BA (Kent, UK), CAM (London, UK)

With 10 years of environmental and conservation INGO experience, Kirstie’s expertise includes events management, corporate fundraising and a wide variety of communications activities including brand development, publications, web, photography, audio visuals and merchandise production.

Kirstie spent her childhood in Kenya and Denmark, consequently moving to the UK to study anthropology where she specialised in Great Ape conservation. She has since worked for The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund (now Gorilla Organization), the NSPCC, Save the Rhino International, WaterAid and Greenpeace.

Most recently, Kirstie was Brand and Creative Manager for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) where she headed up the Creative Development Team, looking after the organisations brand, design, publications, merchandise, photo and video-graphic activities. She was also actively involved with Greenpeace UK.

Kirstie is currently working on several freelance communications and events projects with NGOs in Tanzania and Kenya, as well as developing Kilimanyika’s brand and marketing activities in the region.

Kirstie is passionate about the importance of creative communication in generating dialogue and debate amongst the players in the world of environmental conservation and development.

Kirstie holds a BA in Social Anthropology from the University of Kent and a Certificate in Advanced Marketing and Communications (CAM) from London Metropolitan University Business School. She is a fluent Danish speaker.