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World Land Trust Staff (2)

Note: Not all staff are full-time

Education and Outreach

Education, Training & Outreach Officer

Kelly Jacobs

A Wildlife Conservation graduate with a Masters in Zoo Conservation Biology. Has volunteered in the Philippines on a Red-vented Cockatoo reintroduction project, and in Bonaire where she assisted with behavioural research on the Yellow-shouldered Amazon. Co-ordinates the WLT Schools Programme, outreach activities, internship and diploma programmes and the Trust’s Wild Spaces Programme.

Course Director for the Graduate Diploma and external mentor for WLT interns

Harriet Jones

Looks after the Trust's interns and Diploma students and also MSc students doing their projects with the WLT. Currently a lecturer at the University of East Anglia with several years experience coordinating their Masters programme in Applied Ecology and Conservation.

Admin and Accounts

Finance Officer

Etienne Swarts

Joined the Trust in November 2008 where he manages the finances and oversees the accounts team. Qualified as Accountant in South Africa and has worked in range of industries. A keen interest in conservation led to currently studying Ecology and Conservation Management with spare time taken up with volunteering, raising animals and growing vegetables.

Operating Officer

Jenny Chattington

Worked for more than 20 years at the British Museum, initially as an editor, then managing the merchandise operation. Ran a garden centre before joining the Trust in May 2008. Responsible for the smooth running of day to day activities at WLT, with particular care of Human Resources, Health & Safety, and management of the premises. In her spare time gardening and the countryside are her overriding obsessions.

Accounts Assistant

Melissa Eames-Bayton

Joined the Accounts Department at WLT in November 2007. In her spare time, likes walking with her dog and spends time watching her children in their sporting activities. Also helps her parents maintain 10 acres of environmentally sensitive land.

Administrative Assistant

Claire Millard

Claire started work for WLT in 1996 and held various administrative roles until the birth of her first child in 2004. After a five year break she has recently returned to WLT on a part-time basis as Administrative Assistant to the CEO and Head of Communications. When not at work her time is spent bringing up her two young children, Ben and Olivia.

Office Assistant

Lynne Morton

Joined WLT in April 2007 after having been manager of Holton Hall Park Caravan & County Wildlife Site for many years. Hobbies include walks with her four collies, worm farming (for organic gardening, composting and fishing) and gardening. Also rents out a holiday cottage in Suffolk.

Web and IT

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Web & IT Manager

Toby Gibson

An Aquatic Biology graduate with over 8 years experience in website management and development. Joined WLT in October 2007 where he manages the Trust's websites jointly with Helena and offers IT support to staff. A keen scuba diver and photographer, happy anywhere underwater from coral reefs to Welsh quarries.

Web Information Manager (currently on maternity leave)

Helena Åkerlund

Joined the team in 2003 after having graduated in Ecology and learned about website development. Manages the Trust's websites jointly with Toby, oversees the Trust's other internet activities, including social media and advertising, and edits WLT's monthly eBulletins. Wanders about in the countryside with her camera or gets her wellies muddy as a conservation volunteer when not at work.

Projects Development Officer

Jack Astbury

An Ecology and Conservation graduate with a strong interest in conservation and development in South America. First joined the WLT as an intern with a focus web development in 2006. Has since worked for WLT both in the UK and Ecuador, most recently on the “Webcam in the Forest” project.

Projects Development Assistant

Charlotte Beckham

A zoology graduate, Charlotte joined WLT in July 2009 on a sixth month internship, after having gained conservation volunteering experience both in the UK and in Namibia, where she helped to raise orphaned Baboons. She now assists with the development of the Trust's websites and internet fundraising activities.

Web Development Officer

Helen Briggs

A Marine Biology graduate with a Masters in Ecology who joined the WLT team in June 2010. Spent time working in molecular ecology and in plant circadian biology before learning about website design and development. Now assists with the management of the Trust’s internet activities. Outside the office she enjoys walking and cycling through the countryside and regularly visits the mountains of North Wales

Office Animals

Lunch Inspector & Stress Relief Provider

Nutmeg

A regular staff member at the World Land Trust since 2005, residing mainly under the Programme Manager's desk. Keeps a close eye on the goings-on in the WLT car park, makes daily inspections of staff lunch bags and provides light stress relief at the end of a long working day.

Recycling Team

Wilson & Miranda

Joined the WLT team in September 2008, having been rescued and rehomed by the Trust's CEO and Head of Communications. Wilson and Miranda's primary role is to make sure that food left overs are not wasted but are taken care of in an environmentally responsible manner.