Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier

Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier "is a Mexican marine biologist with a degree in biochemical engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technological and Advanced Studies (ITESM). She has carried fieldwork in the Yucatán Península and the Gulf of California in México and has visited 40 countries to pursue her interests in conservation and photography. She is fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese, and she is also a professional SCUBA diver...

"She is currently pursing a career in photography, studying at the Corcoran College for the Arts in Washington, D.C. and she serves in the Board of Directors of Nature’s Best Photography Foundation and as Director of Communications of Nature’s Best Photography Magazine, both based in Great Falls/McLean, VA (visit www.NaturesBestmagazine.com).

/;Since 1991 Cristina has been living in Great Falls, VA with her husband, Russ Mittermeier, who is President of Conservation International, a Washington DC-based organization dedicated to conserving Earth’s living heritage."