CIP employs more than 500 people worldwide. Every single one of these people makes a valuable contribution to CIP’s mission to reduce poverty and improve the food security of people in developing countries. Unfortunately we do not have space in this Annual Report to list all of these people, but we none-theless greatly appreciated all their efforts. CIP is a center of excellence, and its professional, scientific, administrative and other staff are all highly and suitably qualified, in terms not only of academic qualifications but also of experience and other skills and abilities. For this reason we do not identify individual qualifications in the following list.

• Directors
• Director General’s Office
• Office of the Executive Officer
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer
• Crop Improvement and Genetic Resources Department
• Crop Protection Department
• Production Systems and Natural Resource Management Department
• Social Sciences Department
• Training and Communications Department
• Information Technology Unit
• Field Research Support

Director General—Hubert Zandstra
Deputy Director General for Finance/Administration—Hector Hugo Li Pun1
Deputy Director General for Finance/Administration—José Valle-Riestra2
Deputy Director General for Research—Wanda Collins
Director for International Cooperation—Roger Cortbaoui

Director General’s Office
Christine Graves, Senior Advisor
Mariella Altet, External Relations Manager
Ruth Arce, Administrative Assistant
Marcela Checa, Administrative Assistant
María Elena Lanatta, Bilingual Secretary
Lilia Salinas, Administrative Assistant
Gladys Neyra, Administrative Assistant
Haydée Zelaya, Administrative Assistant

Office of the Executive Officer
José Luis Rueda, Executive Officer2
Gloria Solís, Administrative Assistant
Verónica de Armero, Guest House Supervisor2

Human Resources
 Lucas Reaño, Human Resources Manager
 Janneth Carballido, Compensation and Benefits Assistant
 Mónica Ferreyros, Auxiliary Services Supervisor
 David Halfin, Doctor2
 Sor Lapouble, Auxiliary Services Assistant
 Estanislao Pérez, Compensation and Benefits Assistant
 Martha Piérola, Social Worker, Supervisor
 Lucero Schmidt, Nurse
 María Amelia Távara, Bilingual Secretary
 Yoner Varas, Compensation and Benefits Assistant

Logistics and General Services
 Aldo Tang, Logistics and General Services Manager
 Pilar Bernui, Bilingual Secretary
 Silvia Córdova, Bilingual Secretary
 Hugo Davis, Vehicle Maintenance Officer
 Ximena Ganoza, Purchasing Supervisor
 Atilio Guerrero, Vehicle Programmer
 Jorge Locatelli, Security Supervisor
 Jorge Luque, Warehouse Supervisor
 Micheline Moncloa, Front Desk Supervisor2
 Antonio Morillo, Maintenance Supervisor
 José Pizarro, Purchasing Supervisor
 Carmela Salazar, Bilingual Secretary
 Djordje Velickovich, Pilot2
 Percy Zuzunaga, Pilot2

Travel Office
 Ana María Secada, Travel Office Supervisor

Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Carlos Niño-Neira, Chief Financial Officer
Amalia Lanatta, Administrative Assistant

Accounting Unit
 Miguel Saavedra, General Accountant
 Eliana Bardalez, Senior Accountant
 Edgardo de los Ríos, Senior Accountant
 Denise Giacoma, Supervisor
 Rodmel Guzmán, Accountant Assistant
 Ursula Jiménez, Accountant Assistant1
 Blanca Joo, Accountant
 Silvia Loayza, Bilingual Secretary
 Eduardo Peralta, Accountant
 Saskia Sánchez Ferrer, Bilingual Secretary2
 César Tapia, Accountant Assistant

Budget Unit
 Alberto Monteblanco, Senior Accountant
 Verónica Angulo, Budget Assistant1,2

