Assembly members attending our 2018 annual meeting on 14 December 2018 at the National Museum of Natural History in Santo Domingo.

GOVERNANCE

Grupo Jaragua is governed by its current bylaws.   

 

The Assembly 

The Assembly is the body in charge of defining the organization´s lines of work. It is the organization´s highest authority and its decisions are binding.  Each year, all active members are summoned to an annual Assembly. During this meeting directed by the president of the directive board, the executive director presents the year´s activitities report and the treasurer presents the financial report. Questions and comments are voiced out, as well as proposals for new members plus any other topics of interest. When the mandate of the directive board expires, an Election Assembly is conducted after the ordinary annual Assembly.

 

Assembly meeting in 2017, National Museum of Natural History, Santo Domingo

Directive Board

The directive board is the group of persons, elected in one of two ways; 1) Democratically by the election Assembly or 2) by consensus of the rest of the board. The directive board is the governing body of the organization and reports on its progress. The directive board shares colectively the responsibility for actions taken by the organization.  It is responsible for the adequate follow-up of its bylaws and decisions, as well as ensuring financial and other resources are adequately managed. rganización y debe reportar ante ésta.  It is a seven-member board (see below). 

 

Our Board

PRESIDENT

Yolanda León, PhD

Biologis and professor, Santo Domingo

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TREASURER

Sixto J. Incháustegui, Msc

Biologist and professor,  Santo Domingo

 

SECRETARY

Cristina Nivar, MSc, social worker,  Santo Domingo

VOCAL

Pedro Genaro Rodríguez

Business manager and nature photographer, Santo Domingo

VOCAL

Cecilia Hernández

Biologist,  Santo Domingo

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VOCAL

José Manuel Pérez

Schoolteacher, Oviedo

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VOCAL

Jesús Almonte

Biologist, environmental consultant, Santo Domingo

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Annual Assembly 2016, Santo Domingo Hotel, Santo Domingo