WEFOREST - Key Persons
SimonprovidestechnicalsupportfortheimplementationofForestandlandscaperestorationprojectsinEthiopia.Priortothis,hehasworkedinthefieldofintegratedwatersheddevelopment,ForestryandClimatechangeadaptationandmitigation.SimonholdsanMsc.degreeinforestresourceassessment&monitoringandBScdegreeinNaturalresourcemanagementfromHawassaUniversityandapostgraduatediplomainEnvironmentalmanagementfromTechnischeUniversitatDresden.
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- Assistant
- Executive Assistant
- HR Officer
ClarisseisaFrenchandBrazilianprofessionalwithdiversifiedprofessionalexperiencesintheprivateandpublicsectors-particularlyfamiliarwiththeUNSDGshavingworkedfor2yattheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgrammebeforejoiningtheWeForestteam!WithanacademicbackgroundinPoliticalScienceandFinance,sheissupportingourHQFinanceteamasaControllerandcontractexpert.
AlicejoinedWeForestastheassistanttotheCEOandin2020shealsojoinedtheHRdepartment,workinginclosecollaborationwiththeHRDirector.AliceholdsaMasterinGermaniclinguisticsandliterature.Shestartedhercareerasateacher,andthenmovedtothecorporatesector,workingatafinancialservicescompany.Asanature-lover,sheenjoystakingcareofhergardeninthecountrysideandheranimals.
BirhaneisForestandGISexpertatWeForestEthiopia.BeforejoiningWeForesthehasworkedfor11yearsatTigrayBureauofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentasforestecologistatregionallevel.HegraduatedinnaturalresourceeconomicsandmanagementfromMekelleUniversityandhasattended6monthstrainingonlandrestorationattheUnitedNationUniversityofIceland.
DriesisoverseeingtheestablishmentoftheChintumukuluConservancyandthecreationofawiderforestlandscapecorridorintheMuchingaprovinceinZambia.BeforestartingwithWeForest,hepursuedaPhDinanimalecologyinKenyaandgainedhands-onexperiencewithconservationinZambiainKasankaNationalPark.Asabiologist,heispassionateaboutwildlifeingeneralandaverykeenbirdwatcherinparticular.
Anthonyisaprofessionalaccountingpersonalwithexperiencebothinthepublicandinprivatesectors.Holderofadegreeinaccountancy,heiscurrentlypursuinghisfinallevelqualificationasaCharteredAccountant.
Bill Liao - Chairman, Founder
Withmorethan20yearsofexperienceinfinance,Helenaisastrategicbusinesspartnerinthefast-changingenvironmentsofglobalmultinationalcompanies.Helenaispassionateaboutsupportingbusinesseswithfinancialinsightsandprocessimprovements,includinginoperations,sales,legalandHR.AtWeForest,Helenasupportsusbyprovidinguswithguidancetoensuresoundbusinessdecisions,financialintegrityandandrigorousgovernance.
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- Livelihoods / Partners Advisor
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- Livelihoods Program Manager / Science
Lailaisouraccountingassistantandworkscloselywiththerestofthefinanceteam,butalsowiththeFundraisingteam.ShetrainedasanITsystemsadministratorinGermany.In2005shemovedtoBelgiumandworkedfor5yearsincustomerserviceforanAmericancompany.Asshehasalwaysbeeninterestedinaccounting,shestartedtostudyAccountinginBrusselsafteracareerbreak.
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- Agroforestry Program Advisor
AsAgroforestryProgramAdvisor,Corriesupportstheimplementationofagroforestryandothersustainableagriculturalapproachesinourlivelihoodprojects.Sheholdsamastersinenvironmentalscienceandpolicyandforthelast17yearshasdesignedanddirectedgovernmentandNGOprogramsinconservation,agricultureandagroforestrytodiversifylivelihoodsandincreaseruralcommunityreliance.
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- Project Manager Chintumukulu
Catherineispassionatepersoncommittedtoapplyingextensiveknowledgeofconservationpracticestoprotectnaturalresources.SheisresponsibleforthecoordinationandimplementationofWeforestChintumukuluproject.CatherineholdsaBachelor'sofScienceinWildlifeManagementandhas5years'hand-onexperienceinWildlifeManagement.
