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
Namibia Staff
Administrative
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Anne-Marie Bekker
Business Manager
2017 - Present
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Tanya Britz
Accountant, CCF Bush
2006 - Present
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Karin Falk
Accountant, CCF
2010 - Present
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Tracy Maketo
Administrative and Tourism Assistant
2022 - Present
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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
Animal Care
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Becky Johnston
Studbook Assistant
2016 - Present
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Justin Moya
Cheetah Keeper
2020 - Present
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Lea Petersen
Head Cheetah Keeper
2021 - Present
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Nicole Olivier
Cheetah Keeper
2022 - Present
Animal Health
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Ana Basto, DVM
Veterinarian
2021 - Present
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Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, DVM, PhD
Assistant Director for Animal Health and Research
2008 - Present
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Mercelin Gawanas
Veterinarian
2022 - Present
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Vistoria Tuhemwe
Veterinary Technician
2019 - Present
Education
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Ignatius Davids
Educator
2010 - Present
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Gebhardt Nikanor
Education Officer, Livestock Guarding Dog
2001 - Present
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Annetjie Pöntinen
Research and Education Manager
2017 - Present
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Johan Viljoen
Environmental Education Officer - CCF East
2022 - Present
Facilities, Biomass Technology and Bushblok
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Cameron Carver
Facility Engineer
2020 - Present
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David Shipingana
Forestry and Safety Officer
2019 - Present
Field (research, ecology and human/wildlife conflict)
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Barthélémy Balli
Conservation Release Programme and Data Manager
2021 - Present
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Bogdan Cristescu, PhD
Assistant Director for Ecological Research
2021 - Present
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Tim Hofmann
Scat Dog Researcher, PhD Candidate
2018 - Present
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Ruan Jacobs
Anti-Poaching Manager
2017 - Present
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Mike Kakove
Ecology Field Technician
2019 - Present
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Veisy Kasoana
Community Officer
2019 - Present
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Utaa Katjavivi
Ecologist
2022 - Present
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Nadja Le Roux
Community Development Manager
2016 - Present
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Matti Nghikembua
Senior Ecologist and Forest Steward
1997 - Present
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Emma Reasoner
Ecology and Livestock Assistant, MSc student
2021 - Present
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Carolina Torres
Ecologist
2018 - Present
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Stijn Verschueren
Ecologist, PhD Candidate
2018 - Present
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Eli Walker
Ecologist
2011 - Present
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Hanlie Winterbach, PhD
Wildlife Researcher
2019 - Present
Genetics and Laboratory
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Hafeni Hamalwa
Laboratory Technician
2017 - Present
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Michelle Magliolo
Laboratory Technician
2021 - Present
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Benny Munyandi
Laboratory Assistant
2022 - Present
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Anastasia Turenko
Laboratory Technician
2022 - Present
Hospitality and Tourism
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Raul Carlos
Executive Chef
2019 - Present
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Simeon Hangeinge Heita
Creamery Assistant
2021 - Present
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Wilma Immanuel
Cook
2013 - Present
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Job Iyambo
Tourism Guide
2010 - Present
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Secilia Iyambo
Cook
2003 - Present
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Bianca Jacobs
Tourism and Hospitality Manager
2017 - Present
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Veronica Ketjiteza
Head Matron
1994 - Present
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Himeezembi Kuhanga
Assistant Tourism Manager
2016 - Present
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Kennedy Pendukeni
Chef
2015 - Present
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Crizelda Sawas
Housekeeper and Tourism Guide
2017 - Present
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Nafimane Puye Shapi
Cook and Cafe Assistant
2021 - 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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Winnie Skrywer
Tourism Guide
2022 - Present
Model Farm
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Efraim Amadahlia
Farmworker
2016 - Present
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Lucia Amunyela
Kraal Assistant
2022 - Present
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Lourens Areseb
Farmworker
2013 - Present
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Silvester Awaseb
Farmworker
2008 - Present
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Johan Britz
Farms Manager, Manager of Biomass Operations
2003 - Present
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Ismaer Elago
Farmworker
2016 - Present
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Immanuel Gabriel
Farmworker
2015 - Present
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Johan Gibson
Farm Supervisor
2020 - Present
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Stefanus Hakko
