Our team is made up of 29 biologists, 28 of which are from the Dominican Republic, working to conserve Ridgway's Hawks in the same communities they themselves grew up in.
![A smiling biologist in climbing gear high in a tree with treetops seen far below her in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-04/Marta%20%28b%29.jpg?itok=yOG8R7AI)
Ridgway's Hawk Project Director
Marta Curti
![A biologist smiling with her arms crossed in front of dense foilage](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-04/GABILANA%20FINAL%20-%20edit.jpg?itok=c59mRRbE)
Ridgway's Hawk Project Manager - Punta Cana
Gabriela Diaz
![A biologist looking off into the distance with an ambassador Red-tailed Hawk on his glove](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-04/CARLOS%20FINAL%20-%20edit.jpg?itok=3bgKl5Hq)
Ridgway's Hawk Project Manager - Avian Ambassador Program
Carlos Suárez
![A biologist in dense vegetation holding up a pair of binoculars](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-04/Valentin%20en%20el%20campo-EDIT.jpg?itok=tAGggOkx)
Carlos Suárez
Ridgway's Hawk Project Coordinator - Aniana Vargas
Juan Valentin Cespedes
![Biologist in the field](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-05/photo-2024-05-22-13-01-12.jpg?itok=FpUEFVwF)
GABRIELA DIAZ
Field Team Leader - Sabana de la Mar
Daniel Alcantara Cespedes
![Team leader in the field](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-02/img_5570.jpg?itok=pkYbCRm3)
Marta Curti
Field Team Leader - Laguna Cristal
Juan "Pondo" Agramonte Vargas
![Biologist in the field](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-02/img_5578.jpg?itok=lmp46Erm)
Marta Curti
Field Biologist - Laguna Cristal
Yomarco "Loerki" Tejeda Garcia
![Field biologist taking notes](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-02/img_5567.jpg?itok=2NUvm5JT)
Marta Curti
Field Biologist - Laguna Cristal
Kelvin Alejandro Garcia Sosa
![Biologist enjoying a break in the field](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-05/photo-2024-05-22-13-01-13.jpg?itok=OUumfzEv)
GABRIELA DIAZ
Field Biologist - Sabana de la Mar
Modesto Balbuena de la Rosa
![Biologist working in the field](/sites/default/files/styles/text_block_image/public/2024-05/photo-2024-05-22-13-01-12_1.jpg?itok=GlvAoIfh)
GABRIELA DIAZ
Field Biologist - Sabana de la Mar