Gregg Tully is the Executive Director of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance, the largest association of wildlife centers in Africa, which includes 23 organizations in 13 countries which are securing a future for Africa’s primates and their habitat. Gregg is building the infrastructure needed to support PASA’s expansion in the long term while collaborating with wildlife centers to rescue and protect apes and monkeys and raise awareness about wildlife conservation.

Gregg earned a Ph.D. in animal behavior from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2006. He then turned his attention to the nonprofit sector, working as the Development Director of the Nepal Youth Foundation and in the Marketing and Communications department at the Marin Humane Society in California.

Tully moved to Nepal in 2011 and worked as the Development and Communications Manager of the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre, where he raised revenue by nearly 1/3 in one year in addition to acting as the Executive Director for six months. After receiving the Marin Humane Society’s Humanitarian of the Year award for his commitment to animal protection worldwide, he moved to Thailand in 2012 to join Soi Dog Foundation, the largest stray animal protection organization in Southeast Asia. As the CEO, Gregg Tully lead Soi Dog through a phase of rapid growth in which revenue increased by nearly 250% in two years while the number of staff more than doubled and the organization’s programs expanded from Thailand to Vietnam.

Gregg Tully is the Executive Director of the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance, the largest association of wildlife centers in Africa, which includes 23 organizations in 13 countries which are securing a future for Africa’s primates and their habitat. Gregg is building the infrastructure needed to support PASA’s expansion in the long term while collaborating with wildlife centers to rescue and protect apes and monkeys and raise awareness about wildlife conservation.

Gregg earned a Ph.D. in animal behavior from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2006. He then turned his attention to the nonprofit sector, working as the Development Director of the Nepal Youth Foundation and in the Marketing and Communications department at the Marin Humane Society in California.

Tully moved to Nepal in 2011 and worked as the Development and Communications Manager of the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre, where he raised revenue by nearly 1/3 in one year in addition to acting as the Executive Director for six months. After receiving the Marin Humane Society’s Humanitarian of the Year award for his commitment to animal protection worldwide, he moved to Thailand in 2012 to join Soi Dog Foundation, the largest stray animal protection organization in Southeast Asia. As the CEO, Gregg Tully lead Soi Dog through a phase of rapid growth in which revenue increased by nearly 250% in two years while the number of staff more than doubled and the organization’s programs expanded from Thailand to Vietnam.

Kaitlyn Bock is the Africa Operations Manager for the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies from New College of Florida and has a diverse professional background in primate conservation, communications and volunteer management.

Kaitlyn has dedicated her career to serving threatened wildlife. In addition to conducting independent projects, she worked as a research assistant in the Peruvian Amazon, Sarteneja, Belize and Yellowstone National Park. Her passion for primate conservation started with internships at the Center for Great Apes and Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch. After working in animal husbandry, Kaitlyn moved to Indonesia to serve in a communications capacity for Orangutan Foundation International and Sun Bear Outreach, where she used her expertise in content creation to build bridges between field conservation projects and a global audience.

Kaitlyn created and edited video and digital content for over 14 countries in her capacity as an editor for the tourism arm of the U.S. government. All the while, she continued working in conservation, joining PASA as a volunteer in 2015 and as a staff member in 2017. She feels honored to work on behalf of PASA’s diverse member sanctuaries and the animals under their care.

Kaitlyn Bock holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies from New College of Florida and has a diverse professional background in primate conservation, communications and volunteer management.

Kaitlyn has dedicated her career to serving threatened wildlife. In addition to conducting independent projects, she worked as a research assistant in the Peruvian Amazon, Belize and Yellowstone National Park. Her passion for primate conservation started with internships at the Center for Great Apes and Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch. After working in animal husbandry, Kaitlyn moved to Indonesia to serve in a communications capacity for Orangutan Foundation International and Sun Bear Outreach, where she used her expertise in content creation to build bridges between field conservation projects and a global audience.

Kaitlyn created and edited video and digital content for over 14 countries in her capacity as an editor for the tourism arm of the U.S. government. All the while, she continued working in conservation, joining PASA as a volunteer in 2015 and as a staff member in 2017. She feels honored to work on behalf of PASA’s diverse member sanctuaries and the animals under their care.

Jean Fleming brings an extensive background in non-profit communications to her role as Communications Manager for PASA. She established the communications function for NWEA, a non-profit serving educators globally. There, Jean initiated the use of a public opinion research poll, conducted by Gallup, that established the organization’s thought leadership and helped shift perceptions on critical issues – while garnering significant media coverage, including the New York Times. She was a pioneer in using social media to build community and drive media engagement, and provided strategic oversight for the organization’s digital properties.

Her passion for the environment and wildlife was kindled early in outings to forests of her native Michigan. In college, Jean studied environmental science at the University of Alaska before graduating from the University of Michigan with a double major in English and History. She has travelled extensively to witness and support wildlife, including trips to Zimbabwe, Zambia, and South Africa, Thailand, India, and Indonesia. Jean is also a published poet and novelist, and holds an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco.

Jean Fleming brings an extensive background in non-profit communications to her role as Communications Manager for PASA. She established the communications function for NWEA, a non-profit serving educators globally. There, Jean initiated the use of a public opinion research poll, conducted by Gallup, that established the organization’s thought leadership and helped shift perceptions on critical issues – while garnering significant media coverage, including the New York Times. She was a pioneer in using social media to build community and drive media engagement, and provided strategic oversight for the organization’s digital properties.