Farmworker
2016 - Present
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Simon Haneb
Farmworker
2002 - Present
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Filamon Haunawa
Farmworker
2017 - Present
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Hendrik Hoeseb
Farmworker
2017 - Present
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Werner Ilundwa
Farmworker
2016 - Present
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Eveline Ikondja
Assistant Livestock Guarding Dog Programme Manager
2020 - Present
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Titus Iyambo
Farmworker
2016 - Present
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Frans Kahungu
Farmworker
2015 - Present
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Godhard Kahuure
Farmworker
2017 - Present
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Anton Kaiseb
Farmworker
2000 - Present
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Kallie Kamutjete
Farmworker
2014 - Present
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Tomas Kandere
Farmworker
2001 - Present
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Albert Ketjiteza
Farmworker
2004 - Present
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Johannes Kweyo
Smallstock Assistant Manager
2021 - Present
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Ethie Lazarus
Farmworker
2002 - Present
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Marius Louw
Farmworker
2016 - Present
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David Maingo
Farmworker
2015 - Present
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Elia Muandi
Farmworker
2017 - Present
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Simon Nauyoma
Farmworker
2016 - Present
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Martin Nekwaya
Farmworker
2016 - Present
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Tomas Ntaagona
Farmworker
2013 - Present
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Calum O'Flaherty
Livestock Guarding Dog and Small Stock Manager
2019 - Present
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Gideon Pieters
Farmworker
2005 - Present
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Armas Shaanika
Chief Goat Herder
2001 - Present
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Leonard Shituku
Farmworker
2017 - Present
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Stephanus Sugub
Farmworker
2003 - Present
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Steven Sugub
Farmworker
2011 - Present
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Naftali Sungu
Farmworker
2013 - Present
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Japie Swartz
Stock Controller
2022 - Present
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Ebenezer Tsibeb
Farmworker
2017 - Present
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David Valompola
Farmworker
2012 - Present
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Paul Visser
Assistant Farms Manager
2012 - Present
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Bonafitus de Wet
Farmworker
2017 - Present
Somaliland Staff
Management
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Mark Natt
Project Manager
2021 - Present
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Chris Wade
Assistant Project Manager
2022 - Present
Animal Care
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Alex Arroyo
Animal Care
2022 - Present
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Louise Ellis
Animal Care Manager
2022 - Present
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Jelle Gadella
Head Keeper SH2
2022 - Present
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Thomas Hubbel
Head Keeper SH3
2022 - Present
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Kinsey Martin-Vegue
Animal Care
2022 - Present
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Desiree Majure
Animal Care/Veterinary Technician
2022 - Present
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Megane Marron
Head Keeper SH1
2022 - Present
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Ellie Omondi
Animal Care
2022 - Present
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Lisa O'Hara
Head Keeper
2022 - Present
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Marcel Tournier
Animal Care Manager
2022 - Present
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Eszter Tripa
Animal Care
2022 - Present
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Philip Young
Animal Care
2022 - Present
Animal Health
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Julia Borba, DVM
Veterinarian
2022 - Present
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Linda Chepkuruni
Veterinary Technician
2022 - Present
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Karlene Parrish
Clinic Manager
2022 - Present
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Lyndsay Scott, DVM
Veterinarian
2022 - Present
Global Staff
Israel
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Shira Yashphe, DVM
Illegal Wildlife Trade Lead
2019 - Present
United Kingdom
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Matt Smithers
Head of Fundraising
2022 - Present
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Hannah Mulvany
2020 - Present
United States of America
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Brian Badger
Director of Conservation and Outreach
2012 - Present
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Edwin Brown
LICIT Project Coordinator
2019 - Present
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Lori Ducey
Development Manager - Corporate Giving
2021 - 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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Heather Ravenscroft
Digital Media and Graphic Design Manager
2014 - Present
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Indrani Sasmal
Grants Program Director
2021 - Present
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Robert Skidmore
Director of Operations and Finance
2022 - Present
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Dionne Stein
Development Manager – Events and Special Projects
2016 - Present
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Susan Yannetti
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
2014 - Present
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