Engagement
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Eve Carpenter
International Director of Engagement and Learning - Extn: 819
As Director of Programmes at Earthwatch Institute (Europe), Eve oversees the development and delivery of all the corporate engagement and education programmes across the organization as well as being responsible for the management of corporate partnerships.
After graduating from Brasenose College, Oxford with languages in 1990, she started working life as a sales and marketing graduate for Diageo where she spent seven years in a variety of brand marketing and sales management roles. She moved to Accenture in 1998 as a strategy consultant, and worked across a number of industries and multinational clients on strategy development and change management programmes.
She then took a sabbatical for one year, travelling around the world visiting areas of outstanding natural beauty and wildlife. This inspired her to make the change from corporate to NGO and indulge her passion for conservation full time as a career.
She joined Earthwatch in 2000 as Director of Marketing, becoming Acting COO in 2002, responsible for the marketing, ICT, HR and Finance functions. She then moved into Programme Operations in 2004, heading up the retail, marketing and fellowships programmes, moving into the Director of Programmes role after her return from maternity leave in 2006.
Eve's wide ranging corporate and NGO senior management experience enables her to interact effectively with all the charity's stakeholders, and gives her an insight into the sustainability challenges facing both the NGO and corporate worlds.
She loves to go diving, although a recent baby has curtailed more exotic travel, and enjoys walking, travel and film.
Jenny Ekelund
Head of Engagement - Extn: 281
Jenny joined Earthwatch in February 2004 as a Programme Officer. She is now Head of Earthwatch's Engagement department and oversees a range of environmental engagement and learning programmes for corporate employees, teachers, young people and other groups taking part in Earthwatch field research projects.
In December 2004, she coordinated and participated in Earthwatch's first French-speaking African scientist team in Cameroon. Scientists from Madagascar and Guinea helped ornithologist Taku Awa II conserve the rare grey-necked rock fowl Picathartes in Cameroon's rainforests.
Working at Earthwatch has allowed Jenny to build on her keen interest in Corporate Social Responsibility and the ways in which NGOs and the private sector can work together to promote sustainable development.
She received a degree in Management and French from the University of Bath in 2002. At university, she focused her final year studies on business and the environment and volunteered for Envolve Partnerships for Sustainability in Bath.
Following graduation, she joined WHSmith as a management trainee and joined the Group Corporate Responsibility Team as a Corporate Responsibility Adviser. She has also worked as a volunteer warden for The Woodland Trust.
Claire Lippold
Programme Officer, Engagement - Extn: 829
Claire joined Earthwatch in March 2008. Her main role is working with Cadbury, Nestle UK and HSBC employees to ensure they are prepared for their Earthwatch expeditions and local volunteering projects. She is also involved in the Capacity Building Programme.
Before joining Earthwatch Claire worked for the Bat Conservation Trust as a Helpline Officer where she answered questions, did contract work and developed a healthy obsession with all things batty! She is a member of Oxfordshire Bat Group and is currently training for her bat licence.
Claire has a BSc (Hons) in Biology and an MSc in Biodivesity and Conservation, both from the University of Leeds, where her passion for conservation (and bats) developed. In her spare time she enjoys camping, walking, yoga and travelling. She has travelled in Honduras, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, The Gambia and Kenya.
Emma Wright
Programme Officer, Engagement - Extn: 835
Emma joined Earthwatch at the beginning of April 2008. Working with several corporate partners such as HSBC and Land Rover, she supports staff throughout their fielding process and makes sure employees are well prepared for their expeditions as well as advising them on their post project community activities.
Emma gained a BSc in Environmental Science/Biology and a LLM (Master of Laws) in Environmental Law and Management at Aberystwyth University. Since leaving university she has taken numerous evening classes at Cardiff University such as Marine Conservation and Spanish. Emma has travelled extensively round Australasia, Europe, Usa and Canada, she has spent time volunteering in an orphanage in Thailand, and also lived in Barcelona for three years, where she taught English. Emma is a keen conservationist and has taken part in many community projects both overseas and in her beloved homeland, Wales.
Emma has a real creative flair. In one of her previous roles she was a window dresser/stylist and she now enjoys amateur photography and dressmaking. Emma also loves anything outdoorsy - horse riding, sailing, snowboarding and learning to surf. She also loves making soup!
Caroline Rodgers
Programme Manager, Engagement - Extn: 861
Caroline joined Earthwatch in October 2004 and was initially responsible for recruiting volunteers for Earthwatch's many worldwide expeditions for the Expedition Recruitment Department. She then moved to the Engagement team, coordinating various corporate, capacity-building and educator programmes, as well as championing educational activity within the department and Earthwatch as a whole.
Caroline is now Programme Manager in the Engagement Department and manages a range of programmes for corporate employees, teachers, young people and other groups taking part in Earthwatch field research projects.
An experienced traveller, Caroline lived in Egypt for three years, worked as a language assistant for two Austrian secondary schools, and participated in a 10-week biological census of the little-studied Pavacachi area of the Ecuadorian Amazon in 2003.
Caroline has a joint honours degree in English Language with German and is a keen artist. Before joining Earthwatch, she worked for the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) in Cambridge as a project officer for the Millennium Volunteers programme, placing young people in volunteering positions in order to achieve awards.
Simon Reid
Partnerships Manager - Extn: 840
Simon joined Earthwatch in October 2005 and is currently involved with managing Earthwatch's partnership with Royal Dutch Shell. The partnership focuses on engaging a diverse array of stakeholders, including UNESCO World Heritage Site managers, Shell employees and local NGO's, in researching degraded forest ecosystems in the Sabah region of Malaysian Borneo. He is also involved with developing partnerships with a number of conservation NGO's as part of Earthwatch's Capacity Building Programme.
