The International Crane Foundation’s team is made up of over 90 staff and close partners who work in more than 55 countries on five continents.

Dr. George Archibald
Co-Founder and Senior Conservationist
(Headquarters)

Dr. Rich Beilfuss
President and CEO
(Headquarters)

Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi
East Africa Regional Manager
(Uganda)

Ferdi Akarsu
Research Associate
(Middle East – Transcaucasia)

Shimelis Aynalem
Research Associate (Ethiopia)

Bach Mai Le
Vietnam Office Manager
(Vietnam)

David Banda
Community Engagement Officer
(Zambia)

Dr. Nyamba Batbayar
Research Associate (Mongolia)

Karen Becker
Assistant to the Co-Founder
(Headquarters)

Richard Berridge
Grants Officer – Africa
(United Kingdom)

Jennifer Bevars
Gift Processing Specialist
(Headquarters)

Eva Bii
Kingwal Wetland Field Assistant
(Kenya)

Kim Boardman
Curator of Birds
(Headquarters)

Pieter Botha
Resource Extension Officer
(South Africa)

Rose Boyajian
Gift Shop Manager
(Headquarters)

Randa Celley
Executive Assistant – HR
(Headquarters)

Stacey Chibiya
Financial and Administrative Officer
(Zambia)

Cynthia Chigangaidze
Senior Administrator
(South Africa)

Dr. Erica Cochrane
Conservation Measures Manager
(Headquarters)

Jessica Colvin
Aviculturist
(Headquarters)

Lizzie Condon
Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator
(Headquarters)

Christie Craig
Blue Crane Ph.D. Candidate & Western Cape Field Officer, Leiden Conservation Graduate Fellow
(South Africa)

Janet Cunningham
North America Program Assistant
(Texas)

Tom Davis
Facilities Supervisor
(Headquarters)

Betsy Didrickson
Information Services Manager
(Headquarters)

Mark Dumesnil
Grant Officer – North America Program
(Texas)

Hannah Field
Program Assistant
(Headquarters)

Jennifer Fiene
Membership Manager
(Headquarters)

Kate Fitzwilliams
Development Officer
(Headquarters)

Kelvin Steven Floyd
Research Associate
(Zambia)

Sara Gavney Moore
Digital Communications Program Manager
(Headquarters)

Bradley Gibbons
Highland Grassland Field Officer
(South Africa)

Cynthia Gitter
Assistant Curator
of Birds
(Headquarters)

Andy Gossens
Crane Project Manager
(Headquarters)

Guo Zhiwei
Program Officer
(China)

Dr. Barry Hartup
Director of Conservation Medicine
(Headquarters)

Gail Hinz
Senior Accounting Manager
(Headquarters)

Todd Holman
Human Resources Director
(Headquarters)

Hope
Whooping Crane Mascot
(Headquarters)

Hou Bo
China Program Coordinator
(China)

Elena Ilyashenko
Siberian Crane Flyway Coordinator
(Russia)

Dr. Gary Ivey
Research Associate, West Coast Crane Working Group
(Oregon, USA)

Jin Jiefeng
Yangtze Basin
Program Officer
(China)

Darcy Johnson
Accounting/Payroll Specialist
(Headquarters)

Jeff Johnson
Facility Technician
(Headquarters)

Dr. Lara Jordan
Drakensberg Coordinator
(South Africa)

Steve Kuhn
Chief Financial Officer
(Headquarters)

Anne Lacy
Senior Manager – North America Programs
(Headquarters)

Sue Lakin
Veterinary Technician
(Headquarters)

Ben Lam
Education Program Coordinator
(Headquarters)

Leav Phalen
Cambodia Office Manager
(Cambodia)

Liu Tao
Field Assistant
(China)

Irvin Louque
Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator
(Louisiana)

Darcy Love
Managing Director – Cranes of the World
(Headquarters)

Kerryn Morrison
Vice President International – Africa
(South Africa)

Brittany Mullins
Regional Advancement Officer
(Illinois and Headquarters)

Zeneb Musiimire
East Africa Community Engagement Specialist
(Uganda)

Daniel Munana
Field Coordinator
(Rwanda)

Dr. Joseph Mwangi
Kenya Coordinator
(Kenya)

Janat Nabuuma
Financial and Administrative Officer
(Uganda)

Vivian Nekesa
Western Kenya Field Coordinator
(Kenya)

Olivier Ngabonziza
Field Assistant
(Rwanda)

Tendai Nyamushamba
Senior Finance and Governance Officer
(South Africa)

Phiona Orishaba
Field Officer
(Southwest Uganda)

Jason Oswald
International Finance Senior Manager
(Headquarters)

Samson Phakathi
Senior Community Project Officer
(South Africa)

Pamela Seelman
Director of Marketing Communications
(Headquarters)

Griffin Shanungu
Zambia Country Coordinator
(Zambia)

Mwape Sichilongo
Southern African Floodplains Regional Manager
(Zambia)

Dr. Sergei Smirenski
Research Associate
(Headquarters and Russia)

Kim Smith
Chief Operating Officer
(Headquarters)

Dr. Liz Smith
Director of North America Programs
(Texas, USA)

Tanya Smith
South African Regional Manager
(South Africa)

Kari Stauffer
Director of Development
(Headquarters)

Dr. Su Liying
East Asia Flyways
Program Leader
(China)

Kyle Tainter
Senior Aviculturist
(Headquarters)

Gilbert Tayebwa
Field Officer
(Southcentral Uganda)

Hillary Thompson
North America Program Crane Analyst
(Headquarters)

Tin Aung Tun
Myanmar Project Manager
(Myanmar)

Demetra Toniolo
Visitor Services Coordinator
(Headquarters)

Dr. Tran Triet
Southeast Asia
Program Coordinator
(Headquarters and Vietnam)

Terry Turney
Land and Water Conservation Director
(Texas)

John Tumusiime
Field Research Assistant
(Uganda)

Amanda Twombley
Gift Processing Specialist
(Headquarters)

Dr. Damian Walters
South African Regional Manager
(South Africa)

Maurice Wanjala
Western Kenya Kipsaina Crane and Wetland Conservation Group Coordinator
(Kenya)

Marianne Wellington
Senior Aviculturist and Chick-rearing Supervisor
(Headquarters)

Jacob Wood
Facility Technician
(Headquarters)

Xiaoou Chen
Admin and Finance Officer
(China)

Yu Qian
China Program Director
(China)

Zhang Qi
Breeding and Stopover Area Program Manager
(China)