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Dr. Anne Pusey received her B.A. degree in Zoology
from Oxford University in 1970. After graduation, she
became a Research Assistant to Jane Goodall at Gombe
National Park in Tanzania and studied mother-infant
relations in chimpanzees. She then enrolled at Stanford
University to pursue her Ph.D on the behavior of adolescent
chimpanzees.
Upon completing her Ph.D. in 1977, Dr. Pusey became
a Research Associate at the School of Biological Sciences
at the University of Sussex, UK, and conducted a short
study in Japan on the behavior of Japanese macaques.
In 1978, she became a Research Scientist at the Serengeti
Wildlife Research Institute in Tanzania and studied
the social behavior of lions in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro
Crater for the next 10 years. She maintained affiliations
first with the University of Sussex and then the University
of Chicago. In 1983, Dr. Pusey taught for a semester
as a visiting professor at the University of Illinois,
Urbana, before becoming an Assistant Professor at the
University of Minnesota, where she is now a McKnight
Distinguished University Professor. She continued her
research in the Serengeti until 1989, received a prestigious
John Simon Guggenheim fellowship in 1990, and spent
a sabbatical year at Oxford University.
Dr. Pusey resumed her research on the Gombe chimpanzees
in 1991. In 1995, she became the Director of The Jane
Goodall Institute’s Center for Primate Studies
at the University of Minnesota. Just this year, she
assumed the role of Executive Director of The Jane Goodall
Institute’s Research Programs. Dr. Pusey currently
supervises the research of five graduate students on
the Gombe chimpanzees and advises on the long-term research
program at Gombe. JGI’s Center for Primate studies
archives all data collected on the Gombe chimpanzees
over the course of the ongoing, 43-year study. The ongoing
effort to computerize all of the data facilitates the
investigation of numerous aspects of chimpanzee biology
and behavior including social structure, social development,
aggression and territoriality, cultural behavior, demography,
disease transmission, genetic structure, and conservation.
During the course of her career Dr. Pusey has published
57 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.
As a child growing up in Germany, George Strunden loved
biology and animals, and especially enjoyed roaming
the beautiful forest surrounding his home. His father
is German, his mother is French so they traveled throughout
Europe. When he had to choose his life’s work,
he concluded his dream job would incorporate his loves
of travel, nature, and biology.
Today, Mr. Strunden is JGI’s Vice President &
Director of Africa Programs, continuing a distinguished
career in which he is traveling and working to protect
the environment and promote sustainable livelihoods.
After graduating (honors Magna Cum Laude) with a degree
in agricultural sciences at Goettingen University in
Germany, he did post-graduate work at the Centre for
Advanced Training in Agricultural Development at Berlin
University. He then worked twelve years in sub-Saharan
Africa, particularly in Kenya, Niger, and Tanzania.
His missions also took him to South Africa, Uganda,
and the Republic of Congo.
In 1994, Mr. Strunden joined JGI, setting up the TACARE
program, a community-centered conservation project in
Western Tanzania. He became known as a great team-builder
during his decade there, creating pride in local ownership
and in the program itself. Today, his goal for the Africa
Program is to get federal funding, increase the program’s
activities, and expand the range of its impact.
Victor de la Torre Sans was born in the León
, Spain. He completed its secondary level studies at
the European School Uccle (Brussels, Belgium) where
he received a European Baccalaureate degree, while in
parallel he attended the Instituto Nacional de Educacion
a Distancia (INBAD) and received a Spanish Baccalaureat.
He received a Diploma in Political Sciences and Sociology
from the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia
(the Spanish Open University) and a Bachelor of Arts
in Political Sciences and International Relations from
the Universidad Complutense de Madrid with distinctions
in several fields.
After university, he worked for the European Commission
on behalf of Human Rights in Belgium, and in 1999 he
moved to Spain to cover the post of Operations Special
Coordinator for the Balkans during the war in Kosovo
with a Spanish humanitarian NGO (the MPDL). His role
involved project identification, formulation, implementation
and fund raising.
He was selected through an open national competition
by the Spanish Government to become a Junior Expert
in Training in a Delegation of the European Commission
in Tanzania. After the the training period ended, he
was hired by the EC Delegation in Tanzania as a consultant
to set up a comprehensive management system for the
NGO Programs operational in the country and an overall
strategy for the selection of proposals.
Victor presently works for JGI in the Republic of Congo
as Director of Projects where he manages the Tchimpounga
Sanctuary and Reserve and has direct responsibility
to carry out JGI projects in the field of Community
Center Conservation.
Debby Cox is the Executive Director of JGI-Uganda and
the Project Director of CSWCT. Ms. Cox initially studied
to be a veterinary nurse before working with primates.
