Governance
CCF’s governance members are selected for their commitment to CCF’s mission. Each Board of Director member brings years of professional experience in a wide array of fields all contributing to the long term health of the global organization. U.S. Trustees, serving in an advisory capacity, devote countless volunteer hours dedicated to furthering CCF’s mission and causes.
Through transparency, fiscal responsibility, and accountability CCF’s Boards of Directors are helping to ensure the organization is sustainable.
Namibia Board Of Trustees
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Mike Hill
Chairman
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Mary Kruger
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Laurie L. Marker, DPhil.
Executive Director and Founder of CCF
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Dr. Jock Orford
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Tjama Tjivikua
International Scientific Board Of Advisors
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Mr. Karl Ammann
Conservationist and Wildlife Photographer, Kenya
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Christine Breitenmoser-Würtzen, PhD.
Co-Chair, IUCN’s CAT Specialist Group
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Bruce Brewer, PhD.
General Manager (1998 – Present), Head of Bushblok Project
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Scott B. Citino, DVM, Diplomate ACZM
Veterinarian White Oak Conservation Center, Rhino Foundation Scientific Advisory Board
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Adrienne E. Crosier, PhD.
Cheetah Manager and Reproductive Physiologist at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park
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Amy Dickman, Phd.
Ruaha Carnivore Project Director, Senior Research Fellow Oxford University, James Marsh Professor-at-Large Vermont University
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Dr. Sarah Durant
Tanzania Cheetah Project Director, London Zoological Society and the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Wildlife Conservation Society, Director of Cheetah and Wild Dog Rangewide Program
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Dr. Susie Ellis
Executive Director, International Rhino Foundation
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Kathy Gervais, DVM
Veterinarian, San Francisco Animal Medical Center
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Jack Grisham
Past Cheetah Species Coordinator for the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Species Survival Plan, and Director of Animal Collections, St. Louis Zoological Park
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Jacques Kaandorp, DVM
Chief Veterinarian Safaripark Beekse Bergen
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John Lukas
Director of Wildlife Conservation Network, Director of Okapi Project
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Prof. David MacDonald
Director, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford University
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Laurie L. Marker, DPhil.
Founder and Executive Director of CCF
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Sean McKeown
Europe Cheetah Species Coordinator for the Northern African Cheetah
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Dr. Gus Mills
Carnivore Specialist, South African Parks
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Suzan Murray, DVM
National Zoo Chief Veterinarian and Head of the Department of Animal Health, Giant Panda SSP, Kori Bustard SSP, Lion SSP, Komodo Dragon SSP
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Dr. Sanjayan Muttulingam
Lead Scientist at the Nature Conservancy, US
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Dr. Stephen O’Brien
Chief Scientific Officer Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics St. Petersburg State University
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Ms. Cindy Olson
Conservationist, Specialist in Iran
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Karen A. Terio, DVM, PhD., Diplomate ACVP
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, Gombe Stream Research Centre, Serengeti Lion Project, Advisor to AZA’s Cheetah SSP, Taxon Advisory Group, Chimpanzee SSP, and Great Ape Heart Project
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Dr. Alex Travis
Director of the Cornell Center for Wildlife Conservation, Associate Director, Environment, for the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
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Scott Turner
Professor of Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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Dr. Tim Wacher
Wildlife Biologist, Zoological Society of London
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Margarita Woc Colburn, DVM
Associate Veterinarian, Nashville Zoo
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Martine J. Work, MD, DrPH
President, Foundation for Human Rabies Education and Eradication (FHREE)
Australia Board of Directors
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Laurie L. Marker, DPhil.