Treasury Unit
 Milagros Patiño, Treasurer
 Sonnia Solari, Chief Cashier

Crop Improvement and Genetic Resources Department
Merideth Bonierbale, Senior Potato Breeder, Head*
Walter Amorós, Agronomist, Research Associate
Carlos Arbizu, Andean Crops Specialist
Enrique Chujoy, Geneticist*
Ramzy El-Bedewy, Plant Breeder (CIP-Nairobi)
Nelly Espinola, Nutritionist, Research Associate
Marc Ghislain, Molecular Biologist
Michael Hermann, Andean Crops Specialist*
Miguel Holle, Andean Crops Coordinator*
Zósimo Huamán, Germplasm Curator2,*
Sven Jacobsen, Plant Breeder
Juan Landeo, Plant Breeder
Carlos Ochoa, Taxonomist, Scientist Emeritus
Noël Pallais, Physiologist, Head of Seed Unit2
William Roca, Plant Cell Physiologist1,*
Alberto Salas, Agronomist, Research Associate
Asep Setiawan, Sweetpotato Breeder1 (CIP-Bogor)
Peter Schmiediche, Plant Breeder, ECA Coordinator2 (CIP-Berlin)
María Scurrah, Adjunct Scientist2
K C Thakur, Potato Breeder (CIP-Delhi)
Bodo Trognitz, Geneticist2
Mahesh Upadhya, Plant Breeder, Principal Scientist* (from 1 July 2000, Visiting Principal Scientist ad honorum)
K Y Xie, Potato Expert, IFAD Project Coordinator2 (CIP-Beijing)
Da Peng Zhang, Plant Breeder, Bioinformatics Unit Head*
Ciro Barrera, Plant Pathologist, Research Assistant
Carolina Bastos, Research Assistant1
Jorge Benavides, Biologist, Research Assistant
Rolando Cabello, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Giselle Cipriani, Biologist, Research Assistant
Aurora Cornejo, Bilingual Secretary2
Lorena Danessi, Bilingual Secretary
Silvia de la Flor, Bilingual Secretary
Felipe de Mendiburu, Statistician, Research Assistant
Luis Díaz, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Jorge Espinoza, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Rosario Falcón, Biologist, Research Assistant
Manuel Gastelo, Agronomist, Research Assistant
René Gómez, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Enrique Grande, Technician
María Luisa Guevara, Biologist, Research Assistant
Angela Hayano, Research Assistant2
Carmen Herrera, Biologist, Research Assistant
María del Rosario Herrera, Biologist, Research Assistant
Oscar Hurtado, Research Assistant1
Elijah Igunza, Purchasing (CIP-Nairobi)
Fedora Itabashi, Systems Analyst, Research Assistant
Philip Kiduyu, Technician, Plant Quarantine Station (CIP-Nairobi)
Maman Kusmana, Potato Breeder, Research Assistant2 (CIP-Bogor)
Maritza Luque, Bilingual Secretary2
Mariana Martin, Bilingual Secretary
Iván Manrique, Research Assistant1
Thomas Mcharo, Sweetpotato Breeder, Research Assistant2 (CIP-Nairobi)
Elisa Mihovilovich, Biologist, Research Assistant
María Cecilia Miki, Research Assistant3
Sam Namanda, Potato Breeder/Pathologist, Research Assistant1 (CIP-Kampala)
George Ngundo, Chief Technician, Plant Quarantine Station(CIP-Nairobi)
Luis Ñopo, Biologist, Research Assistant
Matilde Orrillo, Biologist, Research Assistant
Ana Luz Panta, Biologist, Research Assistant
Leticia Portal, Biologist, Research Assistant
Daniel Reynoso, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Flor de María Rodríguez, Research Assistant
Genoveva Rossel, Research Assistant1
Rosa Salazar, Bilingual Secretary
Reinhard Simon, Visiting Scientist (University of Jena, Germany)
Istanti Surviani, Secretary/Accountant2 (CIP-Bogor)
Tjintokohadi, Research Assistant (CIP-Bogor)
Judith Toledo, Biologist, Research Assistant
Andrés Valladolid, Plant Breeder, Research Assistant
Fanny Vargas, Agronomist, Research Assistant

