Staff
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Along with the listed staff members, the Cheetah Conservation Fund employs local cleaners, farm workers and Bushblok workers that support the daily operation at CCF’s headquarters in Namibia.
Executive Staff
Bruce Brewer, PhD
General Manager, Head of Bushblok Project
1998 - Present
Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, DVM, PhD
Research Geneticist and Assistant Director for Animal Health and Research
2008 - Present
Namibia Staff
Administrative
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Lauren Pfeiffer
Personal Assistant to Dr. Laurie Marker
2017 - Present
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Heike Stackmann
Volunteer Coordinator and Public Relations Officer
2006 - Present
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Karin Falk
Accountant, CCF
2010 - Present
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Tanya Britz
Accountant, CCF Bush
2006 - Present
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Anne-Marie Bekker
Business Manager
2017 - Present
Animal Care
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Lora Allen
Head of Cheetah Department
2017 - Present
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Sydney Shipefi, DVM
Veterinarian
2019 - Present
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Becky Johnston
Cheetah Keeper and Studbook Assistant
2016 - Present
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Simone Klebba, DVM
Veterinarian
2019 - Present
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Vistoria Tuhemwe
Vet tech
2019 - Present
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Eli Walker
Curator
2013 - Present
Education
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Annetjie Siyaya
Research and Education Manager
2017 - Present
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Elizabeth Puiss
Research and Education Technician
2018 - Present
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Ignatius Davids
Educator
2010 - Present
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Gebhardt Nikanor
Education Officer, Livestock Guarding Dog
2001 - Present
Facilities, Biomass Technology and Bushblok
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Vince Bellwoar
Facility Engineer
2017 - Present
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David Shipingana
Biomass Research Technician
2019 - Present
Field (research, ecology and human/wildlife conflict)
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Matti Nghikembua
Senior Ecologist and Forest Steward
1997 - Present
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Nadja Le Roux
Community Development Manager
2016 - Present
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Carolina Torres
Ecologist/Conservation Scientist
2018 - Present
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Tim Hofmann
Scat Dog Handler, Research Manager and Research Coordinator
2018 - Present
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Veisy Kasoana
Community Officer
2019 - Present
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Ruan Jacobs
Anti-Poaching Manager
2017 - Present
Genetics
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Monika N. Nanghama
Genetics Laboratory Assistant
2017 - Present
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Hafeni Hamalwa
Master Student Genetics Laboratory
2017 - Present
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Francois Jenkins
Laboratory Technician
2019 - Present
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Julia Zumbroich
Laboratory Technician
2018 - Present
Hospitality and Tourism
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Hanlie Visser
Hospitality Manager
2012 - Present
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Bianca Jacobs
Tourism Manager
2013 - Present
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Raul Carlos
Executive Chef
2019 - Present
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Josephina Gabriel
Tourism and Education Staff Member
2013 - Present
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Tayla Green
Guest Experience Coordinator
2018 - Present
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Job Iyambo
Tourism Guide
2010 - Present
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Julia Kakundi
Creamery/Cafe Assistant
2019 - Present
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Kristofina Keendjele
Tourism Support
2014 - Present
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Himeezembi Kuhanga
Tourism Guide
2016 - Present
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Maria Lasarus
Tourism Guide
2019 - Present
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Dolley Ndahambelela
Tourism Guide
2017 - Present
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Ester Shipanga
Tourism Support
2017 - Present
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Tryves Shivolo
Tourism Guide
2014 - Present
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Fransina Simson
Creamery/Cafe Assistant
2019 - Present
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Winne Skrywer
Tourism Guide
2019 - Present
Model Farm
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Johan Britz
Farms Manager
2003 - Present
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Paul Visser
Assistant Farms Manager
2012 - Present
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Calum O'Flaherty
Livestock Guarding Dog Programme Manager
2019 - Present
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Bessie Simon
Farm and Maintenance Supervisor
2003 - Present
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Max Simon
Farm and Maintenance Supervisor
2003 - Present
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Stella Emvula
Livestock Guarding Dog Programme
2018 - Present
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Armas Shaanika
Chief Goat Herder
2001 - Present
United Kingdom Staff
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Faith Ingham
Head of Fundraising
2018 - Present
United States Staff
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Brian Badger
Director of Conservation and Outreach
2012 - Present
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Justin Birkhoff
Development Manager
2018 - Present
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Beth Fellenstein
Director of Operations and Finance
2011 - Present
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Susan Kauffman
Constituent Relationship Manager
2016 - Present
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Paula Martin
Executive and Development Assistant
2007 - Present
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Jj Muehlhausen
Development Manager – Grants and Designated Giving
2017 - Present
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Heather Ravenscroft
Digital Media and Graphic Design Manager
2014 - Present
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Dionne Stein
Development Manager – Events and Special Projects
2016 - Present
Illegal Wildlife Trade Staff
Israel
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Shira Yashphe, DVM
Illegal Wildlife Trade Lead
2019 - Present
Somaliland
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James Young
Project Manager and Sanctuary Designer
2019 - Present
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Chris Dietrich
Illegal Wildlife Trade Law Enforcement Advisor
2019 - Present
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Karina Pineda Flores, DVM
Lead Veterinarian
2019 - Present
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Mussa Saed Jama, DVM
Veterinarian
2019 - Present
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Nejuum Jimmy, DVM
Veterinarian - Cheetah Keeper
2019 - Present
United States
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Susan Yannetti
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
2014 - Present
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Edwin Brown
LICIT Project Coordinator
2019 - Present
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