Our Team

Anna joined Synchronicity Earth in September 2016 as a Junior Research Analyst. She had an international upbringing, spending most of her life in Thailand before moving back to the UK for university. She managed to stay in one place long enough to gain an MSci in Environmental Biology from Universit

Cheli joined Synchronicity Earth in February 2018 as our Engagement Strategist. Her most recent background while pursuing her PhD at University of Oxford has been deeply rooted in understanding the complexities of how citizen science -- the engagement of non-academics and non-scientists in the gathe

Gemma joined Synchronicity Earth in January 2012. She was previously working for TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network; working on issues relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), collection of species specific data regarding hu

Helen joined Synchronicity Earth in 2016 to promote the development of conservation networks through her role as Executive Director of the Amphibian Survival Alliance. Helen has worked on the coordination of global conservation actions for amphibians for over 10 years. She coordinated the EDGE Amphi

Jim’s background is in education and training, a field in which he has held a number of roles including designing and writing resources for the web, developing teacher training resources and workshops, teaching effective research and writing skills and providing online learning support for student

Katy joined Synchronicity Earth in July 2011 as a Conservation Research Analyst. She recently completed her PhD which used a case study of Mountain Gorilla conservation to look at how transnational networks bring about different forms of inclusion and exclusion of organisations, people and their ide

Merlin joined Synchronicity Earth in September 2016 after graduating with a BSc in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Merlin’s specific academic interests lie in the relationship between conservation and development, with a particular focus on ap

Owandji-Virji joined Synchronicity Earth in June 2018 as our Finance and Operations Assistant. Previously at Mosaiqe, a wooden watch organisation helping to plant trees in impoverished African lands, his background has seen him operate in various business development, operational and digital marketi

Simon joins us as our Director of Strategic Conservation, having recently retired as Chair of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The SSC is a science-based network with more than 7,500 experts (mostly volunteers) from all over the wor

Vera joined Synchronicity Earth in January 2017 as a part-time Research and Communications Assistant. Prior to her current role, Vera was supporting the former IUCN SSC Chair Dr Simon Stuart and was managing his office in Bath from 2015-2016. She was previously involved with IUCN’s Amazing Species

Victoria joined Synchronicity Earth in October 2012 following an internship with the organisation from August 2012. Prior to this she travelled to New Zealand to complete her Masters in Marine Conservation at Victoria, University of Wellington. She is particularly interested in the way that science