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 Governing Board
Fred Nelson
US Board Chair / Europe Board member
Roseline C. Beudels-Jamar
Europe Board Chair / US Board member
Bill Houston
US and Europe Board member
Karen Sausman
US Board Treasurer / Europe Board member
Koenraad De Smet
Board Secretary
Julie Crenn
Europe Board Treasurer
Justin Chuven
US Board member
Terrie Correll
US Board member
François Lamarque
Europe Board member
Steve Olson
US Board member
Tim Woodfine
Ex officio – US and Europe Board member
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 Abakar
Assistant administratif et comptable
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 Executive Team
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