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Daniel Galindo-Espinosa Chair UABCS Local Committee
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
Chair
UABCS
Local Committee
STAFF
Nallely Arce
Víctor Omar Ayala Pérez
Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Eduardo Palacios
Lucía Alfaro
Esmeralda Bravo

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Georgina Brabata Domínguez
Co-Chair
UABCS
Local Committee
STAFF
Nallely Arce
Víctor Omar Ayala Pérez
Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Eduardo Palacios
Lucía Alfaro
Esmeralda Bravo

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Eduardo Palacios
Chair
CICESE-UALP
Scientific Subcommittee
MEMBERS
Dov Lank
Víctor Ayala
Medardo Cruz-López
Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta
River Gates
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
Natalia Martínez Curci
Maina Handmaker

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Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Chair
UABCS
Communication Subcommittee
MEMBER
Roberto Campos

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Nallely Arce
Chair
UABCS-Pronatura Noroeste
Student mentorship and recognition
MEMBERS
Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Lucía Alfaro
River Gates

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Víctor Omar Ayala-Pérez
UABCS-Pronatura Noroeste
Local Committee

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Lucía Alfaro
Terra Peninsular
Local Committee

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Esmeralda Bravo
Road to Recovery
Local Committee

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Mark Drever
Chair
Science and Technology, ECCC
Finance Subcommittee
MEMBERS
Mercedes Vega
Mark Drever
Dov Lank
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
Richard Johnston

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Rick Lanctot
Chair
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Travel Awards Subcommittee
MEMBERS
Verónica D'Amico
Juanita Fonseca
Mark Drever
Yvonne Verkil
Ana Ágreda

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Verónica D'Amico
Chair
Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR)
CCT CONICET-CENPAT
Lifetime Achievement Award Subcommittee
MEMBERS
Roberto Carmona
Patricia González
Dov Lank
Juliana Almeida
Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta
Guy Morrison

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River Gates
Chair
Pacific Shorebird Conservation Coordinator
Conference Coordinator
MEMBERS
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
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Daniel Galindo-Espinosa Chair UABCS Local Committee
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
Chair
UABCS
Local Committee
STAFF
Nallely Arce
Víctor Omar Ayala Pérez
Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Eduardo Palacios
Lucía Alfaro
Esmeralda Bravo

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Daniel Galindo-Espinosa Chair UABCS Local Committee
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
Chair
UABCS
Local Committee
STAFF
Nallely Arce
Víctor Omar Ayala Pérez
Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Eduardo Palacios
Lucía Alfaro
Esmeralda Bravo

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Georgina Brabata Domínguez
Co-Chair
UABCS
Local Committee
STAFF
Nallely Arce
Víctor Omar Ayala Pérez
Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Eduardo Palacios
Lucía Alfaro
Esmeralda Bravo

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Eduardo Palacios
Chair
CICESE-UALP
Scientific Subcommittee
MEMBERS
Dov Lank
Víctor Ayala
Medardo Cruz-López
Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta
River Gates
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
Natalia Martínez Curci
Maina Handmaker

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Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Chair
UABCS
Communication Subcommittee
MEMBER
Roberto Campos

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WhatsApp Image 2026-04-27 at 9.48.56 AM.jpeg
Nallely Arce
Chair
UABCS-Pronatura Noroeste
Student mentorship and recognition
MEMBERS
Daniela Michelle Valdez Gámez
Lucía Alfaro
River Gates

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Víctor Omar Ayala-Pérez
UABCS-Pronatura Noroeste
Local Committee

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Lucía Alfaro
Terra Peninsular
Local Committee

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Esmeralda Bravo
Road to Recovery
Local Committee

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Mark Drever
Chair
Science and Technology, ECCC
Finance Subcommittee
MEMBERS
Mercedes Vega
Mark Drever
Dov Lank
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
Richard Johnston

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Rick Lanctot
Chair
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Travel Awards Subcommittee
MEMBERS
Verónica D'Amico
Juanita Fonseca
Mark Drever
Yvonne Verkil
Ana Ágreda

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Verónica D'Amico
Chair
Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR)
CCT CONICET-CENPAT
Lifetime Achievement Award Subcommittee
MEMBERS
Roberto Carmona
Patricia González
Dov Lank
Juliana Almeida
Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta
Guy Morrison

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River Gates
Chair
Pacific Shorebird Conservation Coordinator
Conference Coordinator
MEMBERS
Daniel Galindo-Espinosa
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