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- Finance and Admin Manager
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- Board Member and Head of the We
- Science & Research Trustee
Olivierhasdevelopedawiderangeofexpertisebyleadingorsupportingorganisationsundergoingdeeprepositioninginvariousenvironments(government,privateandpublicfirms,start-upsandNGOs).AsChairmanoftheBoardforvariousNGOsandenvironmentalorganisations,includingPlanInternational,Climact,andtheAgroecologyEuropeAssociation,Olivier'sexpertiseingovernancecontributestothedevelopmentofsustainabilityactivitiesandprojects.
DrLaurentDurieuxisboardmemberandheadoftheWeForestscientificcommittee.HeholdsaPhDandisspecializedinsatelliteremotesensingandGIStostudytheimpactofthedeforestationontheconvectiveclouds.His20yearsofinternationalexpertiseinenvironmentalsatellitemonitoringandhisvisiontoassociateitwithartificialintelligenceprocessingcapabilities,areinstrumentalinincreasingglobalenvironmentalreportingandmonitoring.Knowingtheissuesisalreadypartlyresolvingthem.Authorofmorethan100internationalscientificpublications,heisactivelyengagedthroughtransdisciplinaryresearchandthankstoanextensiveinternationalnetworkinthereconciliationbetweenpeoplesandthebiosphere.LaurentisbasedattheHouseofRemoteSensinginMontpellier,France.
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- Tigray Finance & Admin Officer
AsAgroforestryandNaturalResourceManagementExpert,TadeleholdsanMScinTropicalLandResourceManagementandaBScinSoil&WaterConservation,bothfromMekelleUniversity.HealsohasaDiplomainAgriculturalengineeringandtechnologyfromtheAwassacollegeofAgriculture-AU(Ethiopia).BeforejoiningWeForestinJuly2019,TadelleworkedforNGOsusingGIZtechnologiesformorethan14years,andforthegovernmentagriculturaloffice,implementingandcoordinatingdevelopmentprogrammes.
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- Forest Restoration Advisor
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- Sponsorships Officer / Operations
Oliviercoordinatesourglobalprograms.HeholdsanadvancedmasterinruralandtropicalforestryfromtheFrenchInstituteofForestry,AgriculturalandEnvironmentalEngineering.Heworked15yearsinthemanagementofprojects'portfoliosinAsiaandAfricainthefieldsofenvironment,disasterriskreductionandcommunityresilience.
OmarisanAgroforester/Environmentalist.Heholdsamaster'sdegreeinSustainableManagementofForestandAgroforestryEcosystemsandamaster'sdegreeinEnvironmentalSciences.Omarhas4yearsofexperienceinlandscaperestorationintheSahel.HeissupportingWeForestwiththeFerloforestrestorationprojectandthemanagementofpastoralland
MarieNoëlleprovidesstrategicguidancetotheorganization.Asamultilingualsocialentrepreneurwith25yearsofexperienceinseniorcorporateleadershipinSupplyChain,CSRandbusinesstransformation,sheoffersexpertiseinbusinessdevelopment,strategy,marketing,communication,advocacyandpublicspeaking.Sheholdsamaster'sdegreeinEnvironmentalSciencefromtheULB,Belgium,amaster'sdegreeinBusinessAdministrationfromIADE,SpainandisamemberofAlGore'sClimaterealityCorps.
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- Partnerships & Comms Director
DeborahoverseesthefinancialmanagementofWeForestZambia.ShestartedheraccountingcareerwiththeinternationalNGOOxfam-GBin2006.DeborahholdsadegreeinAccounting,andadegreeinBusinessstudiesandEducation.SheiscurrentlystudyingaMaster'sofBusinessAdministrationandFinance.
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- Manager
- Evaluation Manager
Natashaleadsournewprojectdevelopmentprocess.SheholdsaPhDinHumanGeographyfromtheUniversityofCambridge,UK.PriortojoiningWeForest,sheworkedforfouryearsfortheUKgovernmentasanadviseronlivelihoods,climatechange,andenvironmentalconservationprogrammesandpolicyinTanzaniaandZambia.