Crop Protection Department
Luis Salazar, Virologist, Principal Scientist, Head*
Jesús Alcázar, Agronomist, Research Associate
Teresa Ames, Scientist Emeritus2
Fausto Cisneros, Entomologist2
Solveig Danielsen, Associate Expert (The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark)4
Gregory Forbes, Plant Pathologist (CIP-Quito)
Edward French, Scientist Emeritus
Segundo Fuentes, Plant Pathologist, Research Associate
Guillemette Garry, Phytopathologist, Associate Expert2
Upali Jayasinghe, Virologist* (CIP-Bogor)
Stefan Keller, Agronomist, Associate Scientist2
Aziz Lagnaoui, Entomologist*
Berga Lemaga, Agronomist, PRAPACE Coordinator3 (CIP-Kampala)
Charlotte Lizárraga, Plant Pathologist, Assistant Coordinator,Global Initiative on Late Blight
Rebecca Nelson, Molecular Pathologist*
Modesto Olanya, Pathologist (CIP-Nairobi)
María Palacios, Biologist, Research Associate
Sylvie Priou, Bacteriologist*
Maddalena Querci, Molecular Virologist2
Marc Sporleder, Agronomist, Associate Scientist
Hebert Torres, Plant Pathologist, Research Associate2
Lod J Turkensteen, Adjunct Scientist (based in Netherlands)
Elske van de Fliert, IPM Specialist* (CIP-Bogor)
Yi Wang, Plant Physiologist, Liaison Scientist (CIP-Beijing)
Ednar Wulff, Molecular Plant Pathologist1
Pedro Aley, Plant Pathologist, Research Assistant
Ida Bartolini, Biochemist, Research Assistant
Mónica Blanco, Bilingual Secretary
Verónica Cañedo, Biologist, Research Assistant
Maria Gabriela Chacón, Pathologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Quito)
Carlos Chuquillanqui, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Carmen Dyer, Administrative Assistant
Judith Echegaray, Research Assistant1,2
Violeta Flores, Biologist, Research Assistant
Soledad Gamboa, Biologist, Research Assistant
Erwin Guevara, Agronomist, Research Assistant2
Liliam Gutarra, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Ana Hurtado, Biologist, Research Assistant2
Francisco Jarrín, Pathologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Quito)
Joseph Mudiope, Entomologist, Research Assistant (DFID-CRF Project, Soroti)3 (CIP-Kampala)
Norma Mujica, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Giovanna Muller, Biologist, Research Assistant
Vincent Ogiro, Research Assistant (CIP-Kampala)
Peter Ojiambo, Pathologist/Potato Breeder, Research Assistant(CIP-Nairobi)
Ricardo Orrego, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Wilmer Pérez, Plant Pathologist, Research Assistant
Karina Petrovich, Bilingual Secretary
Paola Ramón, Pathologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Quito)
Rusmadi, Research Assistant2 (CIP-Bogor)
Magnolia Santa Cruz, Biologist, Research Assistant
Mirtha Soldevilla, Secretary2
Ana Maria Taboada, Biologist, Research Assistant
Jorge Tenorio, Biologist, Research Assistant
Miguel Vega, Pathologist, Research Assistant1 (CIP-Quito)
Alcira Vera, Biologist, Research Assistant
Warsito Tantowijoyo, Entomologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Bogor)
Julia Zamudio, Bilingual Secretary
Octavio Zegarra, Biologist, Research Assistant

