The People of Tsavo Trust
Our Team
A field-based team of Kenyans and conservation professionals, working every day across the Tsavo Conservation Area in support of KWS and WRTI.
senior Management team
Nicholas Haller
Nick has worked full time with Tsavo Trust since August 2019. His focus is to oversee key operations and field teams in the Tsavo Conservation Area and to ensure aerial coverage is maintained as much as possible to provide real time information to compliment the work of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and Wildlife Research and Training Institute.
Nick is a ‘people leader’, skilled at inspiring, motivating and directing anti-poaching teams. He currently maintains approximately 55 hours per month of aerial reconnaissance flights over the Tsavo Parks. Nick has over 2000 “bush flying” hours and is a KWS honorary warden. Nick is living full time in the pilot house at Tsavo Trust HQ and his responsibilities continue to grow (including social media / marketing / fund raising/ field team point of contact/ vehicle maintenance / construction and close liaison with all other program staff). Nick has met all expectations and beyond and has become an integral part of the Tsavo Trust Management team.
Mophat Peter
Mophat is an accomplished and passionate Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, dedicated to wildlife conservation and community-led initiatives. With expertise in designing M&E data collection tools, data analysis, reporting, and efficient database management, he leads the development and implementation of robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning plans that drive strategic decision-making and achieve impactful results for our conservation efforts.
Mophat holds a Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management from Egerton University. Additionally, he is a registered Environmental Impact Assessment Associate Expert.
Joseph Kyalo Kimaile
Born and raised along the border of Tsavo East National Park, Kyalo’s passion for wildlife developed early in his childhood.
He has more than 8 years of experience in biodiversity conservation with a proven ability to lead and manage teams.
His current role includes coordinating wildlife research and monitoring, undertaking wildlife population surveys, database management, and conducting geospatial analyses.
Kyalo is passionate about leveraging technology in solving conservation issues. He is currently finishing a master’s degree in geoinformatics and holds a bachelor’s degree in wildlife management.
Nicholas Njogu
Nicholas is a dedicated professional with a strong passion for Conservation and Community Development. He brings over 7 years of experience as a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist and Project Coordinator.
In his role as Chief Community Officer at Tsavo Trust, Nicholas is responsible for the efficient management of Tsavo Trust’s Community Conservancy Program (CCP) in Kamungi Conservancy. He provides overall guidance to these programs, ensuring the establishment and achievement of targets. Additionally, Nicholas oversees the collection, summarization, compilation, dissemination, storage, and timely reporting of all data generated from CCP Projects.
Nicholas plays a pivotal role in developing the CCP programs framework, plans, and indicators to effectively capture project performance and results. With his proficiency in M&E and Community Development, he provides technical leadership to develop the CCP programs framework, plans, and indicators to capture project performance, and results and provide effective, accurate, and timely reporting of all CCP project activities.
Oliver Etale
A Certified Public Accountant with over 18 years of diverse experience, having strong knowledge of audit methodologies and techniques, accounting and financial principles and practices.
Besides office work Oliver loves travelling and is passionate about farming.
Patricia Njogu
Patricia is a finance professional with over 8 years of experience in finance and accounting. She currently serves as an assistant finance officer for Tsavo Trust. She is responsible for managing the organisation’s finances, including grant management, financial reporting, and compliance with regulations.
Patricia is passionate about using her skills to make a positive impact on the environment and local communities. She is committed to ensuring that the organisation’s finances are managed in a responsible and transparent manner, and that we are able to achieve the mission of promoting sustainable conservation practices.
Prior to joining Tsavo Trust, she worked for several years in the finance industry, where she gained valuable experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Nairobi and is a certified public accountant. In her free time, Patricia enjoys travelling and swimming.
Alia Haller
Any well managed organisation needs a strong administrative “back of house” team to streamline daily activities, oversee accounts, donor liaison and in particular with this position, to take the work load off the Chief Executive Officer to enable him to focus on conservation activities as well as liaison with potential funding options. The role requires first-class organisation skills and attention to detail, alongside excellent abilities in written communication. Self-motivation is important and, given that they live and work at our HQ for long periods of time, a good cultural fit also plays a big part.
Alia has held this position and worked full time for Tsavo Trust since beginning of April 2020. Alia has over 5 years direct hands-on administrative experience, having previously administered and overseen a conservation project at the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest on the Kenya coast. Alia has lived in the bush since she was a child and is a Kenyan Citizen. In the short time that Alia has been working for Tsavo Trust, she has shown true commitment and enthusiasm for the work and has become a vital player in the organisation.
Elizabeth Atieno
Her first encounter with the conservation world started back in 2017 when she joined Tsavo Trust as an accountant. Through the years she has risen up the ranks to her current position of Assistant Administrator.
She has an extensive experience in financial reporting, grant management, budgetary monitoring and planning.
Her roles stretch from executing process improvement, implementing staff development initiatives, budget management, financial reporting to donors and stakeholders as well as providing technical and oversight support on project implementation.
Apart from her current roles, she also manages the Rhino View Platform in Tsavo West National Park.
Her flexibility, positive outlook in life and commitment to the organisation’s vision has made her assimilate very well into the conservation world. “An enthusiastic individual with a growth mindset.”
ACE
There is one member of the Tsavo Trust Team that deserves a special mention. She has been operating in conservation for nearly 50 years. In her younger years, she partnered famously with Bill Woodley and together they took part in mountain rescue missions, armed poacher attacks, fire fighting and so much more. She has looked after royalty and has done thousands of hours monitoring wildlife over the decades. She has most likely seen and taken part in more anti-poaching operations than any other living sole in the country. She has a mind of her own, no question about that but, she knows Tsavo like the back of her wings and her name is ACE.
Board & Governance
Governed in partnership.
Tsavo Trust is a registered Kenyan not-for-profit, overseen by a Board of Trustees that guides our strategy, governance and accountability.
Uniquely, the Kenya Wildlife Service and the Wildlife Research and Training Institute each hold an institutional seat on our Board. It keeps the authorities who lead conservation in Tsavo fully informed of our work, and keeps us aligned with their mandate and national priorities.
Work with us
Join the team.
We are always interested in talented, committed people who share our culture of conservation. Current openings and expressions of interest are welcome.