West African Marine Ecoregion: field staff

Dr. Arona Soumare, Conservation Director

• Ph D. in Geography.
• Postgraduate degree in Environmental Science.
• MSc in Environmental Impact Assessment.
• WWF Certificate for the Conservation Leadership
•  EIA expert for the Ecological monitoring Centre.
• Member of the Multidisciplinary Team for the Study of the Costal Ecosystems in charge of the coordination and the execution of the UNESCO/CSI (Coastal and Small Island) and MAB (Man and Biosphere) projects.
• Consultant in the development of the National Strategy for sustainable development in Senegal.

Dr. Mamadou Diallo, Habitats & Species Manager (2006- present)

• Ph. D. in biological oceanography.
• Advisor at Ministry of fisheries and maritime economy in (1987- 1990)
• Research programme coordinator of fisheries management Dakar based Thiaroye Centre for oceanographic.( 1992-2006)
• Lecturer in ecology and oceanography. ( 1992-2006)
• Consultant in fisheries, oceanographic and conservation issues

Dr. Ibrahima Niamadio, Fisheries Programme Manager (2006-present )

• Doctor in Veterinarian Studies and Sciences
• Civil servant Fisheries officer – Ministry of Fisheries (Senegal) 1986-2001
• Senegal Focal Point on Coastal Planning Network in West Africa (1999 – 2002)
• Coordinator of PRCM 2001-2005
• Expert on Fisheries and aquaculture

Hawa Sow, Policy Manager

• MSc in Education for Sustainability.
• Diploma in International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy
• Certificate in Consensus Building for Sustainable Development” (Negotiations)
• Higher Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations
• She has over 17 years work experience having worked for WWF-International, Gland Switzerland (attachment 2004),
• WWF-Eastern Africa Regional Programme Office, Nairobi (2001– 2005),
• the World Scout Bureau -Africa Regional Office, Nairobi (1993–2000) and URTNA -Programme Exchange Centre, Nairobi, Kenya (1990 – 1993).
• She speaks 6 languages

Awa Ndiaye, Micro Finance Project Leader

• Engineer Diploma on Agricultural studies.
• MSc econometric-statistic
• Certificate project elaboration
• Certificate in economy tools for the conservation
• Her thesis was on “ the contribution of microfinance to poverty alleviation in rural areas”
• WAMER consultant for the newly developed microfinance programme

“Providing fishermen with alternative livelihoods is key to promoting sustainable fisheries in West Africa and I hope the programme I am piloting will help make a difference” she says.

Oulimata Diop, Programme Assistant

• Currently finishing a B.A in Project management.
• Long and rich experience as secretary in an insurance company, a Bookshop, in an architect office.

"I chose to work for WWF both because it was a good opportunity and because I am interested in marine conservation," she says.

Christian Faye, Programme Assistant ( 2005 – present)

• Bachelors Degree in Management.
• Worked for a Company of computing maintenance : Info&Electro Consultance (2001- 2005)
• Responsible for the department "seminary" in a company of organization of événementiels: Touriel 1999-2001