Bryan Criswell

bryan(at)tmalliance.org

"Third Millennium Alliance is both a humanitarian and environmental organization, grounded in the understanding that a thriving human race needs a healthy environment to live in."

B.S. in Rangeland Ecology with a Concentration in Restoration Ecology at Colorado State University; studied Tropical Ecology and Spanish at the Universidad Veritas in San José, Costa Rica.  Bryan has worked as a field ecologist extensively throughout the versatile terrain of California, from the Redwood forests to the dry Chaparral, for an environmental consulting firm in Northern California, and is certified in permaculture. Now he devotes his time and expertise working to conserve and restore the rainforests of the Choco-Manabí Biological Corridor.

Isabel Davila

isabel(at)tmalliance.org

"For a long time we have dreamed about a harmonious, balanced, and constantly-evolving world. Now we are living and working in it." 

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Third Millennium Alliance and architect of the Bamboo House. Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in International Commerce and Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A) from Universidad del Mar de Chile.  Isabel is now living in Venezuela, where she is developing a large scale initiative to fund the implementation of a permaculture-based Sustainable Model Village, to be replicated among local communities.

Jerry Toth

jerry(at)tmalliance.org

"There are two fundamental objectives here - to regenerate a disappearing forest, and to create a space in that forest where the vanguard of a new global movement can come to learn and create and experience a living, breathing model for the coming era."    

Studied economics at the London School of Economics and Cornell University (B.A. '00), briefly worked in investment banking on Wall Street with what was then called Salomon Smith Barney before relocating to South America for the past 8 years, in various countries and capacities, and now lives and works full-time in the Jama-Coaque Reserve in Ecuador.

Colon Vaca

"Don Colon" is the president of the community of Camarones and a proactive force of progressive change in the region. His father was one of the first settlers in Camarones, in the early part of the 20th century. Don Colon is presently reforesting much of his land (formerly cattle pasture) with native bamboo, native timber, cacao, and various other tree species of high agroforestry value. The Community Learning Center was built by Don Colon and his family together with 3MAlliance.

Uver Vaca

uver(at)tmalliance.org

Also from the local community of Camarones, Uver manages the wildlife monitoring program, the park ranger program, reforestation activites, and research activities such as botanical and fauna inventories in the Jama-Coaque Ecological Reserve.

Jorge Luis (Paco) Vaca

paco(at)tmalliance.org

TMAlliance and local farmers from the community of Camarones have jointly established an organic coffee co-operative. Paco coordinates the effort alongside TMAlliance interns. The brand is called Cafe Montubio, and is now being commercialized in organic markets in Quito.  

Katherine Theus

katherine(at)tmalliance.org

B.A. in Journalism and Spanish from Boston University, Katherine joins us from Ghana, where she lived and worked on and off since 2010. Originally from Northern California, she manages our donor communications, social networking, and grant-writing. She lived in Ecuador in 2007, and has also called Spain, Mexico, and New Zealand home. She now lives in Quito full-time.

Laura Randall

laura(at)3malliance.org

"My goal here is to learn. After having lived in Ecuador for a brief time, I have returned to continue connecting and learning from the people, working to create something that is different from the privileges with which I was raised and different from the traditional community development that happens around the world. As well, I am gracious for this opportunity to venture to other lands to continue painting the road of my spiritual journey."

Laura completed her Bachelor of Arts in Biological Aspects of Conservation and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During that time, she participated in a study abroad program in Ecuador in 2007-2008 where she first fell in love with the community of Camarones. Since then, she has worked with women in the community on a small business project making antique soap and continued living and working as a teen mentor and educator for Common Wealth Development in Madison-Wisconsin.

Jordan Trujillo

jordan(at)tmalliance.org

From Los Angeles, Jordan received a degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Conservation Biology and Field Ecology from UC Santa Cruz. He's traveled through Central America, Mexico, and Spain. He has extensive experience in conservation biology research throughout the various ecosystems of California, and previously worked as a Project Manager for a sustainable development company in Southern California. He was awarded for his scholastic achievement and dedication to the conservation of biodiversity and the livelihood of indigenous communities by UC Santa Cruz in 2010.