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
Director of Development
Melodie Krieger
Communications Director
Luis Ortiz-Catedral, PhD
Oceania Regional Director
Indonesia Regional Director
Charlotte Foxhall, MSc
Kiwa Centre Director
Cristiana Senni
Bird Trade Specialist
Jack Haines, MSc
Neotropics Regional Manager
Sascha Dueker, MSc
Lovebird Coordinator
Tiwonge Mzumara-Gawa, PhD
Malawi Coordinator
Steven Janssen, DVM
Wild Parrot Rescue Coordinator
Angela D'Alessio, RVT
Indonesia Manager
Ifeanyi Ezenwa, MSc
Nigeria Coordinator
Deedee Mader
Membership & Annual Gifts Manager (USA)
Nathan Schmaltz
Financial Administrator
Jeannette Longworth
Supporter Relations Coordinator
Desi Milpacher
Publications Editor
Michelle Kooistra
Publications Coordinator
Canadian Administrator
Megan Haines
Digital Outreach Coordinator
Joymer B. Figueroa Martínez
Wildlife Biologist
Samuel Ravatua-Smith
Field Technician
Marcela Franco Ochoa, MVZ
Husbandry Specialist
Chloé Brown
Field Coordinator
Noelia Volpe, PhD
Yellow-naped Amazon Coordinator
Richard Kooistra
Technical Assistance Provider
Fahmi Agustiadi, Drh
Indonesia Parrot Welfare Specialist
Clara Corbett
Kiwa Centre Coordinator
Holly Jones
Kiwa Centre Parrot Care Coordinator
Iwan Matthews
Kiwa Centre Parrot Keeper and Engagement Specialist
Kirstin Reno
Communications Assistant
Abner D. Hernández Figueroa
Contractor
Josiah Reno
Media Production Editor
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
