ABOUT
Our Team
Meet our hardworking staff, trustees and scientific advisers who provide direction to our efforts.
Jamie Gilardi, PhD
Executive Director
Steve Milpacher
Operations Director
Rowan Martin, PhD
Africa Regional Director
Bird Trade Director
Rachel Pinnick
Development Director
Melodie Krieger
Communications Director
Luis Ortiz-Catedral, PhD
Oceania Regional Director
Indonesia Regional Director
Erin Katzner
Education and Outreach Director
Jack Haines, MSc
Neotropics Regional Manager
Sharon Lewis
Grants Officer
Sascha Dueker, MSc
Lovebird Coordinator
Tiwonge Mzumara-Gawa, PhD
Malawi Coordinator
Angela D'Alessio, RVT
Indonesia Manager
Steven Janssen, DVM
Wild Parrot Rescue Coordinator
Cristiana Senni
Bird Trade Specialist
Ifeanyi Ezenwa, MSc
Nigeria Coordinator
Paul Robinson
Research Scientist / Sierra Leone Country Coordinator
Deedee Mader
Membership & Annual Gifts Manager (USA)
Jeannette Longworth
Supporter Relations Coordinator
Desi Milpacher
Publications Editor
Michelle Kooistra
Publications Coordinator
Canadian Administrator
Nathan Schmaltz
Financial Administrator
Megan Haines
Digital Outreach Coordinator
Noelia Volpe, PhD
Yellow-naped Amazon Coordinator
Joymer B. Figueroa Martínez
Wildlife Biologist
Marcela Franco Ochoa, MVZ
Husbandry Specialist
Chloé Brown
Field Coordinator
Samuel Ravatua-Smith, PhD
Field Technician
Fahmi Agustiadi, Drh
Indonesia Parrot Welfare Specialist
Abner Hernández Figueroa
Contractor
Lizbeth Vega Acosta, BSc
Parrot and Forest Restoration Specialist
Richard Kooistra
Technical Assistance Provider
Kirstin Reno
Communications Assistant
Josiah Reno
Media Production Editor
Clara Corbett
Kiwa Centre Coordinator
Iwan Matthews
Kiwa Centre Parrot Keeper and Engagement Specialist
Alison Hales
Chairperson
David Woolcock
Nick Reynolds
Ruud Vonk
Steve Martin
Cristiana Senni
Rowan Martin, PhD
AFRICA
Carolyn Pradun
AUSTRALIA
Ronald Coens
BELGIUM
Ruud Vonk
BENELUX
Michelle Kooistra
CANADA
Rosa Elena Zegarra
CENTRAL AMERICA + SPAIN
Cristiana Senni
ITALY
Maria Borgh
SWEDEN
