Conservation Clinic
Program Faculty and Administration
Thomas T. Ankersen, Program Director
University of Florida/University of Costa Rica Joint Program in Environmental Law and Conservation Clinic
Professor, International and Comparative Environmental Law, Conservation Clinic
Rafael Gonzalez Ballar, Program Co-Director
Dean and Professor of Law, University of Costa Rica
President, Justicia para la Naturaleza
Joan Flocks, Director, UF Law CGR Social Policy Program
Adjunct Professor, International Environmental Justice
Franklin Paniagua, Costa Rican Dispute Resolution Specialist and Adjunct Professor, International and Environmental Law Skills Lab (faculty approval pending)
Thomas Ruppert, University of Florida Conservation Clinic Law Fellow
Costa Rica Program Clinic project coordinator
Shirley Sanchez, University of Costa Rica Program Coordinator
Michelle Ocepek
Director of Student Programs, University of Florida