Mentors and trainers

By volunteering their knowledge and expertise, GBIF mentors help others within the community build the skills needed to achieve the GBIF network's common goals

Mentors
Volunteer mentors from INBio Costa Rica and GBIF Spain mentor BID Africa 2015 project participants. (From left to right) Maria Auxiliadora Mora, Sara Raquel Figueira Fernandes, Gladys Odey Schwinger, Gilbert Muvunankiko and Katia Cezón García. Photo 2015 GBIF | Mélianie Raymond.

Mentors and trainers are a pillar of the GBIF community of practice. By sharing their expertise within the community, GBIF mentors contribute to capacity enhancement by providing support to project teams, participating in training events and by interacting with other mentors.

Becoming a volunteer mentor is an opportunity to collaborate with the growing community of scientists, institutions, and networks involved in the mobilization and use of biodiversity data, and to make new connections all around the world. GBIF maintains an open call for volunteers to join this group of mentors and trainers.

Areas of expertise

Mentors typcially have experience in several of the following areas:

  • Biodiversity data mobilization
  • Biodiversity data management
  • Biodiversity data publishing
  • Biodiversity data analysis and use
  • Node development

Recognition

Mentors are listed on this page with their name, email, short biographical statement and GBIF region. Digital badges are issued to mentors for accreditation and recognition of their role(s). There are four badges that can be earned by mentors:

Volunteer Mentor: This badge is assigned to those who have volunteered to become a mentor and completed the mentor certification process.
Project Mentor: This badge is awarded to those who have been assigned to mentor one or more funded projects, and have provided substantial remote or on-site support to their implementation.
Certified Trainer: This badge is awarded to those who have contributed to the development and delivery of capacity enhancement workshops.
Badge in design Node Manager Mentor: This badge is awarded to those who have been assigned to mentor new node managers.

Become a GBIF mentor

  1. Volunteer
  2. Complete the mentor certification after your application has been reviewed.
  3. Join the GBIF Community Forum and participate in the discussions with other mentors on the community forum.
  4. Answer occasional calls to mentors to participate in capacity support activities as project mentors and/or workshop mentors and trainers.

