Our people


Sahara Conservation is a team of 100 employees, spread across Chad, France and Niger, all playing a critical role in conserving the Sahel and Sahara.

Our operational team in Chad

Oualbadet Magomna

Country Director

Abdelkerim Youssouf Mahamat

Community coordinator for the ALBIA project

Ahmat Anour

Driver

Daniel Nahodjingar

Administration & finance manager

Dieudonné Kephas Doldiguim

Cook

Djiddi Aklabach Ali

Tractor driver

Djimet Brahim Djimet

Driver

Evariste Djibkibeng Malbe

Mechanic

François Madjitigal

Driver

Habib Ali Hamit

Ecological monitoring officer

Honoré Todjibaye Midjigue

Cook

Kher Issaka Kher

Ecological monitoring officer

Loutfallah Ali

Animal keeper

Mahamat Abdourassoul

Tractor driver

Mahamat Ali Adoum Hassane

Ecological monitoring officer

Marc Dethier

Oryx Project manager

Moustapha Matalama Mahamat

Facilitator

Ndoazen Akwada

Information and biodiversity officer

Ouchar Mahamat Ahmat

Logistics

Oumar Mahamat Annadif

Ecological monitoring officer

Yacoub Hassaballah Hagry

Driver

Zakaria Mahamat

Facilitator

Zara Abdoulaye

Facilitator

Our operational team in Niger

Abdoul Razack Moussa Zabeirou

Country representative

Abba Mamane

Field officer

Abdoul Razakou Abdou Mahamadou

Assistant project officer

Ahmed Oumarou

Driver

Boukari Arifa Brah

Ostrich breeding site assistant

Habou Idi Malam Kaou

Ostrich keeper

Harouna Moussa Lawan

Ostrich keeper

Maimounatou Ibrahim Mamadou

Ostrich breeding site manager

Oumara Ousseini Idi

Ostrich keeper

Ousseini Idi Abdoulaye

Ostrich breeding site keeper

Souley Kouato Larwanou

Administration & finance manager

Our team in France

Tim Woodfine

CEO

Benoît Menvielle

Administrative & finance director

Cloé Pourchier

Program officer

John Newby

Senior advisor

Julie Martin

Communications manager

Katia Guyon-Lacroze

Chief accountant

Violeta Barrios

Program manager

Our governing board

Fred Nelson

US board Chairperson / European board member

Roseline C. Beudels-Jamar

European board Chairperson / US board member

Bill Houston

US and European board member

Karen Sausman

US board Treasurer / European board member

Koenraad De Smet

European board Secretary / US board member

Julie Crenn

European board Treasurer

Justin Chuven

US board member

Terrie Correll

US board Secretary

François Lamarque

European board member

Steve Olson

US board member

Tim Woodfine

Ex officio – US and European board member