ACTUAR has a very large team spread out in the whole country:
The Assembly:
It is formed by 40 community leaders from the different communities associated to ACTUAR. They are ACTUAR's representatives from each associated community and they are the owners of the organization.
The Board of Directors:
It is formed by 7 members of the associated communities who are elected by the Assembly every two years. They meet at least once per month and are the main decision makers.
Our Staff:
Kyra Cruz, Executive Director:
Kyra has more than 14 years experience in the tour operation industry. In 2001 she got in touch with community-based rural tourism and since then dedicated all her previous experience to strengthen community-based rural tourism in Costa Rica. She first helped the Small Grants Programme to edit the first and second Community-based rural tourism guidebook, and provided various workshops on marketing techniques to community-based rural tourism initiatives. Since the opening of ACTUAR, Kyra has been the Director of the association. Some of her hobbies are hiking at off-the-beaten path places, travelling, going to the movies and reading.
Teresa is in charge of the entire process of administrative support and office management of ACTUAR, such as accounting procedures, financial management, business computer systems and various administrative tasks. Teresa is a proud mother of two children and a happy young grandmother of two grandchildren. She loves nature and enjoys hikes along the beach. She likes reading at night and good music.
Laura Roja, Sales Coordinator-European Market: .
Laura is responsible for the European market with a special focus on the French market. She loves nature and is an active supporter of Community-based tourism. She likes adventure, trekking and languages. Currently she is taking courses in Tourism.
Eva Arauz, Sales Coordinator - American Market:
Eva is originally from a rural community in Buffalo, Costa Rica, and she studied tourism with the idea of helping communities develop their own enterprises and being in contact with nature. She enjoys sharing her free time with her 3- year old daugther and exploring new places. She is taking her Master in Natural Resources Management. She has over 8 years of work experience.
Beatrice Blake, Sales Representative in the USA:
Beatrice is the author of the New Key to Costa Rica. When the book became a best seller in 1989, she was afraid that it might be aiding and abetting the destruction of the natural wonders it was extolling. ACTUAR's destinations represent what she had always wanted to see in Costa Rican tourism: locally-owned lodges that preserve natural resources, provide great adventures, and give visitors a chance to meet real Costa Rican campesino conservationists. Since then, Beatrice has formed an alliance with ACTUAR in which she uses the knowledge and reader trust that she has developed over the 26 years that she has written The New Key to Costa Rica, to familiarize tourists with the benefits of community-based tourism.
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