Who We Are
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Lindy Sutherland was born in Port Elizabeth in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
The youngest of five, Lindy grew up surrounded by nature, cementing her love of wildlife and the outdoor world. Lindy went to high school in Grahamstown where she excelled in sport and began to build on her leadership and people skills. She studied Economics and Industrial Psychology at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town.
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Dr William Fowlds is a wildlife vet based in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
with a dedication to clinical support of wildlife management, active conservation and re-wilding projects, landscape planning and restoration as well as awareness, fundraising and strategic implementation of projects to prevent rhino poaching and encourage range expansion.
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Wendy Rippon was born on a farm in the Grahamstown district of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Growing up on a farm with two older brothers, Wendy was quick to learn and appreciate farm life and the beauty of the Eastern Cape landscape. Wendy spent her school days at Diocesan School for Girls in Grahamstown. She completed her Bachelor of Commerce Degree at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
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Matthew Hart has been involved with Conservation Landscapes Institute since its inception and joined as an NED in 2021.
He is currently managing the finance and governance portfolio. The Harts being a founding member of Amakhala Game Reserve, Matthew has had a keen interest over its 23 year history where he is currently a member of the Amakhala’s Management Committee aside from his professional career as an Associate Director at Deloitte. He has worked in Deloitte’s Tax service line for 17 years both in South Africa and the UK.
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Peter Chadwick is a terrestrial and marine protected area specialist
at the strategic and operational levels with over 30 years of extensive conservation experience gained across Africa and the Western and Southern Indian Oceans. He has been extremely privileged to have worked across the continent in some of its most special wild places, including the Gabonese and Mozambique forests, Angola’s and East Africa’s marine protected areas, the Kgalagadi and Namibia’s deserts, the bushveld of Zululand and the Kruger National Park, the mountains of the Drakensberg and the offshore islands of the Indian Ocean and the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands.