Cacao of Excellence is managed on a day-to-day basis by a coordination team housed and managed by the the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.
Meet the members of the Coordination Team:
Julien Simonis
Programme Manager
Andrew Meter
Research Specialist
Julia Butac
Lab Assistant
Joselyne Michelle Bastidas Chevez
Lab Assistant
Nadia Villaseñor
Communications Specialist
Lilian Nanzala
Programme Associate
Shawn Landersz
Videographer
Lou-Anne Peroux
Communications Consultant
Latest News
First Cacao of Excellence Core Training in Sensory Evaluation to be Held at the CoEx R&D Lab
The first Cacao of Excellence (CoEx) Core Training in Sensory Evaluation will take place in October 2026 at… [+ more]
Indonesian Researchers Strengthen Capacity Around Cacao Flavour Evaluation and Quality Assessment
As cacao-producing countries increasingly seek to strengthen their own capacity around flavour evaluation, processing innovation and quality… [+ more]