Vivian Vargas Vicente was an intern with AIDA's Marine Biodiversity and Coastal Protection Program. She has a degree in Nutrition from the Universidad Hispanoamericana de Costa Rica, a Master's degree in Restoration Management, and a Master's degree in Administrative and Financial Management from the University of Barcelona. For several years, she was a volunteer of different control and protection projects with the Association of Volunteers for Service in Protected Areas of Costa Rica and a member of the forest brigade.