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Name: Jillian Miller
Location: London, UK
Role: Executive Director
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Jillian Miller has run The Gorilla Organization since 1992 and is the founder of the its award-winning community-led conservation programmme.
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Name: Jim Bishop
Location: London, UK
Role: Senior Administrator
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Jim has worked in the not-for-profit sector since 1991, including with Oxfam, Notting Hill Housing Trust and Camden Social Services. He joined the Gorilla Organization in April 2008 and has a lifelong passion for wildlife.
 
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Name: Emmanuel Bugingo
Location: Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Role: Rwanda Programme Manager
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One of the first graduates from the newly formed Kigali Institute of Technology in the mid 1990s, Emmanuel manages the Gorilla Organization's Resource Centre in Rwanda and heads up its programme there, including a major project with indigenous people, funded by the European Union.
 
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Name: Andre Byamingu
Location: Goma, DR Congo
Role: Walikale, Project Manager
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Formerly manager of Congo's acclaimed Lwrio Ape Sanctuary, Andre joined the Gorilla Organization in 2005 to manage gorilla monitoring and community-based conservation at the Walkale Community Reserve in rebel held territory in eastern Congo.
 
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Name: Henry Cirhuza
Location: Goma, DR Congo
Role: Congolese Programme Manager
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Henry has been with the organistion for nearly a decade and has brought the Congolese programme through some of the most unstable times of the country’s history. Henry is an expert in the link between the survival of gorillas and the development of the communities.
 
Richard Ainsworth, Events Manager, the Gorilla Organization
Name: Richard Ainsworth
Location: London, UK
Role: Events Manager
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Richard joined the Gorilla Organization in 2011 and manages our portfolio of events, including the Great Gorilla Run. He also shares his passion for gorillas with the next generation of conservationists  through his school visits.
 
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Name: Abi Girling
Location: London, UK
Role: Communications Manager
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Following a close encounter with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, Abi joined the Gorillas in 2005. Abi has a degree in Anthropology and over five years of communications experience.
 
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Name: Joyce Kigozi
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Role: Operations Manager
Profile: Joyce is an Operations Manger, based in Kampala, Uganda.   
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Name: Jean Claude Kyungu
Location: Mount Tshiaberimu, DR Congo
Role: Mount Tshiaberimu Project Manager
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Name: Aimee Long
Location: London, UK
Role: Programmes Officer
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Aimee joined the Gorilla Organization in May 2007 after studying zoology at the University of Reading, and has always been interested in animals and environmental conservation. Aimee’s role involves project administration and trust fundraising.
 
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Name: Doug Meehan
Location: London, UK
Role: Events Assistant
Profile: Doug joined the Gorilla Organization in the spring of 2011. in his varied role, he looks after our volunteers, organises events and helps Great Gorilla Runners hit their fundraising targets.                                                                                                                        
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Name: Sebu Mugangu
Location: Kinshasa, DR Congo
Role: Kinshasa Liaison Officer
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Sebu has been working for the Gorilla Organization since 1996. During this time Sebu has been instrumental in raising awareness of the gorillas plight and has encouraged millions of people to love gorillas.
 
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Name: Beatrice Mukamana
Location: Ruhengeri, Rwanda
Role: Rwanda Administrative Assistant
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Name: Sam Nsingwire
Location: Kisoro, Uganda
Role: Uganda Programme Manager
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With proven experience in community based programs, environment education and training, over a decade involvement in implementing successful community conservation projects involving Government of Uganda, CARE International in Uganda and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Sam brings in a rare combination of experiences from government, International, and indigenous NGOs.
 
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Name: Fauzia Malik
Location: London, UK
Role: Individual Giving Manager
Profile: Fauzia joined the Gorilla Organization in 2011 with several years experience in the charity sector under her belt.
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Name: Regina Sanyu
Location: Kisoro, Uganda
Role: Uganda Field Officer
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Being an organic key Farmer Trainer who wishes to share her own experience with others, Regina has worked with the Gorilla Organization for seven years. 11,000 farmers of Virunga mountains have now been trained by Regina and, like Regina, love the gorillas!
 
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Name: Alexandrine Wathaut
Location: Goma DR Congo
Role: Goma Resource Centre Assistant
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Alexandrine has been with the Gorilla Organization for eight years. She has a great love for the gorillas and the environment and is totally committed to protecting them. Alexandrine is eager to promote the rebuilding of the gorillas’ habitat.
 
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Name: Tuver Wundi
Location: Goma DR Congo
Role: Communications Manager
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Tuver has many years of journalism experience in the environmental, cultural and sporting sectors. He has been working with the Gorilla Organization since 1999 and is responsible for raising awareness to the gorillas’ plight through mass media. Tuver hopes to make the protection of nature an urgent priority for all.