolivia.

Viki Villka

Sara Ana Operator

Viki is responsible for the administration of the research and training centre Sara Ana.

Consuelo Campos V.

Scientific Advisor

She works with research on agroforestry systems of cocoa and coffee with indigenous people

Roselynn Ledezma Quiroz

Scientific Advisor

She is a Social Communicator and responsible for the Pedagogical Coordination.

Samuel Velasquez

Alto Beni

Is a zonal facilitator in the implementation of plots in Dynamic Successional Agroforestry

Jose Maldonado

Alto Beni, Consultant

Jose Maldonado consultant for Ecotop.

Virginia Paye

Junior consultant

Virginia studied agronomy at UAC – Carmen Pampa.

Benjamin Mamani

Field technician

Benjamin specializes in agroforestry systems management and is a professional arborist.

Marcos Suca

Field technician

Marcos is an agricultural technican and trained arborist.

Emerita Camiño B.

Alto Beni, Consultant

Emerita Camiño B. is a consultant for Ecotop.

Erick Lohse Duarte

Project coordinator Misereor

Erick studied agronomy at UMSA.

Edgar Pinaya Luna

Edgar Pinaya Luna

Field technician

Edgar studied agronomy and is a regional field technician.

Daniel Quispe Chura

Field technician

Daniel is a regional field technican.

Victor Hugo Inofuentes Otoya

Alto Beni, Technician

Victor Hugo Inofuentes Otoya a is a on field technician.

Ruben Quispe Tipa

Alto Beni, Technician

Ruben Quispe Tipa is a on field technician.

Ronald Vladimir Ochoa Calle

Alto Beni, Technician

Ronald Vladimir Ochoa Calle is a on field technician.

Elvio Vargas Pezas

Alto Beni, Driver

Elvio Vargas Pezas is a driver for Ecotop.

Steven Werner

Senior international consultant

Steven learned agroforestry practices with different farmers in Brasil. He is giving train

Patrick Joller

Junior international consultant

Patrick studied international agriculture at the HAFL in Switzerland, folowed by a MSc

Henry Oscar Cortez Antonio

Project coordinator

Henry is an agronomist and the IAF project coordinator

Phillippe Brou

Senior field technician

Philippe is a senior field technician responsible for projects in Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

Samuel Sutherland

Junior Consultant

Samuel studied a Master of Climate Change and Development at University London

Johannes Milz

Junior Consultant

Johannes studied agronomy in Germany and holds an MSc in Environmental Sciences…

Yessenia M. Ibanez Apaza

Regional consultant

Yessenia is working as a regional consultant.

Ana Maria Limachi Coaquira

General Accountant.

Dr. Antonio Lopez Montes

Senior Consultant

Antonio holds a PhD from Bangor University, UK and works as a senior consultant in Western Africa.

Scientific Coordinator

Lucia Descarpontriez Rojas

Scientific Coordinator

Lucia, currently the Scientific Coordinator of SysCom Sara Ana, is an agronomist.

Luis Reynaldo Marconi Ripa

Luis Reynaldo Marconi Ripa

Project Coordinator

Luis serves as Project Coordinator. He lectured at the Technical University of Bolivia, teaching Botany, Resource Management, and Statistics.