Production Systems and Natural Resource Management Department
Roberto Quiroz, Land Use Systems Specialist, Head*
Walter Bowen, Soil Scientist (IFDC)4 (CIP-Quito)
André Devaux, Agronomist, Coordinator, Andean Potato Project (Papa Andina, Peru)
Fernando Ezeta, Agronomist, CIP-LAC Regional Representative
Alberto Gonzáles, Phytopathologist, Research Associate
Vital Hagenimana, Food Scientist (NRI)4 (CIP-Nairobi)
Dominique Hervé, Visiting Scientist (IRD, formerly ORSTOM)4
Oscar Hidalgo, Project Leader (CIP/SDC Project, Islamabad)3
Robert Hijmans, Geographic Information Scientist
Sarath Ilangantileke, Postharvest Specialist, CIP-SWA Regional Representative (CIP-Delhi)
M S Kadian, Agronomist (CIP-Delhi)
Berhane Kiflewahid, ASARECA/CIP, Coordinator, TechnologyTransfer Project3 (CIP-Nairobi)
Carlos León-Velarde, Animal Production Systems Specialist (ILRI)4
Elias Mujica, Anthropologist, Adjunct Scientist, CONDESAN3
P K Mukherjee, Sweetpotato Scientist1 (CIP-Delhi)
Christopher Oates, Food Scientist2 (based in Thailand)
Deepak Ojha, Seed Specialist (CIP/SDC Project, Kathmandu)2,3
Joshua Posner, Agronomist, Coordinator, CONDESAN3
Mario Tapia, Agro-ecologist, CONDESAN2,3
María de los Angeles Laura, Bilingual Secretary, CONDESAN
Sushma Arya, Accountant/Program Coordinator (CIP-Delhi)
Guillermo Baigorria, Climatologist, Research Assistant
Lilián Basantes, Training Specialist, Research Assistant(CIP-Quito)
Jimena Bazoalto, Research Assistant
Ghanashyam Bhandari, Accountant (CIP/SDC Project,Kathmandu)3
Edda Echeandía, Research Assistant, CONDESAN1
Raúl Jaramillo, Soil Scientist, Research Assistant1 (CIP-Quito)
Josí Jiménez, Computer Systems Specialist1 (CIP-Quito)
Atif Manzoor, Accountant (CIP/SDC Project, Islamabad)3
Rosario Marcovich, Bilingual Secretary
Isabel Mel, Bilingual Secretary
L Mony, Secretary (CIP-Delhi)
Fabian Muñoz, Statistician/Computer Systems Specialist2 (CIP-Quito)
Mariana Pérez, Medical Research Specialist2 (CIP-Quito)
Ana María Ponce, InfoAndina, CONDESAN3
Zareen Siddiqi, Secretary (CIP/SDC Project, Islamabad)3
Fannia Virginia Suri, Seed Technologist, Research Assistant1 (CIP-Bogor)
Ivonne Valdizán, Bilingual Secretary
Percy Zorogastúa, Research Assistant

Social Sciences Department
Thomas Walker, Economist, Principal Scientist, Head*
Jane Alumira, Sociologist, Regional Research Fellow, African Highlands Initiative2,3 (CIP-Nairobi)
Thomas Bernet, Economist, Swiss Associate Expert2,3
Dindo Campilan, Sociologist, UPWARD Coordinator (CIP-Los Baños)
Charles Crissman, Economist, Liaison Scientist (CIP-Quito)
Rubén Darío Estrada, Natural Resources Economist (SDC Mountain Agriculture)4 (based at CIAT)
Peter Ewell, Economist, CIP-SSA Regional Representative(CIP-Nairobi)
Keith Fuglie, Agricultural Economist, CIP-ESEAP Regional Representative (CIP-Bogor)
Oscar Ortiz, Special Project Coordinator
Dai Peters, Postharvest Specialist (CIP-Hanoi)
Gordon Prain, Social Anthropologist, SIUPA Coordinator*
Sonia Salas, Food Technologist, Research Associate
Gregory Scott, Economist2,*
Steve Sherwood, Training Specialist (CIP-Quito)
Graham Thiele, Technology Transfer Specialist, Andean Potato Project (Papa Andina, Bolivia)3
David Yanggen, Agricultural Economist, Associate Scientist (Montana State University)1,4 (CIP-Quito)
Raúl Alvarez, Economist, Research Assistant
Cherry Leah Bagalanon, Human Ecologist, UPWARD Program Associate (CIP-Los Baños)
Carlos Basilio, Soil Scientist, UPWARD Research Fellow (CIP-Los Baños)
Raúl Boncodin, Botanist, UPWARD Program Associate, (CIP-Los Baños)
Silvia Cruzatt, Research Assistant1
Patricio Espinoza, Agricultural Economist, Research Associate (CIP-Quito)
Cristina Fonseca, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Virginia Kirumba, Administrative Secretary2 (CIP-Nairobi)
Sukendra Mahalaya, Communications Specialist, Research Assistant (CIP-Bogor)
Luis Maldonado, Economist, Research Assistant
Eliana Mogni, Bilingual Secretary2
Ana Luisa Muñoz, Bilingual Secretary
Rosemary Muttungi, Secretary (CIP-Nairobi)
Alice Njoroge, Secretary (CIP-Nairobi)
Simon Obaga, Accounts Clerk (CIP-Nairobi)
Joanne Sears, CICRTCR Assistant2
Víctor Suárez, Statistician, Assistant
Rachman Suherman, Agricultural Economist, Research Assistant2 (CIP-Bogor)
Zandra Vásquez, Bilingual Secretary
Frederika Vogel, Agricultural Economist, UPWARD Dutch Associate Expert2 (CIP-Los Baños)
Caecilia Afra Widyastuti, Rural Sociologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Bogor)
Y J Yang, Administrative Assistant1 (CIP-Beijing)
P Zhou, Secretary/Accountant (CIP-Beijing)

