People at TERRA

TERRA was founded by 3 Peace Corps volunteers who believe effective development combines local leadership, continuous external support, and science-based decisions. 

TERRA Board of Directors

Maxwell Borella - mborella@terradevelopment.org
President and Executive Director
Zack Guido - zguido@terradevelopment.org
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Projects
Michael Stephenson
Secretary
Joshua Vinograd
Board Member
Bob Jameson
Board Member

TERRA Technical Advisors

Greg Guido, MBA
Business Development Advisor to Terra
Vice President, Real Estate Acquisitions, Antares Investment Partners
New York, NY and Stamford, CT
Harvard Business School, 2003
Peter Borella, PhD
Professor of Geology and Oceanography, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA. Certified Engineering Geologist and Professional Geologist, Borella Geology Inc., Laguna Beach, CA.
Darren Gravely, PhD
Volcanic Hazard Specialist, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tammy Adams
Senior Hydrologist and Environmental Assessor, Environ Corporation, Arlington, VA.
Shirley Kurc, PhD
Ecohydrologist, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ.
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Eleanora Robbins, PhD
Biogeologist, San Diego State University (adjunct faculty); United States Geological Survey (Retired); Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Tanzania, 1966).
Eric Fegraus
Data Managment, Geographic Information Systems, and Remote Sensing specialist, Conservation International, Washington, DC.
Jimmy Knowles
Water Resources Engineer, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL.
JJ Singh
MBA Candidate, Class of 2010, Harvard Business School
Josh Borella
Certified Engineering Geologist and Professional Geologist, Borella Geology Inc., Laguna Beach CA.
Justin Bastien
Marketing and Web Development, Oxnard, CA.

Dedicated to developing community resources and technical capacity in impoverished Latin American communities.