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- Assistant Accountant / Brazil
CristinaleadslandscaperestorationandplantingprojectsinBrazil.ShecollaborateswithWeForest'spartnerstoensurethebestuseofrestorationecologyknowledgeandecologicalrestorationpractices.HerworkexperienceisbasedonAtlanticforestrestorationandconservation,bothinacademiaandenvironmentalconsultancy.SheholdsaPlantBiologyPh.D.fromtheUniversityofCampinasandamaster'sdegreeinForestryResourcesfromtheUniversityofSãoPaulo.
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- Finance / Admin Officer Katanino
Cassandrahasmorethan10years'experienceinNaturalResourceManagementworkforbothlocalandInternationalorganizations.SheholdsaBScdegreeinForestryandaMaster'sdegreeinDevelopmentStudies.HerroleatWeForestZambiaistodevelopandconsolidateourpartnershipsintheforestsector,businessesandorganizationsinordertoincreasecollaborationandcommunicationwithallstakeholders.
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- Community Outreach Assistant
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- Partnerships Dev. Manager
Graduatedinappliedcommunicationsandwithamaster'sdegreeinAdvertisingin2018he'shadexperiencesinsponsoringforseveralnon-profitorganizationsandasconsultantinsocialmediacontent.
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- Community Outreach Assistant
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- Projects Dev. / Forestry Advisor
AliciaassistsourFinance&AdministrationDirectorinthefinancialmanagementoftheorganization.Sheholdsamasterdegreeinbusinessadministrationandanadvancedmasterinfinancialriskmanagement.Shestartedhercareerinatreasurycenterandhasthenworkedfor5yearsasafinancialconsultantinlargemultinationalcompanies.
HaggaiisresponsiblefortheimplementationoftheWeForestCopperbeltfarmforestryProjectinZambia.Hehas11yearsofexperienceinforestconservationandenvironmentalmanagementwith7yearsofhands-onexperienceinmonitoringandevaluatingforestcarbonprojects.HeholdsaBachelorofScienceinForestryandaMastersofScienceinEnvironmentalManagement.
Mortonisapassionatecommunitydevelopmentandenvironmentalsustainabilityprofessional.Asanenthusiasticruralcommunitydevelopmentpractitionerwith5yearsexperience,Mortonprovidesexperttechnicalsupport,advice,hands-onstrategicguidanceandtechnicaloversightforcommunitycapacitybuildingaimedatimprovingnaturalresourcesmanagementacrossprojectsintheMuchingaprovince.HeholdsADiplomainAgro-studies,abachelorofscienceinForestry,andamaster'sdegreeinClimateChangeandSustainableDevelopment.
Davidhasvastexperienceincommunitydevelopmentmethodologiesspanningclosetotwodecades.Heisspecializedincommunityforestry,climatechangemitigationandadaptation,outgrowerpromotion,agriculture,fishfarming,horticulture,agroforestryandmanymorelivelihoodenhancementinterventions.HesupportstheZambiaTeambyenhancingCBOscapacitybuilding,communityforestrestorationandprotection,livelihoodssupportandorganization,visibilitypromotion.
Mutambaisanaturalresourceexpertwithover7years'experienceinprojectmanagement,naturalresourcemanagementandclimatechangemitigation.SheholdsaMaster'sinBusinessAdministrationandBachelorofScienceinAgroforestry.
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- Livelihoods / Partners Advisor
NalukuiprovidestechnicalsupporttotheprojectteamsinZambiaregardingdevelopmentimplementationandevaluationoflivelihoods,marketsystemsdevelopmentandpartnerships.SheisanexpertinforestecologyandenvironmentalmanagementwithextensiveknowledgeoftheZambianecosystemsandtheirmanagementandofforestrestorationonminedegradedareas.
