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EMILY K. POZO, Executive Director and Founder
Upon her second visit to the Galapagos Islands in 2005, Emily was dazzled by their unprecedented wonder and beauty, but was simultaneously disturbed by the troubling humanitarian conditions that constantly confront residents of the Islands. After speaking with local fishermen, shopkeepers, local teachers, water taxi drivers, and medical workers, she started to understand the acute nature of their economic challenges, and the widespread implications of their inadequate access to healthcare and education for their families. Emily began organizing programs to address these problems in 2005, and officially founded Galapagos ICE (Immerse Connect Evolve) in 2006.
Her work has not gone unnoticed. Emily is the recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award: Spirit of St. Francis, from Viterbo University, her alma mater, and received the auspicious Merito de la Colaboracion con el Gobierno Municipal/ Merit Award for Cooperation with the Galapagos Municipal Government in 2010. She was interviewed on film by Dan Rather Reports in their 2008 broadcast, “How Humans Might Be Loving the Galapagos to Death”, and was also profiled by the Christian Science Monitor in the 2009 article, “People Making a Difference: Emily Pozo.”
It is Emily’s belief that a Galapagos population that has greater access to healthcare, education, and economic opportunities can serve as a strong bulwark against ecological deterioration.
Emily serves from time to time as a Warden for the US Government for the Galapagos, and currently lives in Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos.
Board of Directors
Guiseppe Criscione, CPA, CHB; Board Chair
Jane Thomas Caldwell; Vice-Chair
Paul Gunn; Treasurer
Judith Kessler Smith, Secretary
Catherine Stolzenbach
Alexandra Criscione
Denise K. Cummings, Ph.D.
Patricia Weigant, Ph.D.
Tim Silcott
Dr. Ketul Patel
Molly Choate
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E-mail: info@galapagosice.org. Galapagos ICE is a US 501(c)(3) international charity