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Kathleen Ager
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Jamie Bonnar
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Jaimee Foote/Button
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Michelle Lloyd
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Jayson Mc Donald
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Steven Prassas
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Chris Stitt
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Chris Stomo
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Ruth Wetter
Canada Board of Directors
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Angela Chan
Secretary
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Patricia Elias
Director at Large
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Marie-Claude Erian
Treasurer
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Carolyn Farquhar
Chair and President
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Deb Gray
Director at Large
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Harold Westerman
Director at Large
France Board of Directors
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Christian BARBAUD
President
Current Term: 2021 - Present
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Catherine EBBS-PERIN
Vice President
Current Term: 2021 - Present
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Michel COUBARD
Treasurer
Current Term: 2021 - Present
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Carine SCHMIDLIN
Secretary
Current Term: 2021 - Present
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Patrice AUBRY
Current Term: 2021 - Present
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Stephanie DI MATTIA
Current Term: 2021 - Present
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Frank MAIRE
Current Term: 2021 - Present
Italy Board of Directors
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Betty von Hoenning O'Carroll
President
Start Date: 2015
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Dr. Vet. Maurizio Ritorto
Vice President
Start Date: 2019
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Roberta Olivieri
Secretary
Start Date: 2021
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Raffaella Giavazzi
Treasurer
Start Date: 2019
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Laura Gozzi
Councilor
Start Date: 2021
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Andrea Meggiorin
Councilor
Start Date: 2021
United Kingdom Board of Trustees
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Phillip Wale
Chair
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Jane Galton PhD
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Trevor Bolton
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Carole Nickolson
Treasurer
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Peter Jarman
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Giles Clark
United States of America Board of Directors
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Laurie L. Marker, DPhil.
Founder and Executive Director
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Sherry Atterbury
Start Date: 2020
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Dan Beringer
Secretary
Start Date: 2007
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Brooks Browne
Start Date: 2007
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Jenny Cordina
Start Date: 2024
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Sally Davidson
Start Date: 2017
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Steven Eklund
Start Date: 2021
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Alan Feldstein
Start Date: 2021
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Polly Horton Hix
Start Date: 2011
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Susan Janin
Chair
Start Date: 2017
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Marisa Katnić
Start Date: 2016
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Richard Kopcho
Start Date: 2011
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Elizabeth Marquart
Start Date: 2018
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Stephen O'Brien, PhD
Chair Emeritus
Start Date: 2005
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Robert Schultz
Start Date: 2022
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Roswitha Smale, PhD
Start Date: 2017
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Janet Waggoner
Treasurer
Start Date: 2022
United States of America Advisory Board of Trustees
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Jackie Asheeke
Start Date: 2021
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Eric Berman
Start Date: 2020
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Christy Bidstrup
Start Date: 2014
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Mary Josie Blanchard
Start Date: 2014
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Walt Bodley
Start Date: 2021
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Gary Boire
Start Date: 2020
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Melanie Brookes-Weiss
Start Date: 2014
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John Carver
Start Date: 2013
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Helen Chaikovsky
Start Date: 2023
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Candice Clough
Start Date: 2013
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Alexis Cox
Start Date: 2024
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Deborah Crowson
Start Date: 2023
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Christian Dietrich
Start Date: 2020
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Jim Dougherty
Start Date: 2021
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Carolyn Farquhar
Start Date: 2013
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Andreas Freund
Start Date: 2016
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Jane Galton
Start Date: 2015
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Nina Gibson
Start Date: 2017
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Peter Gros
Start Date: 2020
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Mike Helms
Start Date: 2021
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Patricia Klitgaard
Start Date: 2008
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Kathleen LaMattina
Start Date: 2018
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Nancy Lang
Start Date: 2013
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John Lehr
Start Date: 2024
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Vance Martin
Start Date: 2018
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Susan McCord
Start Date: 2020
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Laura Nachbur
Start Date: 2021
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Wanda Nesbitt
Start Date: 2020
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Sara Nichols
Start Date: 2017
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Ann Passer
Start Date: 2016
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Linda Pauer
Start Date: 2020
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Travis Peterson
Start Date: 2024
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Olga Pierce
Start Date: 2015
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JP Pollak
Start Date: 2024
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Steven Quarles
Start Date: 2020
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Suzi Rapp
Start Date: 2011
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Allison Ravano
Start Date: 2015
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Adina Savin
Start Date: 2018
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Katherine Snowden
Start Date: 2020
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Angela Weisskopf
Start Date: 2007
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Richard Wiese
Start Date: 2012
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Drew Willison
Start Date: 2018