Ana Giró Petersen is the Guatemalan Coordinator Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative since 2011 and is based in Guatemala City. In this role, she is in charge of data collection and training of the benthic and coral components of the AGRRA methodology. During her years in HRI she has worked closely with partners in Guatemala and the MAR to achieve the common goal of improving reef health through collaborative efforts of conservation. She is responsible for carrying out different activities such as: report cards of the health of the MAR, eco-audits, mobilizing resources and execution of projects linked to coral reefs. Ana is an innovative scientist with a passionate commitment to marine conservation with more than fifteen years of experience in developing projects related to ecosystem health, exploration, monitoring and mapping of the reefs in the Caribbean Coast of Guatemala. Earned her degree in Marine Science and Aquaculture and Masters Degree in Marine and Coastal Science from the University of San Carlos. Ana worked as a professor for the University of San Carlos of Guatemala from 2009 – 2013, teaching oceanography and coral reef ecology, and has also worked in different projects for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Global Environmental Fund (GEF) and local NGOs. Ana is part of the advisory committee of the MAR Sustainable Fisheries Network and is a co-founder of the organization Pixan’Ja. She is a passionate scuba diver, loves underwater photography and exploring new reefs.