Volunteer Mentors

Name Country Areas of expertise Project Mentor Trainer Node Mentor
AFRICA
A. Raoufou Pierre Radji Togo Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). Node Manager.
Ababo Stephen Uganda BIF building (networking).
Admore Mureva Zimbabwe Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking).
Aimé Kazika Kamosi Congo, Democratic Republic of the BIF building (networking).
Akomolafe Gbenga Festus Nigeria Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, publishing, data analysis and use.
Alain Jaures Gbetoho Benin Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics).
Alex Asase Ghana Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking). Node Manager. X
Andriamandimbisoa Razafimpahanana Madagascar Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking).
Andry Jean Marc Rakotomanjaka Madagascar Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Augustin Orou Matilo Timothee Bio Benin Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Bakwo Fils Eric Moise Cameroon Data management, data analysis and use.
Donald Mpalika Malawi Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, and publishing. BIF building (informatics).
Donald Rugira Kugonza Uganda
Elizabeth B. Mayaka Mvula Mwafongo Malawi Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management.
Faustin Gashakamba Rwanda Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing. BIF building (informatics). Node Manager.
Fhatani Ranwashe South Africa Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Gabriel Salako Nigeria Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management.
Gladys Odey Schwinger Ghana Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Innocent Akampurira Uganda Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). Node Manager.
IPOU IPOU JOSEPH Côte d'Ivoire Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Jean Cossi Ganglo Benin Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). Node Manager. X
John Chipeta Malawi Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Josiane Etang Cameroon Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Kaelo Makati Botswana Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics).
KOFFI Kouao Jean Côte d'Ivoire Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking).
Kudzai Mafuwe Zimbabwe Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Lawrence Monda Kenya Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, and publishing. BIF building (informatics).
Luke Jimu Zimbabwe Data publishing, data analysis and use. Node Manager.
Lizanne Roxburgh South Africa Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. Node Manager. X
Matthew Child South Africa Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data analysis and use. BIF building (networking). X
Osiyemi Oluwaseun Adeniyi Nigeria Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing.
Peter Onyango Hongo Kenya Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Tsiky Rabetrano Madagascar Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Yehouenou Tessi Donald Romaric Benin Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Yunkavi Sabastian Wirsiy Cameroon Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, data analysis and use.
ASIA
Arman Pili Philippines Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Chihjen Ko Chinese Taipei Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics). Node Manager. X
Dinesh Singh Pundir India Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing. BIF building (informatics).
Gautam Talukdar India Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking).
Melissa Liu Chinese Taipei Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, and publishing. X
Oliver Griffin Cambodia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics and networking).
Primadieta Sudarma Indonesia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management and publishing.
Szu-Hsien Lee Chinese Taipei Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data publishing.
Tang Zhixi China Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking).
EUROPE
Aaike De Wever Belgium Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing.
Abraham (Han) de Koeijer Belgium Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking).
Alena Kulikova Belarus Data management.
Anders Telenius Sweden Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). Node Manager. X
André Heughebaert Belgium Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing. BIF building (networking). Node Manager. X
Andriy Novikov Ukraine Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Anna Sheiko Belarus Data capture, management, data analysis and use.
Anne-Sophie Archambeau France Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking). Node Manager. X
Armine Abrahamyan Armenia Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking).
Astghik Movsisyan Armenia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data publishing, data analysis and use.
César José Pollo Mateos Spain Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Cristina Villaverde Spain Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data publishing. BIF building (networking). Node Manager.
Dag Endresen Norway Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). Node Manager. X X
Dimitri Brosens Belgium Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking). X
Eugeny Sysoliatin Belarus Data management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Fabien Caviere France Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing. BIF building (informatics).
Gleb Krishin Belarus Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Hrant Khachatryan Armenia Data management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Iryna Yatsiuk Ukraine Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, data analysis and use.
Julia Sigwart United Kingdom Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data analysis and use.
Kadirova Izatmo Tajikistan Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture and management.
Katia Cezón García Spain Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Kevin Holston Sweden Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, data analysis and use. X
Larissa Smirnova Belgium Data capture, management, publishing.
Lien Reyserhove Belgium Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking). X
Mamdalieva Mukhabbatkhon Tajikistan Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management and publishing.
Manzura Tajikistan Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Marco Schmidt Germany Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, data analysis and use.
Marie-Elise Lecoq France Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing. BIF building (informatics). X X
Mariia Zykova Ukraine Data management.
Mathias Dillen Belgium Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Maxim Shashkov Russia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data publishing. Node Manager. X
Maxime Coupremanne Belgium Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Miguel Vega Spain Basics of biodiversity informatics.
Mirzorahimov Akobir Karimovich Tajikistan Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture and management.
Mubalieva Shoista Tajikistan Data management and publishing.
Naira Gasparyan Armenia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Natalya Ivanova Russia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Nicolas Noé Belgium Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, and publishing. BIF building (informatics). X X
Nina Filippova Russian Federation Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management and publishing.
Oleh Prylutskyi Ukraine Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Patricia Mergen Belgium Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking). X
Paul Geerders Netherlands Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management. BIF building (informatics & networking).
Piotr Tykarski Poland Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). Node Manager. X
Quentin Groom Belgium Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Rui Figueira Portugal Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). Node Manager. X
Rukaya Johaadien Norway Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics). X
Shifo Kurbonbekova Tajikistan Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Sophie Pamerlon France Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, and publishing. X X
Stanislav Krasovskii Belarus Data management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Tatevik Aloyan Armenia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Valerii Darmostuk Ukraine Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN
Amanda McKenzie Jamaica Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data publishing. BIF building (informatics & networking).
Anabela Plos Argentina Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing. BIF building (networking). Node Manager. X
Daniel Amariles Colombia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing. BIF building (informatics). X
Danielle Lewis-Clarke Trinidad and Tobago Basics of biodiversity informatics.
Danny Vélez Colombia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing. BIF building (networking).
Dorlan Ainsley Burrell Jamaica Basics of biodiversity informatics.BIF building (networking).
Hyacinth Douglas Jamaica Data capture, management. BIF building (networking).
John Wieczorek Argentina Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). X X
Manuel Vargas Costa Rica Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). X
María Auxiliadora Mora Costa Rica Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing.. BIF building (informatics & networking). X
Nestor Beltran Colombia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. X X
Paloma Shimabukuro Brazil Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Paula Zermoglio Argentina Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Stephan M Funk Chile Data analysis and use.
Vanessa Kadosoe Suriname Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing.
Victor Chocho Ecuador Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture.
Wendolyn Matamoros Calderón Costa Rica Data capture.
NORTH AMERICA
Benedictus BG Freeman United States Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Carole Sinou Canada Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing.
David Bloom United States Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (networking). Node Manager. X
Deborah Paul United States Data capture, management, and publishing. BIF building (networking).
Katherine Webbink United States Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use.
Kimberly J Cook United States Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing.
Nelson Rios United States Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. BIF building (informatics & networking). X
Rob Guralnick United States Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing, data analysis and use. X
Sharon Grant United States Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data management, publishing, data analysis and use. X X
OCEANIA
Kelly Thomas Brown Fiji Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, publishing.
Shelley James Australia Basics of biodiversity informatics. Data capture, management, data analysis and use.