Prior to his current position Simon held other posts at Earthwatch including Capacity Building Programme Manager, and Fellowships officer. Prior to working at Earthwatch Simon completed an MSc in Environment and Development from Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management, and an undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Manchester.
Simon participated on Earthwatch's Early Man in Spain project in 2006, a fascinating experience which saw him helping to uncover many ancient artefacts which will help us discover more about some of the first ever humans to live in Europe.
Outside of work Simon is a fan of the great outdoors and is a keen hiker, mountain biker, and climber. He has also been fortunate enough to spend much of his life living in many exciting places such as India, Pakistan, Zambia and Italy. Read more about Simon's daily life and work from when he was Capacity Building Programme manager.
Ben Jack
Programme Officer, Engagement - Extn: 817
Ben joined Earthwatch at the beginning of June 2008, having studied a degree in Psychology at Cardiff University, and subsequently working for the NHS.
He is involved with the Standard Chartered Bank and British American Tobacco partnerships; helping their employees to prepare for placements on Earthwatch projects, and supporting them to develop their own projects on return from the field. He is also helping to coordinate the Earthwatch Educator Awards and is really excited about the prospect of helping educators bring conservation into the classroom.
Outside of work Ben has chronically itchy feet and has travelled throughout Asia, Australasia, Africa, and South America. He is a passionate scuba diver (even in the murky quarries of the UK!) and has recently returned from a fantastic trip diving the wrecks of the Red Sea. He also loves walking, music, cooking, and photography.
Sarah Staunton-Lamb
Capacity Building Programme Manager - Extn: 284
Sarah came to Earthwatch in October 2000 as Community Officer for the Earthwatch Millennium Programme. She has worked within the Environmental Engagement team, managing the operational delivery of a number of corporate and teacher fellowship programmes. In March 2006 Sarah took over as Capacity Building Programme Manager, and since then has been thriving on the challenges of fielding African, Asian and Eastern European conservationists, scientists and educators.
Sarah has visited the Earthwatch projects Belize Manatees, Sri Lanka's Temple Monkeys, Puerto Rico's Rainforest, Owl Habitat of Cape Horn and Eagles of Mull.
She previously worked for the Wildlife Trust in Oxford, and spent six months in rural Tanzania with Health Projects Abroad, followed by four years as a Programme Officer for an educational and development charity working with East African refugees. She has a BA (Hons) in Modern History from Hull University. Sarah is the proud mother of Burt and most recently, Stanley.
James Jackson
Programme Officer, Engagement Ext: 272
James Jackson joined Earthwatch in January 2009. In the Engagement department he works on the Educator programme, the Youth Programme & the HSBC Climate Programme.
Before embarking on a BA in Business Economics at Exeter University, James volunteered in Australia for an environmental charity for nine months planting trees, removing non-native species and making sustainable walkways which sparked his interest in environmental issues. James has continued his interested in the environment as a long term volunteer for Archelon, The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece where he has tagged turtles for monitoring purposes and also been part of a public awareness programme.
Previous to working for Earthwatch James joined Majestic Wine Warehouses Graduate scheme. Since leaving Majestic Wine he has qualified as a Business and Economics Teacher at The Institute of Education, University of London, and travelled in Costa Rica, Eastern Europe and Greece and Peru.
In his free time he enjoys martial arts, reading novels, travelling and to be outdoors.
Kay O'Regan
Programme Manager, Engagement - Extn: 853
After a 20-year career in the UK water industry, Kay joined Earthwatch in January 2006 to lead our partnership work with the mining and extractive sector. Building on a broad scientific background and a degree in Environmental Science with Water Engineering, she has expertise in integrating effective environmental management into core business practice and actively engaging hearts and minds. In developing these skills Kay completed an MSc in Quality Management at Cranfield University and is a lead auditor for both the ISO 9001 and ISO14001 standards.
She has a great interest in sustainable development and in reconciling the needs of communities and the environment. In a voluntary capacity, she acted as a bridge between the private sector and a water and sanitation NGO for more than 10 years. She is convinced that collaborative partnerships can be catalysts for positive change and completed the Cambridge Programme for Industry Postgraduate Certificate in Cross Sector Partnership in 2004.
Kay has been a public speaker for more than 15 years and is always passionate and entertaining. Her recent highlights include speaking on 'Valuing Biodiversity' at the 2006 EU Environmental Conference, Green Week in Brussels, on 'Environmental Management' at Oxford University Centre for Continuing Education, and on 'Cross-Sector Partnerships' at the Cambridge University Programme for Industry. She is also a keen chef (and gourmand) and tries to work off the calories through enthusiastic, if not yet totally proficient, belly dancing.
Emily Albers
Programme Officer - Extn: 809
Emily joined Earthwatch in May 2008 as a Receptionist/Administrative employee. In June 2009 she started working as a Programme Officer in Engagement. She is working with Shell (Project Better World), Mitsubishi and Newmont employees to support them throughout their fielding process. Furthermore, Emily is involved in a new programme, run in collaboration with UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Shell, in which World Heritage Sites participants, with help of Shell employees develop a business plan to manage their site in the future.
Originally from the Netherlands, Emily lived two years in Stuttgart (Germany) until August 2007. Since then, she has been living in Oxford.
In the Netherlands, Emily studied Journalism and wrote for different newspapers and magazines for about nine years. In Germany, she worked as a Project Assistant at a translation agency. Emily has a strong interest in different cultures, animals and outdoor activities. In her spare time she enjoys biking, hiking, travelling and writing poetry.