GUYANA STAFF

Aiesha Williams
Country Manager

Aiesha is the Country Manager of WWF Guianas, Guyana Office for about two years, having responsibility for managing and oversight of WWF’s Conservation programme and overall Operations in Guyana. With almost ten years of working with WWF, and all together seventeen years of working experience in the conservation field. Aiesha has extensive expertise in the wildlife and wetlands research and monitoring, biodiversity conservation, freshwater and protected areas management, and community-based conservation.
She holds a Master’s Degree in Conservation and Tourism from the University of Kent, Canterbury, within which her thesis focused on community-based tourism within protected areas; and a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, from the University of Guyana with her final research project focused on the distribution of endangered species in Guyana.
Aiesha also previously work at Iwokrama International Centre, and with the EPA’s National Wildlife Surveys. She also lectured the Wildlife Management Course for Guyana School of Agriculture’s Regional Educational Programme for Animal Health Assistants. Aiesha volunteered with the Guyana Red Cross and is a member of the Guyana Heritage Society. 

Juliana Persaud
Biodiversity Officer

With a Master’s degree in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management from the University of Oxford, UK, Juliana has started her career in conservation at the EPA, and has over 6 years of experience working with indigenous communities, CBO’s and policy makers in Guyana, to support the development of protected areas and the improvement of rural livelihoods.
For WWF, Juliana leads activities pertaining to biodiversity protection and environmental governance, inclusive of participatory engagements for conservation.
She enjoys a good game of badminton and the outdoors, where she practices photography.

Preeya Rampersaud
Senior Coordinator – Shared Resources, Joint Solutions Programme

Preeya joined WWF Guianas in October 2016 as Senior Coordinator to manage the Shared Resources, Joint Solutions (SRJS) Programme across the Guianas. This regional initiative is currently being implemented in Guyana and Suriname with lessons from French Guiana.
Preeya has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management and Policy from Lund University, Sweden and over twelve (12) years professional experience in the environment and natural resources sectors. She brings with her rich and diverse experiences having worked at different levels of management, across several areas including environmental and project management, environmental and climate policy, coastal planning and management and social and environmental safeguards, with multiple stakeholder groups. She is a self-motivated individual who has a strong desire to find solutions through interventions that strengthen social ecological systems to enable and build resilient communities. Preeya enjoys nature despite having a fear of snakes! 

Sopheia Edghill
Marine conservation Officer

Sopheia is a MSc candidate at the UWI. St. Augustine Campus with particular interest in marine conservation and ecology. She joined the WWF team in 2010 as a research assistant on the Assessment of Wetlands of Guyana.
She provides support for the oceans related projects (inclusive of Marine Turtle Conservation and Sustainable Fishing projects) in Guyana.
Sopheia enjoys travelling and nature.

Owinthia Hunte
Housekeeper

Owinthia Hunte joined the Guyana Office of WWF in February 2012. Since then, she has been taking care of all practical aspects linked to keeping the office space proper and welcoming for all guests and staff persons.