Our Team
A special recognition to Kristin Lacy, Joseph Bornstein, Brook Golling and Darren Yondorf, four other co-founders of Semilla Nueva during its first iterations and preliminary years.
Curt Bowen
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Curt on the Cob
Trinidad Recinos
Co-Founder & Assistant Collaborations Director
Maizón
Jake Weisenthal
Co-Founder
Maize Man
Magdalena & Edy Aifán
Experimental Center Administrators
Víctor Alarcón
Collaborations Technician
Corn King of the East
Angela Bastidas
Senior Operations Director
Doc Maize
Juan José Catalán
Breeding and Production Coordinator
Quality Maize
Hugo Chinchilla
Field Technician
Maízceado
Juan Manuel de León
Sales Representative
Elotón
Nelson Donis
Sales Representative
Maicero Petenero
Noé Estrada
Senior Sales Representative
Don Fortaleza
Henry Figueroa
Sales Representative
Pistolero Maíz
Herberth Lima
Accounting Assistant
Poporopo
Amanda Harvey
Senior Partnerships Coordinator
Corn Bred
Paola Martínez
General Accountant
Corn Counter
Rachel Pak
Communications Coordinator
Pak of Corn
Vinicio Pinto
Sales Coordinator
El Maicero
Andrea Villagran
Administrative Assistant
Blue Corn
Taylor Vail
Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
Uni-corn