Olin Cohan and Aram Terry were Peace Corps colleagues in Nicaragua in the early 2000's. During their service in the Pacific Coast estuary reserve of Padre Ramos, they founded a scholarship program for biology and ecology students, trained small business owners, taught in the local schools, assisted a turtle conservation project, and built a small community run eco-hostel.
Olin is the founder of various successful business ventures in Nicaragua, including a small hotel in the colonial city of Leon, a coffee farm in the Northern Esteli region, and a construction company, Pochote Homes, building custom homes for expats and spec homes on the beaches of North West Nicaragua.
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Aram and his father Michael established Maderas Sostenibles S.A to plant tree farms on deforested cattle lands. In 2014 his brother Justin, an artist, and wife Abril Zepeda, a designer, joined the team to create the furniture brand Masaya & Co., which Maderas Sostenibles produces and exports.
