Expedition Leaders
Marine Conservation and Diving Expedition in Mexico and Central America

Daniel Ponce-Taylor - Country Director - Mexico

Daniel holds an MSc in Sustainable Development of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems from the University of Cádiz (Spain) and a BSc (Hons) Oceanography with Marine Biology from the University of Southampton. Before taking up his position with GVI, Daniel worked as Marine Science Coordinator for CCC and carried out research and conservation projects in Australia, Costa Rica and Mexico. He was also the Marine Biome Coordinator for the WWF/Spain Valencia’s Local Group, where he grew up, and is a qualified PADI Dive Master, Emergency First Responder (EFR) Instructor and a certified boat skipper.

For the past 5 years, Daniel has been working in making sure the coastal and marine communities of the Mesoamerican region remain as pristine and diverse as possible, working alongside coastal communities from Costa Rica, Belize, Mexico and Honduras. This added to Daniel’s native grasp of the Spanish language and his knowledge of cultural aspects of Central and Latin America, makes him a very valuable addition to the GVI Team.

Lyndon Neal - Programme Coordinator

Lyndon first came to Mexico in 2003 as a expedition member with GVI, where he quickly realized this was the place he wanted to call home. He became a full time staff member in 2004, overseeing the Health and Safety of the expedition and coordinating the maintenance aspect of the equipment. After 3 years in the field, Lyndon took a year out from Mexico to develop in other management areas and obtain further skills, befote comino back to Mexico. Since leaving Mexico, Lyndon has worked in Oman , Panama and the Lake district. Lyndon is a trained Ford motor technician , Combat Medic and Emergency First Responder (EFR), PADI Dive Master and RYA level 2 power boat driver , amongst other things. Lyndon brings the experience of having worked on over 13 expeditions for GVI in Mexico and has a vast knowledge of local wildlife and the ocean, but most importantly his passion for the great outdoors is infectious.