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- Head of Project Development
BasedintheNetherlands,Marccoordinatesthedevelopmentofnewprojectsandprovidestechnicaladviceandsupporttotheteamonforestry.HeholdsanMScinTropicalforestryandaPhDinEcologyandResourceConservationandhasworkedasaconsultant,expertinforestryinaverywidearrayofcountriesaroundtheworld.
Soumayaisadynamicleaderwithastronglegalandbusinessbackgroundandhassuccessfullydrivenlarge-scalegrowthforleadingglobalorganizationsintheenergyandinfrastructuresectors.CurrentlyLegalCounselandProjectLeadatENGIE,sheprovidesstrategicleadership,legalandbusinesscounsel,workingwithbusinessdevelopmentteamsandM&Ateams.HerroleasLegal&EthicsTrusteeatWeForestistoadviseoncontractsandbethereferencepersonforEthicsquestionsandactasourombudsperson.
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- Global Programmes Director
AsMonitoringandEvaluationManager,Kennyassiststhedifferentlandscaperestorationandplantingprojectswiththeirmonitoringandevaluation.HeholdsaPhDinvegetationecologyfromtheUniversityofLeuveninBelgiumandhasworked8yearsasapostdoctoralacademicresearcheronseveralfield-basedecologicalresearchprojectsinNorthernandWesternEurope,EasternAfricaandNortheastAsia.
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- Biodiversity Expert - Ferlo
Anne-LauregraduatedfromanInternationalBusinessSchoolinFranceandstartedhercareerinFinance.Shequicklyrealisedthatherinterestslaidelsewhereanddevelopedandperfectedhertrainingincommunication,processmanagement,humanresourcesandorganisationaldevelopment,untilshemanagedprojectsofculturalchangesinlargeorganisations.Shehaspassionforpeople,diversityandInclusionaswellascollaborativeapproachesandiscommittedtomakingadifferencefortheplanetanditscommunities.
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- Country Representative Malawi
ThokozaniChavura-ChikapaisresponsibleforimplementationofforestrestorationinMulanjeMountain.Haveextensive6years'experienceinmanagingplantationforestandworkingwithTobaccosmallholderfarmersinagroforestryprojects.ThokozanihasaBachelorofScienceinForestryandisworkingtowardsobtainingaMasterofScienceinBiodiversityInformaticstobroadenskillsininformaticswithanaimofbecomingaspecialistinnatureconservationanddatamanagement.
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- Forestry Extension Officer
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- Forest Restoration Advisor
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- Leader
- Legal & Ethics Trustee
LouiseisapassionateCommercialDirectorwith15years'experienceininternationaltradeanddevelopment,bankingandprofessionalservices.Asaskilledcommunicator,Louiseexcelsinnegotiating,organizationalchangemgmt.,peopleleadership,accounting,contractmanagement,businessriskandinternalcontrols.LouisesupportsWeForestinthesearchfordiversifiedfundingopportunities.
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- Natural Resource Management Expert
- Natural Resources Expert
CurrentlyworkingasCommunityOutreachAssistantwithfocusonco-management,MadalitsojoinedWeForestInternationalinMarch2022.With10yearsofexperienceinagriculturalextensionandcommunitydevelopment,hehasworkedwithanumberofbothlocalandinternationalorganisationsinMalawithusprivateandpublicdomain.
LizisresponsibleforhelpingtodevelopWeForest'spartnershipstrategyandplanandsecuringnewglobal,highimpactfundingfromcompanieswithafocusonmulti-yearpartnerships.BasedinManchester,UK,LizholdsaBAinClassicalCivilisationandpriortojoiningWeForesthas15+yearsexperienceindirectsalesandpartnershipsinthecorporateworld.
NegusseholdsMSc.InAgriculturalEconomicsandaPhDinAgriculturalandappliedEconomics.BeforehejoinedWeForest,hewasworkingasResearchFellowatworldAgroforestryCenter(ICRAF).Hehasresearchexpertiseindecisionfocusedagriculturalresearch,mainlyontheeconomicsofClimatechangeadaptationmeasures,andisalsoexpertindesigningmobiledatacollectiontools,suchasKoboandOpenDataKit(ODK).