Although still numerous in western Uganda, the kob is far less common now in other areas of East Africa. It was once found in western Kenya and northern Tanzania but has not been seen there in recent years.

African Wildlife Foundation Board of Trustees

 

Chair, Board of Trustees
Mr. David Thomson
Formway Design Studios, NZ
Woodside, CA, USA

Secretary
Ms. Myma Belo-Osagie
London, UK

Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Patrick J. Bergin, Ph.D.
African Wildlife Foundation
Washington, DC, USA

President
Mrs. Helen W. Gichohi, Ph.D.
African Wildlife Foundation
Nairobi, Kenya

Vice President
Ms. Joanna R. Elliott
Vice President for Technical Design and Knowledge Management
African Wildlife Foundation
London, United Kingdom

Vice President
Mr. Craig R. Sholley
Vice President for Philanthropy and Marketing
African Wildlife Foundation
Washington, DC, USA

Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Jeff Chrisfield
African Wildlife Foundation
Washington, DC, USA

Assistant Secretary
Mr. Felix O. Otieno
Special Assistant to the CEO
African Wildlife Foundation
Washington, DC, USA

BOARD MEMBERS

Mr. Robin Berkeley
London, UK

Mr. Payson Coleman
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
New York, NY

Ms. Lynn G. Dolnick, Ph.D.
Castleton, VA

Ms. Lisa S. Firestone
The Firestone Foundation
Santa Monica, CA

Mr. Adrian Gardiner
Mantis Collection
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Mr. Donald C. Graham
The Graham Group
York, PA

Mr. Larry Green
System Pavers
Santa Ana, CA

Mr. Philipp Hugo Gutsche
Coca-Cola Sabco
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Ms. Heather Sturt Haaga
La Canada, CA

Ms. Mona Hamilton
Geneva, Switzerland

Ms. Christine F. Hemrick
Los Altos, CA

Mr. William E. (Wilber) James
RockPort Capital Partners
Boston, MA

Ms. Adrian M. Jay
Dogwood Entertainment
Knoxville, TN

Ms. Kristina M. Johnson, Ph.D.
Enduring Energy, LLC
Washington, DC

Mr. William S. Kalema
Umacis Consulting
Kampala, Uganda

Mr. Rahim Khan
Rahim Khan & Company Attorneys
Gaborone West, Botswana

Mr. Robert E. King
Salt Creek Ventures
Oak Brook, IL

Ms. Denise Koopmans
Legal Publishing Netherlands
Paris, France

Mrs. Shana Laursen
Auburn, CA

Ms. Victoria Leslie
Seattle, WA

Ms. Ann K. Luskey
Bethesda, MD

Mr. Jimnah Mbaru
Dyer and Blair Investment Bank Ltd.
Nairobi, Kenya

Mr. Benjamin W. Mkapa
Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Mr. Festus G. Mogae
Former President of Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana

Ms. Razan K. Al Mubarak
Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi
Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Kristina Persson
Stockholm, Sweden

Ms. Elizabeth Robertshaw
New York, NY

Mr. Stuart Scott
Hobe Sound, FL

Ms. Aggie Skirball
Four Paws Pics
Corona Del Mar, CA

Ms. Veronica Varekova
New York, NY

Mr. Charles R. Wall
New York, NY

Ms. Maria Wilhelm
Multiverse
Los Angeles, CA

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Mr. E. U. Curtis Bohlen
Washington, DC

Mrs. Joan Donner
Colorado Springs, CO

Ms. Leila S. Green
Chicago, IL

Mr. John H. Heminway
New York, NY

Mr. George C. Hixon
San Antonio, TX

Mr. Dennis J. Keller
DeVry Inc.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Mr. Henry P. McIntosh IV
Palm Beach, FL

Mrs. Sally Pingree
Washington, DC

Mr. Stuart T. Saunders, Jr.
Bryn Mawr, PA

Mr. Russell E. Train
Washington, DC

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Mr. David H. Koch
Koch Industries
New York, NY

Mr. Francis T. F. Yuen
Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited
Hong Kong

TRUSTEE ALUMNI

Mr. Edward M. Armfield
Black Point, Ltd.
Winston-Salem, NC

Mr. Greg Behrman
Essex, CT

Mrs. Crandall C. Bowles
Fort Mill, SC

Mrs. Wendy McCrary Breck
New York, NY

Mr. George R. Bunn, Jr.
New York, NY

Mr. Jacques J. Busquet
Natixis North America
New York, NY

Mr. Paul Campbell
Toronto, ON, Canada

Mr. Stephen D. Cashin
Pan African Capital Group, LLC
Washington, DC

Mrs. Faye Campbell Cowan
Washington, DC

Mr. Donald Dixon
Trident Capital
Palo Alto, CA

Mr. Dale F. (Tucker) Dorn
Lake Austin Land and Cattle Ltd.
San Antonio, TX

Mr. Clinton A. Fields
Annandale, VA

Mr. Paul Fletcher
ACTIS
London, UK

Dr. James L. Foght
Foght Enterprises
Barrington Hills, IL

Ms. Jane W. Gaston
Middleburg, VA

Mr. Judson C. Green
NAVTEQ Corporation
Chicago, IL

Mrs. Jennifer A. Inskeep
Fort Myers, FL

Mr. Walter Kansteiner
Exxon Mobil
Washington, DC

Ms. Dorothy J. Kim
Seattle, WA

Mr. Mark D. Kvamme
Sequoia Capital Partners
Menlo Park, CA

Mr. Robin Lloyd
Qwest Digital Media
Washington, DC

Mr. James F. Makawa
The Africa Channel
North Hollywood, CA

Sir Ketumile Masire
Former President of Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana

Wariara Mbugua

Anne B. Mize
Anne Mize & Associates
Seattle, WA

Mrs. Eleanor G. Nalle
Knox Family Foundation
Philadelphia, PA

Mr. Ofer Nemirovsky
HarbourVest Partners, LLC
Boston, MA

Mr. John H. Horris
Birmingham, MI

Dr. Mamphela A. Ramphele
Cape Town, South Africa

Mr. William P. Richards, Jr.
Pasadena, CA

Ms. Tia N. Roddy
New Orleans, LA

Ms. Jacqueline S. Russell
Glyndon, MD

Paul A. Schosberg
Katonah, NY

Ms. Lisa M. Stevens
Highland, MD

Dr. Kelly J. Stewart
Davis, CA

Ms. Leila Maw Straus
New York, NY

Mr. Barry R. Sullivan
Laughlintown, PA

Mr. C. Bowdoin Train
The Grosvenor Funds
Washington, DC

Mr. Douglas C. Walker
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Philadelphia, PA

Mr. John R. Walter
Ashlin Management Company
Chicago, IL

Mr. Richard W. Weening
Prolitec, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI

Mr. Matthew T. Weir
Washington, DC

Ms. Annette L. Williamson
Fort Worth, TX

Mr. Gordon Wilson
Washington, DC

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