WWF Staff in Guyana

Patrick Williams, Program Officer, Guyana.

Patrick Williams, Country Manger, holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Regional Planning and Development from the University of Nottingham and a Master of Science in Rural Planning Studies from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. His varied career covered academia, public policy and decision-making and consultancy, spanning a period of over twenty-five years.

Patrick first joined WWF-Guianas as a consultant in April1999 and was appointed in January 2000 as Program Officer with responsibility for the Guyana Office. In February 2003 he graduated with a Post-Graduate Certificate in Conservation Leadership from the WWF College, Zeist, Netherlands.

Shameela Shaw Secretary, Administrative Assistant, Guyana.

Shameela Shaw, Office Manager, joined WWF Guianas in March 2000. My tasks in this position include providing administrative and logistical support to the Program Officer, maintaining financial and accounting operations of the office, taking care of general office equipment and vehicle, supervises the work of the Housekeeper.

She finished a diploma in Business Communication at The International University of Guyana and also studying to become a Certified Accounting Technician.

Rickford Vieira, Regional Goldmining Pollution Abatement Coordinator, has a Masters of Engineering (Mineral Processing) from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Before coming to WWF Guianas, Rick held various positions such as the Senior Mineral Processing Engineer, Mining Engineer, Mining Technician and Senior Field Assistant, with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission from 1984 to 2002. In his spare time he enjoys listening to some jazz or reggae music or just hanging out with friends.

Neil Boucher, Accountant/ Grant Manager is an ACCA, AAT Graduate.

A chartered certified accountant with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and graduate of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) of the United Kingdom.

Previously employed by Courts Guyana Inc, a member of the Courts International Group of Companies for eight (8) years in various middle-management capacities namely; Internal Auditor, Management Accountant and Credit Manager.

He worked with Guyana’s largest Home Furniture & Appliances Retailer - Courts (Guyana) Inc. in various management capacities. Neil started working with WWF Guianas in 2005.

Aiesha Williams, assistant of the Freshwater, Wildlife and Goldmining Pollution Abatement Program, Guyana.

Aiesha Williams, Freshwater/ Protected Areas Officer for Guyana, started on January 3rd 2007. She will work closely with Patrick, Rick and Marie Louise. Aiesha holds a masters degree in Conservation and Tourism from the University of Kent, Canterbury and has worked for 3 years as field researcher/research assistant at Iwokrama International Centre. Furthermore she was also research assistant at the National Wildlife Survey-EPA and lectured the Wildlife Management course at the Regional Educational Programme for Animal Health Assistants.

I love to travel and dance - (though according to those close to me, I do not know how to).

Munirih Schanzenbaecher, Education and Communication Officer holds a B.Sc. Degree in Environmental Studies and a M.Sc Degree in Tropical Coastal Management from the University of Guyana and the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK respectively. Upon graduation she has worked mainly in public communications and education with a youth development programme in Guyana and a recycling promotions project in Essex, England.

Muni Joined the staff of WWF Guianas in Februari 2008 and enjoys applying her skills in her new working environment, particularly in writing regular newspaper articles, various television productions, publications and training target groups. She believes that the education and awareness component of the WWF Guianas project is pivotal to the attainment of change or improvement in the way our natural resources are used and managed.

Janice Bollers, Forestry Officer, has received her under-graduate and post-graduate training in forestry from the University of Guyana and the University of Bangor in the UK respectively.

While reading for her degree in Agriculture at the University of Guyana, she did a workstudy stint at the Guyana Forestry Commission in 1992. Her experience there caused her to make a major shift into the field of forestry, a move she has never regretted. She joined the GFC in 1993 until 2006 serving in a number of positions including Assistant Commissioner of Forests. She then proceeded to the University of Wales Bangor to pursue a MSc. In Env. Forestry. Upon completing this programme she joined the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission in October 2007 as Senior Environmental Officer responsible for mine site reclamation a position she held up to the time she joined the WWF.

Janice is bringing to WWF considerable experience from the forestry sector in Guyana, having served as an Assistant Commissioner of Forest at GFC for almost ten years.

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