James has spent over 20 years working in the animal welfare and wildlife conservation sectors. He has built up a considerable network of charity contacts all over the world and is regularly asked to give talks and presentations detailing his work and passion for animals.

After starting his career in the retail sector, he then decided to spend 3 months on a wildlife conservation project in Zambia. 7 years later, he was still there and had been a manager for a wildlife sanctuary and also helped establish the country’s only elephant orphanage and rehabilitation centre. In 2010 James returned to the UK and joined the charity Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS). For the first 2 years he worked as the Marketing Manager and then a further 5 years as the Managing Director, responsible for all of the charities activities.

In 2017, James and the Wildlife & Welfare Trustees founded the organisation. He now co-ordinates the different project teams and the management of the charity, helping it to grow and provide more support around the world.

Kate is a vet who graduated from the University of Bristol in 2004 and has a range of animal welfare experience spanning clinical veterinary practice, managerial roles in several international charities, and government policy. She has worked and volunteered on animal welfare projects in 10 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and South America and spoken at international conferences on a range of animal health and welfare subjects. She has provided veterinary advice to livestock disaster management programmes, managed veterinary student training programmes and supported a range of small and large animal welfare organisations in creating effective veterinary and welfare programmes. She was most recently employed as International Director of Mission Rabies, where she developed and managed programmes which resulted in over 700,000 canine rabies vaccinations and an education programme that reached over 1.4million children over 5 years in India, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Uganda. She also planned and directed a 20,000 dog mass sterilisation drive conducted over a six month period in Goa, India.

Kate is currently studying for a Masters in International Animal Health and holds the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Managing Safely Certificate.

Sam has spent over 10 years working in the third sector, and has held roles in marketing and fundraising across both large and small organisations. She has a masters in Marketing and a degree in Psychology, and a passion for communications and behavioural science.

As well as leading on philanthropy and communications for Wildlife & Welfare, she also works on supporting charities get more out of their communications, empowering them with techniques and methods they can use to become more confident and self-sufficient in their fundraising and marketing.

Passionate about animal welfare and conservation from an early age, Sam has always tried to do what she can in her own life to make the world a better place.

“Whether it’s signing a petition, taking the bus instead of driving, or changing our purchasing behaviour, we can all do our bit to preserve our planet. No matter how small, every action we take matters. By working collectively, all those small actions add up, and together we really can make a difference.”

Philippa completed her Diploma in Veterinary Nursing at Unitec, New Zealand in 2002. She then went on to work for 7 years in a referral veterinary hospital based in Auckland as a surgical nurse. In 2008, she completed a certificate in captive wild animals and then worked for 2 years as a casual keeper caring for a range of mammals from otters to meerkats, baboons to hippos.

In 2011, Philippa moved to Australia and continued working at a referral hospital at the University of Melbourne (UVET). She worked in the surgery and theatre position and was second in charge for the nursing team. She was also involved in teaching final year vet students.

In 2014, Philippa began developing a brochure and documentary to help create awareness around responsible wildlife tourism. She was able to share this through local communities, educational facilities and at international film festivals. In her spare time, she works towards wildlife campaigning and Australian wildlife habitat work. Philippa is currently studying the Bachelor of Environmental Science and is very enthusiastic and passionate about environmental education for the younger generation.

As well as working with Wildlife & Welfare, Philippa also works in education, teaching and veterinary nursing.

Coral is an aspiring Marine Conservationist, currently studying for her masters in Conservation and Biodiversity at the University of Exeter. She has long been passionate about animal welfare, wildlife conservation and tackling environmental issues and she volunteers for non-profit organisations in these fields in her spare time. She has a degree in Psychology and is hoping to bridge the gap between disciplines. She believes that taking an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to tackling the worlds most pressing environmental issues. She is not only seeking to develop her knowledge and experience within the environmental sector, but she is also passionate about helping to spread awareness of the critical issues (and encouraging the public to help!).

Rose graduated from Reading University in 2020 with a 2.1 in Animal Science. She has a range of experiences volunteering on conservation projects around the world. Although passionate about animals from an early age her passion in conservation and welfare began in 2016 when she visited Thailand to work on an elephant reintroduction project. Throughout her university career she had a placement year where she spent 6 months working at a zoo and 6 months working on a marine conservation project where she monitored reef health and performed weekly beach cleans tackling ocean waste.

As a PADI instructor she continues to monitor ocean health and inspire the future generation of scuba divers to protect our oceans. With the help of Wildlife and Welfare she wishes to educate people on how to conserve our planet for future generations by changing the way we live our lives.