Support Sustainability for Nicaraguan Farmers

73 Donations from 46 Donors:

Project Personnel

Hans Theyer - President & CEO, Agros International

Prior to Agros, Hans was a key player in Microsoft’s Rural Computing effort, an initiative to empower emerging markets throughout the rural, developing world with access to information and communications technology. Hans holds a Master of Business Administration from the London Business School and a Bachelor of Commercial Engineering from Universidad Gabriela Mistral in Santiago, Chile.

Mario Gaitan López - Director, Agros Nicaragua

Mario earned a Master’s in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in Rural Development and a Ph.D. in Social Management. He has 10 years of experience working on rural projects in the farming sector and has published numerous articles on economic and agricultural development. Before joining Agros in 2004, he was development project manager for World Vision Nicaragua.

Chi-Dooh "Skip" Li - Founder & Chairman of the Board

Skip, a member of Legislative Committee of the Washington State Bar Association, is a Founding Partner of the business law firm, Ellis, Li & McKinstry, PLLC. The son of a Taiwanese diplomat to Guatemala, Skip grew up in Guatemala City. He founded Agros as a response to the disputes over land ownership that contributed to the violence of Guatemala's 30-year civil war.