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Annual Report 2002

F U E L I N G  G R O W T H,  H E A L T H,  A N D  P R O S P E R I T Y
I n t e r n a t i o n a l  P o t a t o  C e n t e r  •  A n n u a l  R e p o r t  2 0 0 2
STAFF
CIP was forced to reduce its staff in 2002, as one of the measures to meet shortfalls in funding. As the members of the CIP community met with the demands of accommodating responsibilities and adjusting strategies to handle this downsizing, they also responded ably to the challenge of redoubling efforts in fundraising, thereby helping to achieve a more stable, financially secure base on which we can now move forward. All staff are thanked for their help in rising to this most difficult of challenges.

CIP’s staff is comprised of a diverse group of highly qualified individuals with varied backgrounds and nationalities. This diversity is integrated into a coordinated effort to achieve a common goal: alleviate poverty and increase food security while protecting the earth’s natural resource base. Each and every one of CIP’s more than 400 employees worldwide, from scientists to clerical staff to field workers, contributes to this mission in the various functions they perform, and all form an essential part of CIP’s working team. Because of space, we are not able to list all names in this Annual Report; nevertheless, we do recognize and greatly appreciate the efforts of all our staff.


Director General's Office

Director General-Hubert Zandstra
Mariella Altet, External Relations Manager
Gladys Neyra, Administrative Assistant
Deputy Director General for Corporate Development-Hector Hugo Li Pun
Marcela Checa, Administrative Assistant2
Amalia Lanatta, Administrative Assistant
María Inés Ríos, Business Development Associate3
Ana María Secada, Head, Travel Office
Haydée Zelaya, Administrative Assistant
Deputy Director General for Research-Wanda Collins2
Deputy Director General for Research-Pamela Anderson1
Carmen Dyer, Administrative Assistant
Bertha Ferreyros, Information System Analyst
Charlotte Lizárraga, Plant Pathologist, Assistant Coordinator, GILB
Lilia Salinas, Administrative Assistant
Director for International Cooperation-Roger Cortbaoui
Ruth Arce, Administrative Assistant2
Rosario Marcovich, Bilingual Secretary


Finance and Administration

Human Resources
Lucas Reaño, Human Resources Manager
Janneth Carballido, Compensation and Benefits Assistant2
Mónica Ferreyros, Auxiliary Services Supervisor
Sor Lapouble, Auxiliary Services Assistant
Gicela Olivera, Organization and Methods Assistant
Estanislao Pérez, Compensation and Benefits Assistant2
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
Antonio Morillo, Maintenance Supervisor
José Pizarro, Purchasing Supervisor2
Gloria Solís, Administrative Assistant


Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Carlos Alonso, Chief Financial Officer
Martina Solís-Rosas, Bilingual Secretary
Accounting Unit
Miguel Saavedra, General Accountant
Eliana Bardalez, Senior Accountant2
Edgardo de los Ríos, Senior Accountant
Andrés García, Assistant Accountant
Denise Giacoma, Supervisor
Rodmel Guzmán, Assistant Accountant
Willy Hermoza, Assistant Accountant1
Blanca Joo, Accountant2
Eduardo Peralta, Accountant
Katrina Roper, Bilingual Secretary2
César Tapia, Assistant Accountant
Budget Unit
Alberto Monteblanco, Senior Accountant
Treasury Unit
Lenny Guazzotti, Treasury Assistant2
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 Specialist3
Hyun-Mook Cho, Potato Breeder1
Enrique Chujoy, Geneticist*
Stefan De Haan, Potato Breeder and Agronomist1
Ramzy El-Bedewy, Plant Breeder (CIP-Nairobi)2
Nelly Espinola, Nutritionist, Research Associate2
Anne Forbes, Plant Breeder, Associate Scientist (CIP-Quito)
Marc Ghislain, Molecular Biologist
Michael Hermann, Andean Crops Specialist*
Miguel Holle, Andean Crops Coordinator2
Sven Jacobsen, Plant Breeder2
Regina Kapinga, Sweetpotato Breeder (CIP-Kampala)
Juan Landeo, Plant Breeder*
Rafael Mora, Visiting Scientist2
Carlos Ochoa, Taxonomist, Scientist Emeritus
William Roca, Plant Cell Physiologist*
Alberto Salas, Agronomist, Research Associate
Asep Setiawan, Sweetpotato Breeder (CIP-Bogor)
Mahesh Upadhya, Plant Breeder, Visiting Principal Scientist ad honorum2
Dapeng Zhang, Plant Breeder, Bioinformatics Unit Head*
Sammy Agili, Sweetpotato Breeder, Research Assistant (CIP-Nairobi)
Jairo Aginyah, Potato Breeder, Research Assistant (CIP-Nairobi)
Mercedes Ames, Biologist, Research Assistant2
Ciro Barrera, Plant Pathologist, Research Assistant2
Ida Bartolini, Biochemist, Research Assistant
Carolina Bastos, Research Assistant3
Jorge Benavides, Biologist, Research Assistant
Gabriela Burgos, Biologist, Research Assistant3
Rolando Cabello, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Giselle Cipriani, Biologist, Research Assistant2
Wilmer Cuéllar, Biologist, Research Assistant2
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 Assistant3
Rosario Falcón, Biologist, Research Assistant
Manuel Gastelo, Agronomist, Research Assistant
René Gómez, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Enrique Grande, Technician
María Luisa Guevara, Biologist, Research Assistant2
Carmen Herrera, Biologist, Research Assistant2
María del Rosario Herrera, Biologist, Research Assistant
Oscar Hurtado, Research Assistant2
Fedora Itabashi, Systems Analyst, Research Assistant2
Philip Kiduyu, Technician, Plant Quarantine Station (CIP-Nairobi)
Mariana Martin, Bilingual Secretary
Iván Manrique, Research Assistant
Isabel Mel, Bilingual Secretary
Elisa Mihovilovich, Biologist, Research Assistant
María Cecilia Miki, Research Assistant2
Sam Namanda, Potato Breeder/Pathologist, Research Assistant (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
Giovana Perazzo, Biologist, Research Assistant2
Leticia Portal, Biologist, Research Assistant3
Daniel Reynoso, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Flor de María Rodríguez, Research Assistant2
Genoveva Rossel, Research Assistant3
Rosa Salazar, Bilingual Secretary
Reinhard Simon, Visiting Scientist (University of Jena, Germany)
Tjintokohadi, Research Assistant (CIP-Bogor)
Judith Toledo, Biologist, Research Assistant2
Andrés Valladolid, Plant Breeder, Research Assistant2
Fanny Vargas, Agronomist, Research Assistant