She began her work with chimpanzees at Taronga Zoo,
Australia in 1986. Ms. Cox was the Deputy Division Head
for the African Division. After eight years at Taronga
Zoo, she went to Burundi where she was the Co-Director,
then Director, for The Jane Goodall Institute-Burundi.
Her main responsibilities were the care of orphaned
chimpanzees confiscated by the local wildlife authorities
and habituating a community of wild chimpanzees in the
Kibira National Park for eco-tourism.
Ms. Cox arrived in Uganda in 1996. She initially worked
as an Advisor to the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre,
developing training programs for the zookeepers and
assisting in the design and development of new exhibits
for the animals. During this time, Ms. Cox worked on
the development of a sanctuary for the chimpanzees that
were then housed at the center and for future confiscated
chimps.
While the welfare of these individuals at the sanctuary
is important to her, the survival of the species is
just as important. Ms. Cox has worked over the past
seven years to initiate projects that assist in the
long term conservation of chimpanzees and other wildlife
in Uganda.
Emmanuel Mtiti received a diploma in Nursing and Psychiatry
from the Bugando Consultant Hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania
in 1980. After graduation, he accepted a position as
Nursing Officer at the Kigoma Regional Hospital where
he was in charge of the Medical and Psychiatric Department.
After six years, Mr. Mtiti was promoted and charged
with responsibility for the Surgical Department. Just
one year later, Mr. Mtiti became the Principal Trainer
for Auxilliary Health Workers. During his tenure as
Principal Trainer for the Kigoma Regional Hospital,
he also was Regional Trainer of Trainees for AIDS Counseling
and Control and, subsequently, Regional AIDS Control
Coordinator for the Kigoma Regional Health Department.
In 1994, Mr. Mtiti received funding from Danish Development
Aid (DANIDA) to undertake studies in Primary Health
Care and Health Education at the Primary Health Care
Institute in Iringa, Tanzania where he earned an advanced
diploma in Health Education/Primary Heath Care.
Subsequently, UNICEF provided funding for Mr. Mtiti
to attend Georgia State University’s Global Health
Action program where he studied International Health
Management and earned a Certificate in Health Management.
Mr. Mtiti then participated in an Internship in Environmental
Education at the Jim Brett Global Environmental Fund/Wildlands
Conservancy.
In 1996, Mr. Mtiti joined JGI-Tanzania as Education
Coordinator for the TACARE project. For four years,
he was Team Leader of the project, and just this past
year assumed responsibility as Project Manager.
Shadrack Kamenya grew up near Gombe National Park and
received a B.S. degree from the University of Dar es
Salaam in Tanzania. After graduating with honors, Mr.
Kamenya spent two years working with scientists conducting
paleontological, geological, and archaeological studies.
These studies involved stratigraphic studies of deposits
and fossil collection, cataloging, and curatorial activites.
He also participated in a program run by University
of California, Berkeley, in conjunction with Tanzanian
scientists.
While pursuing his Master’s degree, Mr. Kamenya
participated in a summer internship with Dr. Anthony
Collins in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. This experience
– understanding the Park’s environment and
its diverse non-human primates – directly contributed
to the selection of his Doctoral research site and his
current professional interest. In addition, he spent
time collaborating with other scholars at The University
of Dar es Salaam and Mweka Wildlife Institute, in Kilimanjaro,
Tanzania.
Mr. Kamenya earned both his M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology
and Conservation Biology at the University of Colorado.
His Doctoral research work included studying the range
and feeding behaviors of red colobus monkeys (Colobus
badius tephrosceles) at Gombe National Park. The
research focused on primate behavior, conservation status,
and human land use issues.
Since 1997, Mr. Kamenya has been employed by JGI-Tanzania
as Co-director of the Gombe Stream Research Center with
Dr. Anthony Collins. His responsibilities include: managing
researchers and field assistants (approximately 40 people),
supervising research work on chimpanzees, managing the
Center, directing and coordinating conservation efforts
on Gombe resources, and supervising the Gombe Research
Education Program (a conservation outreach in villages
surrounding Gombe). He also continues to be very involved
with conservation issues around the Park.
Virginia Landau is a Vice President of the Jane Goodall
Institute and Director of the Institute’s ChimpanZoo:
Research, Education and Enrichment Program. She directed
the development of a software data collection system
and database for chimpanzee behavioral research that
includes a broad variety of information on captive chimpanzee
behavior. She has spent the past two years overseeing
the development of an Internet accessible database on
chimpanzee behavior that is available worldwide. She
is also a Visiting Scholar at the University of Arizona,
Department of Psychology where she received her doctoral
degree in Comparative and Neuropsychology. She frequently
lectures at zoos, academic institutions and youth organizations
on primate issues, conservation and emotional well-being.
Among her special interests are research and design
of new zoo habitats and the enhancement and enrichment
of existing habitats for great apes. She is also active
in the production of educational materials for classroom
use and is currently writing a series of children’s
books on primates.
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