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Paula Viveros

Director of Natural Sciences and Education

Paula is a biologist and expert in botany and aquatic ecology, earning her PhD from the University of Florida in 2014. Her primary focus with SSF is coordinating and directing both the scientific research and the educational out-reach at the farm. Outside of her work with SSF, Paula has taught short and full semester academic courses for a variety of different institutions and organizations, including the University of Florida, la Universidad del Quindio, and Northwest Florida State College.