Crop Protection Department

Luis Salazar, Virologist, Principal Scientist, Head
Nicole Adler, Plant Pathologist (CIP-Quito)
Jesús Alcázar, Agronomist, Research Associate
Gregory Forbes, Plant Pathologist*
Edward French, Scientist Emeritus
Segundo Fuentes, Plant Pathologist, Research Associate
Upali Jayasinghe, Virologist (CIP-Bogor)2
Magnus Kuhne, Entomologist, Associate Scientist
Aziz Lagnaoui, Entomologist*
Berga Lemaga, Agronomist, PRAPACE Coordinator(CIP-Kampala)3
Modesto Olanya, Pathologist (CIP-Nairobi)2
María Palacios, Biologist, Research Associate2
Sylvie Priou, Bacteriologist
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 Pathologist
Pedro Aley, Plant Pathologist, Research Assistant3
Mónica Blanco, Bilingual Secretary
Verónica Cañedo, Biologist, Research Assistant
Maria Gabriela Chacón, Pathologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Quito)
Carlos Chuquillanqui, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Violeta Flores, Biologist, Research Assistant2
Soledad Gamboa, Biologist, Research Assistant
Govinda Guevara, Plant Pathologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Quito)
Liliam Gutarra, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Francisco Jarrín, Pathologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Quito)
Joseph Mudiope, Entomologist, Research Assistant (DFID-CRF Project, Soroti) (CIP-Kampala)3
Norma Mujica, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Giovanna Muller, Biologist, Research Assistant
Ricardo Orrego, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Wilmer Pérez, Plant Pathologist, Research Assistant
Karina Petrovich, Bilingual Secretary2
Magnolia Santa Cruz, Biologist, Research Assistant
Ana María Taboada, Biologist, Research Assistant2
Jorge Tenorio, Biologist, Research Assistant
Roger Torres, Research Assistant3
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*
Sreekanth Attaluri, Sweetpotato Scientist (CIP-Delhi)1
Walter Bowen, Soil Scientist (IFDC) (CIP-Quito)2,4
Coen Bussink, Geographic Information Scientist
Hector Cisneros, Coordinator CONDESAN1,*
André Devaux, Agronomist, Coordinator, Andean Potato Project (Papa Andina, Peru)
Fernando Ezeta, Agronomist, CIP-LAC Regional Representative
Alberto Gonzáles, Phytopathologist, Research Associate2
Vital Hagenimana, Food Scientist (NRI) (CIP-Nairobi)2,4
Robert Hijmans, Geographic Information Scientist2
Sarath Ilangantileke, Postharvest Specialist, CIP-SWA Regional Representative (CIP-Delhi)
M S Kadian, Agronomist (CIP-Delhi)
Berhane Kiflewahid, ASARECA/CIP, Coordinator, Technology Transfer Project (CIP-Nairobi)2,3
Carlos León-Velarde, Animal Production Systems Specialist (ILRI)4
Elias Mujica, Anthropologist, Adjunct Scientist, CONDESAN3
P K Mukherjee, Sweetpotato Scientist (CIP-Delhi)2
Manuel Araujo, Research Assistant1,2
Sushma Arya, Accountant/Program Coordinator (CIP-Delhi)
Guillermo Baigorria, Climatologist, Research Assistant
Carolina Barreda, Agronomist, Research Assistant3
Jimena Bazoalto, Research Assistant3
Ghanashyam Bhandari, Accountant (CIP/SDC Project, Kathmandu)3
Musuq Briceño, Research Assistant3
Paola Campodónico, Bilingual Secretary2
Mariana Cruz, Biologist, Research Assistant3
Raúl Jaramillo, Soil Scientist, Research Assistant (CIP-Quito)2
Jose Jiménez, Computer Systems Specialist (CIP-Quito)
Henry Juárez, Agronomist, Research Assistant
María de los Angeles Laura, Bilingual Secretary, CONDESAN3
Kurt Manrique, Agronomist, Research Assistant3
Atif Manzoor, Accountant (CIP/SDC Project, Islamabad)3
L Mony, Secretary (CIP-Delhi)
Ana María Ponce, InfoAndina, CONDESAN3
Yasmín Raygada, Bilingual Secretary1
Zareen Siddiqi, Secretary (CIP/SDC Project, Islamabad)3
Fannia Virginia Suri, Seed Technologist, Research Assistant (CIP-Bogor)2
Ivonne Valdizán, Bilingual Secretary3
Siny Varughese, Program Associate (Publications and Documentation) (CIP-Delhi)
Percy Zorogastúa, Research Assistant


