Field Workshop CoordinatorBiasha Mitchell

Biasha Mitchell grew up on a farm in rural northern California and traveled extensively through Mexico and Central America as a child and young adult. These early experiences instilled in Biasha a love of the natural world and a thirst for new adventures. She has since traded in the dusty old Pontiac station wagon-her family’s trusty travel companion in Mexico and Central America-for river boats and hiking boots in the Peruvian Amazon.

Compelled by her early international experiences, Biasha graduated from Stanford University with a degree in International Relations and Latin American Studies. She subsequently received a Masters in Latin American Studies, also from Stanford.

Biasha first discovered the Amazon rainforest in 1998. She has since spent as much time as possible in the area, working with indigenous communities, carrying out research, guiding tourists and leading educational workshops. Her passion is sharing the treasures of the rainforest with others and promoting greater awareness of conservation and development issues worldwide.

Biasha is also fluent in Spanish and has spent time in East Africa and Indonesia, in addition to Latin America. If you ask, she might also tell you that she used to teach tight rope at a performing arts and circus camp and she loves dogs (but doesn’t own one).