BID community members

This list can help you find others currently involved in the BID programme for project partnerships, mentoring opportunities or general assistance. Find BID mentors and GBIF staff below. The members of the wider BID community can be reached through the BID mailing list.

The BID community relies on the expertise that already resides within the GBIF network. GBIF will award digital badges to individuals to certify their contributions to the programme.

Please send corrections and updates to your personal information to bid@gbif.org.

Mentors

Mentors are a pillar of the BID community. They actively contribute their knowledge and expertise while collaborating directly with project teams. In return, they get unique access to opportunities for engaging other biodiversity informatics experts and helping to establish or enhance biodiversity information facilities. Activities include participation in webinars, capacity enhancement workshops and networking opportunities with project team members and other partners.

Those interested in joining the current mentors can review the official call for BID mentors, learn more about the role's benefits and responsibilities, or go directly to the application form.

Name	Country	Areas of expertise	Project Mentor	BID Trainer
Aaike De Wever	Belgium	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management and publishing.
Ababo Stephen	Uganda	BIF building (Social)
Abraham (Han) de Koeijer	Belgium	Data capture, management, publishing and analysis. BIF building (social)
A. Raoufou Pierre Radji	Togo	Data mobilization, data and image capture, data cleaning
Aimé Kazika Kamosi	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	BIF building (social)
Akomolafe Gbenga Festus	Nigeria	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, publishing and analysis.
Alex Asase	Ghana	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, publishing, analysis and use. BIF building (social)	X
Anabela Plos	Argentina	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, and publishing. BIF building (social)	X
Anders Telenius	Sweden	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, analysis and use. BIF building (IT & social)	X
André Heughebaert	Belgium	Data management, data quality, technical training, Open Data, collections strategy	X
Andriamandimbisoa Razafimpahanana	Madagascar	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing and analysis
Andry Jean Marc Rakotomanjaka	Madagascar	Data management, publishing and analysis	X
Anne-Sophie Archambeau	France	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing and analysis. BIF building (social)	X
Daniel Amariles	Colombia	Data management and data publishing. BIF building (IT)	X
Bakwo Fils Eric Moise	Cameroon	Data management and analysis.
Danielle Lewis-Clarke	Trinidad and Tobago	Basics of biodiversity informatics.
Danny Vélez	Colombia	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing. BIF building (social)
David Bloom	United States	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing. BIF building (social)	X
Dimitri Brosens	Belgium	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing and analysis, BIF building (social)	X
Dorlan Ainsley Burrell	Jamaica	Basics of biodiversity informatics. BIF building (social)
Fabien Caviere	France	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management and publishing. BIF building (IT)
Faustin Gashakamba	Rwanda	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing and analysis, BIF building (social)
Fhatani Ranwashe	South Africa	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, and data analysis and use.	X
Gabriel Salako	Nigeria	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture and management.
Gautam Talukdar	India	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data publishing and analysis
Hyacinth Douglas	Jamaica	Data capture and management. BIF building (Social)
Innocent Akampurira	Uganda	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing and analysis. BIF building (IT & social)
IPOU IPOU JOSEPH	Côte d'Ivoire	Data capture, management, publishing and analysis.
Jean Cossi Ganglo	Benin	Node development, data mobilization, data use	X
John Wieczorek	Argentina	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing and analysis. BIF building (IT & social)	X	X
Kate Ingenloff	United States	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data analysis and use	X
Katia Cezón García	Spain	Data standards, digitization, data quality	X
Kevin Holston	Sweden	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management and analysis and use.	X
Kudzai Mafuwe	Zimbabwe	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management and analysis	X
Larissa Smirnova	Belgium	Data capture, management and publishing
Lizanne Roxburgh	South Africa	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, and data analysis and use.	X
Manuel Vargas	Costa Rica	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing and analysis. BIF building (IT & social)	X
Marco Schmidt	Germany	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management and analysis.
María Auxiliadora Mora	Costa Rica	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management and publishing. BIF building (IT & social)	X
Marie-Elise Lecoq	France	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management and publishing. BIF building (IT)	X	X
Matthew Child	South Africa	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data analysis and use. BIF building (social)	X
Nelson Rios	United States	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, and data analysis and use. BIF building (IT & social)	X
Nestor Beltran	Colombia	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing and analysis	X	X
Nicolas Noé	Belgium	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management and publishing. BID building (IT)	X	X
Patricia Mergen	Belgium	Networking, strategic planning, fundraising	X
Paula Zermoglio	Argentina	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, analysis and use	X
Quentin Groom	Belgium	Data publishing
Rui Figueira	Portugal	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing and analysis, BIF building (IT & social)	X
Rukaya Johaadien	South Africa	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, and data analysis and use. BIF building (IT)	X
Sharon Grant	United States	Basics of Biodiversity Informatics. Data management	X	X
Shelley James	United States	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management and analysis
Sophie Pamerlon	France	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management and publishing	X	X
Tsiky Rabetrano	Madagascar	Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing and analysis

GBIF Staff

Name	Areas of expertise
Mélianie Raymond	Capacity enhancement, node development
Andrew Rodrigues	Capacity enhancement, data use
Laura Russell	Capacity enhancement, data quality, data sharing, data use
Maheva Bagard Laursen	Grant administration
Susanne Sheldon	Contracts administration
Tim Hirsch	Intergovernmental affairs
Daniel Noesgaard	Communications
Kyle Copas	Communications

This programme is funded by the European Union.