Social Sciences Department

Thomas Walker, Economist, Principal Scientist, Head*,2
Thomas Bernet, Economist, Swiss Associate Expert3
Dindo Campilan, Sociologist, UPWARD Coordinator (CIP-Los Baños)
Charles Crissman, Economist, CIP-SSA Regional Representative (CIP-Nairobi)*
Rubén Darío Estrada, Natural Resources Economist (SDC Mountain Agriculture) (based at CIAT)4
Peter Ewell, Economist, CIP-SSA Regional Representative (CIP-Nairobi)2
Keith Fuglie, Agricultural Economist, CIP-ESEAP Regional Representative (CIP-Bogor)*
Diana Lee-Smith, Urban Agricultural Research and Development Coordinator for SSA (CIP-Nairobi)1
Oscar Ortiz, Special Project Coordinator
Gordon Prain, Social Anthropologist, SIUPA Coordinator*
Sonia Salas, Food Technologist, Research Associate
Steve Sherwood, Training Specialist (CIP-Quito)2
Graham Thiele, Participatory Technology Development Specialist, Andean Potato Project (CIP-Quito)3
David Yanggen, Agricultural Economist, Associate Scientist (Montana State University)4
Regula Zuger Caceres, Agricultural Economist
Jairo Anginyah, Potato Breeder, Research Assistant (CIP-Nairobi)
Mylene Aquino, Secretary, UPWARD (CIP-Los Baños)
Rini Asmunati, Socioeconomist, Research Assistant (CIP-Bogor)
Cherry Leah Bagalanon, Human Ecologist, UPWARD Program Associate (CIP-Los Baños)2
Carlos Basilio, Soil Science Specialist, UPWARD Research Fellow (CIP-Los Baños)
Lorna Belulia, UPWARD Accountant (CIP-Los Baños)2
Raúl Boncodin, Botanist, UPWARD Program Associate (CIP-Los Baños)
Patricio Espinoza, Agricultural Economist, Research Associate (CIP-Quito)
Cristina Fonseca, Agronomist, Research Assistant
Toteng Hidayat, Facilities Manager (CIP-Bogor)
Elijah Igunza, Administrative Assistant (CIP-Nairobi)
Dessy Kusbandi, Executive Secretary (CIP-Bogor)
Sukendra Mahalaya, Research and Information Management Officer (CIP-Bogor)
Luis Maldonado, Economist, Research Assistant
Ana Luisa Muñoz, Bilingual Secretary
Rosemary Muttungi, Secretary (CIP-Nairobi)
Mayette Nadal, Secretary, UPWARD (CIP-Los Baños)
Kusye Nawawi, Accountant (CIP-Bogor)
Emily Ndoho, Secretary (CIP-Nairobi)
Mary Njenga, Research Assistant, SIUPA (CIP-Nairobi)1
Alice Njoroge, Secretary (CIP-Nairobi)
Simon Obaga, Accounts Clerk (CIP-Nairobi)
Lorna Sister, Socioeconomist, UPWARD Research Fellow (CIP-Los Baños)
Víctor Suárez, Statistics Assistant
Zandra Vásquez, Bilingual Secretary
Caecilia Afra Widyastuti, Rural Sociologist, Researcher (CIP-Bogor)2
Yuan Jun Yang, Administrative Assistant (CIP-Beijing)
Pei Zhou, Secretary/Accountant (CIP-Beijing)


Communication and Public Awareness Department

Christine Graves, Head
John Stares, Managing Editor, Head of Publications Unit2
Candelaria Atalaya, Photographer2
Mariella Corvetto, Communication Services Coordinator
Ruth Delgado, Exhibits/Display Assistant
Nini Fernández-Concha, Graphic Designer
Milton Hidalgo, Graphic Designer
Cecilia Lafosse, Chief Designer
Godofredo Lagos, Print Chief2
Maria Elena Lanatta, Administrative Assistant
Paul Moncada, Webmaster
Anselmo Morales, Graphic Designer
Zoraida Portillo, Spanish Writer/Editor
Alfredo Puccini, Graphic Designer


Training Department

Patricio Malagamba, Head
Gisella Canessa, Training Liaison Officer2
Edda Echeandía, Multimedia Developer
Martha Huanes, Training Coordinator
Mercedes Suito, Bilingual Secretary
Library and Bookshop
Cecilia Ferreyra, Head Librarian
Rosa Ghilardi, Bilingual Secretary
Griselda Lay, Library Assistant
Félix Muñoz, Distribution Assistant2
Glenda Negrete, Library Assistant2


Information Technology Unit

Anthony Collins, Head
Liliana Bravo, Server Administrator
Andrea Cáceres, Systems Development Support
Oscar Carmelo, Helpdesk Administrator2
Moisés Fernández, Systems Analyst, Database Administrator2
Erika Orozco, Server Administrator
Dante Palacios, Systems Support
Giancarlo Rodríguez, Systems Support
Saúl Rodriguez, Web Systems Analyst
Edgardo Torres, Systems Development Administrator
Alberto Vélez, Systems and Network Administrator
Roberto del Villar, Maintenance Administrator
Diana Zevallos, Administrative Systems Analyst3


Field Research Support

Víctor Otazú, Head
César Aguilar, Agronomist, Field/Greenhouse Supervisor, Research Assistant (San Ramón)2
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)2

* Project leader
1 Joined CIP in 2002
2 Left CIP in 2002
3 Funded by special project
4 Joint appointment
Died 2002
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