MDI representatives, Raul Raudales, Victor Arce, and Richard
Trubey: First place winners for the World Resources
Institute's New Ventures Business Model Forum
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mail: Mesoamerican Development Institute
669 Stevens Street
Lowell, MA 01851-4519
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phone: 978 937-3460
fax: 978 937-9053
MDI's management team
includes:
Victor Arce
Victor is a recognized leader
in sustainable production and processing. Victor serves on
the Boards of the Costa Rican Coffee Institute (ICAFE) and
the Fair Trade Consortium, COOCAFE. Victor is the manager of
the ISO14001-certified coffee cooperative Montes de Oro.
Victor is an agronomist with a Masters in Business
Administration.
Raul Raudales
Raul is an energy engineer
with experience in both the private and public sector and
has managed international projects for the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Global Environment
Facility, and Conservation International.
Arley Morales
Arley is a training specialist
in coffee processing and manages the solar drying facility
at Montes de Oro. Arley is an expert in efficient use and
management of patios, as well as the use of industrial solar
drying systems. Arley has trained cooperatives in coffee
drying and milling from throughout Central American and the
Caribbean.
Reyes Picado
Reyes is the system
installation and maintenance specialist involved in
technology transfer. Reyes provides training of installation
teams and the formation of local expertise in the
maintenance of Solar/Biomass Drying Systems.
Richard Trubey
A co-founder of the Institute,
Richard has developed technology transfer programs for the
World Bank, Inter-American Foundation, AVINA Foundation and
others. Richard's background is in environmental science.
José Acuña
José is
the legal representative in Central America
(Nicaragua).
Advisor on Biodiversity
Studies: Dr. David King, Research Wildlife
Biologist, GS-11/12, USDA Forest Service Northeast Research
Station, Amherst, MA.
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