Trustees
Dr David Bartholomew | Chair
Tropical forest ecologist specialising in tree carbon metabolism and storage.
Mariah Cristina Magallanes | Treasurer
Business economist for the natural world
Ben Raby | Secretary
Ecological researcher and bioacoustic machine learning developer.
Dr Peter Krekel
Medtech entrepreneur and environmental enthusiast
Dr Harry Fonseca Williams | 1st-Chair 2019 - 2024
Toxicologist & conservationist.
Wacuka Maina | Officer for Projects and Fundraising
Nairobi based lawyer and project administrator
Nathan Oliver O’Nions
Finance graduate passionate about the environment and sustainability.
Dr Toral Shah | Chair of Kenyan Board
Kenyan born and raised, specialised in plant taxonomy and conservation, working in Nature-based solutions project management.
Dr Laura Vedovato
Tropical forest ecologist and remote sensing specialist
Tree Team
Wincate Kagane | Senior Botanist and Restorations Officer
Botany graduate working on the Pwani Restoration Project
Caroline Muthoni | Senior Botanist and Nursery Manager
Botany graduate working on the Pwani Restoration Project
Lucky Kazungu | Mangroves Officer
Botany graduate leading the mangrove project and future marine projects.
Joel Kiarie | Outreach and education officer
Leads our education team working in over 20 schools in Kilifi county.
Stephen Njenga | Groundskeeper
Full-time employee for the Kijabe tree nursery
Norbert Rottcher | Director Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery
Naturalist with a passion for indigenous wildlife and founder of the LEAF’s major Kenyan partner, one of the most diverse native tree nurseries in all East Africa, KITN.
Desk Team
Bronwyn Edgell | Digital Media Manager
Canadian influencer and social media savvy Gen Z working towards using media for social and environmental good.
Alexandria Andrews | Fundraising Officer
Environmentalist from Bahrain pioneering the LEAF’s corporate packages and current fundraising strategy.
Junior Trustees
Chloe Philpott | Vice Chair
Geography graduate passionate about sustainability and climate change mitigation
Gabriel Horowitz | Secretary
Global Business bachelor student from Venezuela, living in Monterrey, Mexico.
Sophia Herman | Treasurer
Development Economics Graduate interested in sustainability and carbon markets
Emma Berwick
Business & French student interested in sustainability and responsible business.