Training and Communications Department
Patricio Malagamba, Head
Mercedes Suito, Bilingual Secretary

Publications Unit
 John Stares, Managing Editor, Head1
 Abigail Hollister, Writer/Editor
 Candelaria Atalaya, Photographer
 Mariella Corvetto, Communication Services Coordinator
 Ruth Delgado, Exhibits/Display Assistant
 Nini Fernández-Concha, Graphic Designer, Assistant
 Milton Hidalgo, Graphic Designer, Assistant
 Cecilia Lafosse, Chief Designer
 Godofredo Lagos, Print Chief
 Víctor Madrid, Graphic Designer, Assistant2
 Anselmo Morales, Graphic Designer, Assistant
 Zoraida Portillo, Spanish Writer/Editor
 Alfredo Puccini, Graphic Designer, Assistant
 Siny Sam, Program Associate (Publications and Documentation)1(CIP-Delhi)

Training Unit
 Martha Huanes, Training Coordinator
 Margarita Lopez, Training Assistant
 María Inés Ríos, Training Program Liaison1

Library and Bookshop
 Cecilia Ferreyra, Head Librarian
 Rosa Ghilardi, Bilingual Secretary
 Griselda Lay, Librarian, Assistant
 Félix Muñoz, Distribution Assistant
 Glenda Negrete, Librarian, Assistant

Information Technology Unit
Anthony Collins, Head
Liliana Bravo, Server Administrator
Andrea Cáceres, Systems Development Support
Oscar Carmelo, Helpdesk Administrator1
Moisés Fernández, Systems Analyst, Database Administrator
Pía María Oliden, Database Administrator2
Erika Orozco, Server Administrator
Giancarlo Rodríguez, Systems Support
Eric Romero, Systems Administrator2
Edgardo Torres, Systems Development Administrator
Christian Valdivia, Server Administrator1
Alberto Vélez, Systems and Network Administrator
Roberto del Villar, Maintenance Administrator1

Field Research Support
Víctor Otazú, Head
César Aguilar, Agronomist, Field/Greenhouse Supervisor, Research Assistant (San Ramón)
Magaly Aspiazu, Administrative Assistant (Santa Catalina) (CIP-Quito)
Susana Barriga, Accountant (Santa Catalina) (CIP-Quito)
Roberto Duarte, Agronomist, Field/Greenhouse Supervisor (La Molina)
Hugo Goyas, Agronomist, Field/Greenhouse Supervisor (Huancayo)
Carmen Lara, Secretary
Ricardo Rodriguez, Agronomist, Field/Greenhouse Supervisor (Santa Catalina) (CIP-Quito)

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* Project leader
1 Joined CIP in 2000
2 Left CIP in 2000
3 Funded by special project
4 Joint appointment