Mónica Estébanez Camarena, PhD

Mónica holds a BSc in Aerospace Engineering (Technical University of Madrid, Spain), a MPhil in Space Studies (University of Cape Town, South Africa) and a MSc by Research in Space Navigation (University of Cranfield, the UK). Also, she has obtained her PhD in Water Management at the Delft University of Technology. Her research focuses on the modelling of West African rainfall through Earth Observation, Citizen Science and Deep Learning. During her PhD she acquired and led the Schools and Satellites project, which worked with schools and farmers in the north of Ghana to monitor daily rainfall. Her background has given her ample international and multidisciplinary experience, including working in diverse cultural and social environments. She is passionate about global collaboration and co-creation for an impact. Within the Weather Impact team she is involved in business development and capacity building for stakeholders in the agricultural sector. Since June 2026, she is CEO of Weather Impact and a board member of Weather Impact Foundation.

Paula Trakoštanec, MSc

Paula holds a MSc Organic Agriculture degree at Wageningen University where she specialized in agroecology and sustainable farming systems. She has practical experience from her internship where she worked on a regenerative agriculture farm in southern Spain, conducting biodiversity research, ecosystem restoration, and working on diverse agriculture techniques. She has been a part of International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS) for five years, which is the biggest association in the world that gathers students with agricultural related fields of study. She gained networking experience and connections from a position in the IAAS World Board. Paula focusses on buisness development and project leadership. Since June 2026 she is COO at Weather Impact.

Joep Bosdijk, MSc

Joep gained several relevant experiences during his master Earth and Environment. For his master thesis, he studied the possibility of combining indigenous precipitation forecasts from Ghanaian farmers with meteorological models through machine learning. Next, he did his internship at Weather Impact where he leveraged a deep-learning model to nowcast heavy precipitation over the Netherlands for up to two hours ahead. Since June 2026, Joep is CTO at Weather Impact.

Lorenzo Occelli, MSc

Lorenzo finished his master Climate Physics at the University of Utrecht in 2023 and has a background in  Physics and operational forecasting algorithms. He is a real data expert, and has a strong interest in data modeling and coding. Lorenzo gained experience during his thesis project at Weather Impact, where he studies an algorithm to predict the start and intensity of the rain season in tropical areas. He works at Weather Impact as consultant.

Eva Sandelowsky

Eva completed her bachelor’s program in Earth Sciences at the Utrecht University and now follows a master in Climate Physics. Her bachelor’s thesis focused on large-scale atmospheric variability in the North-Atlantic region and investigated how patterns differ in a warmer world. From November 2025 onwards, she is working on her combined master’s thesis and internship at Weather Impact. The research is aimed at the course of the rainy season in Ghana, identifying drivers of the monsoon and designing a forecasting model. Parallel to this, Eva also works for the website weer.nl, providing weather forecasts and news articles about weather and climate events. She has a growing interest in science communication and looks forward to applying this passion to her thesis project.