Her passion for the environment and wildlife was kindled early in outings to forests of her native Michigan. In college, Jean studied environmental science at the University of Alaska before graduating from the University of Michigan with a double major in English and History. She has travelled extensively to witness and support wildlife, including trips to Zimbabwe, Zambia, and South Africa, Thailand, India, and Indonesia. Jean is also a published poet and novelist, and holds an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco.

Lianne Crouthers first joined PASA as a volunteer in 2016. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Writing and has a diverse professional background in grant writing, health care administration, technical writing, independent publishing, and massage therapy. Now as PASA’s Development Manager, Lianne is cultivating donor relationships, managing an expanding grants program, and engaging individual donors through diverse methods of communication. A lifelong animal devotee, she is thrilled to contribute to PASA’s mission of securing a future for great apes and monkeys across Africa.

Lianne Crouthers first joined PASA as a volunteer in 2017. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and Writing and has a diverse professional background in grant writing, health care administration, technical writing, independent publishing, and massage therapy. Now as PASA’s Development Manager, Lianne is cultivating donor relationships, managing an expanding grants program, and engaging individual donors through diverse methods of communication. A lifelong animal devotee, she is thrilled to contribute to PASA’s mission of securing a future for great apes and monkeys across Africa.

Ruby Vise volunteered with PASA as an Administrative Intern in 2018 and joined the staff as the Administration Officer in 2019. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and recently wrote her Honor’s thesis on the connections between conservation and community development. She believes conservation methods that involve community participation can benefit animals and people. Ruby was inspired to work in the field of African conservation after studying abroad in Tanzania. She is thrilled to be working at PASA to support the critical work of the Alliance. She is passionate about primates and is excited to support the PASA team.

Ruby Vise volunteered with PASA as an Administrative Intern in 2018 and joined the staff as the Administration Officer in 2019. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and recently wrote her Honor’s thesis on the connections between conservation and community development. She believes conservation methods that involve community participation can benefit animals and people. Ruby was inspired to work in the field of African conservation after studying abroad in Tanzania. She is thrilled to be working at PASA to support the critical work of the Alliance. She is passionate about primates and is excited to support the PASA team.

Susan Lutter, Co-Chair of the PASA Board, comes to conservation after twenty-five years of general management and business development experience in start-up and high growth organizations in the US and Europe which have been followed by more than a decade of deepening and expanding experience in non-profit operations.

Early fascination with Koko, the sign-language speaking gorilla, led to Susan’s second career beginning with the Gorilla Foundation where she ultimately served as the organization’s Executive Director. With a broader visibility into the great ape community, it was the sanctuaries that captured her attention. As Director of Act for Great Apes, she advocates for increased visibility of and support for in-site conservation projects in range states, especially sanctuaries, and develops partnerships for primate welfare as well as for community education, sanitation and development.

Susan is a graduate of Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management and of DePauw University. She is also a Rotarian and serves on her club’s World Services Committee, selecting and administering humanitarian grants around the world.

Susan Lutter, Co-Chair of the PASA Board, comes to conservation after twenty-five years of general management and business development experience in start-up and high growth organizations in the US and Europe which have been followed by more than a decade of deepening and expanding experience in non-profit operations.

Early fascination with Koko, the sign-language speaking gorilla, led to Susan’s second career beginning with the Gorilla Foundation where she ultimately served as the organization’s Executive Director. With a broader visibility into the great ape community, it was the sanctuaries that captured her attention. As Director of Act for Great Apes, she advocates for increased visibility of and support for in-site conservation projects in range states, especially sanctuaries, and develops partnerships for primate welfare as well as for community education, sanitation and development.

Susan is a graduate of Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management and of DePauw University. She is also a Rotarian and serves on her club’s World Services Committee, selecting and administering humanitarian grants around the world.

Michele Stumpe, Co-Chair of the PASA Board of Directors, is an attorney and partner in the Atlanta law firm of Taylor English Duma LLP. She began working with gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans in the 1980’s as a zoo volunteer in the nursery at the Gladys Porter Zoo. Early in her legal career, Stumpe set out to combine her professional talents with her passion for conservation and great apes. Since 1999, she has volunteered at various sanctuaries in Africa and the US. She has also served on advisory boards to the Dewar Wildlife Trust, the only gorilla sanctuary in the USA, and the Great Ape Project, International. In 2005, Stumpe became a member of the Dewar Wildlife Trust Board of Directors.

As an entrepreneur who has created and run several successful companies, Stumpe is highly regarded in the legal and professional community for her integrity, insight and business sense. It was these qualities that led to her appointment in 2005 as the acting President of Great Ape Project, International – the umbrella organization for the Great Ape Project organizations throughout the world. In 2009, Stumpe and her husband started their own non-profit organization called Children of Conservation. This organization works closely with PASA sanctuaries and provides various benefits to the sanctuaries including a scholarship program that gives educational funding for the children of the sanctuary workers.

Michele Stumpe, Co-Chair of the PASA Board of Directors, is an attorney and partner in the Atlanta law firm of Taylor English Duma LLP. She began working with gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans in the 1980’s as a zoo volunteer in the nursery at the Gladys Porter Zoo. Early in her legal career, Stumpe set out to combine her professional talents with her passion for conservation and great apes. Since 1999, she has volunteered at various sanctuaries in Africa and the US. She has also served on advisory boards to the Dewar Wildlife Trust, the only gorilla sanctuary in the USA, and the Great Ape Project, International. In 2005, Stumpe became a member of the Dewar Wildlife Trust Board of Directors.

As an entrepreneur who has created and run several successful companies, Stumpe is highly regarded in the legal and professional community for her integrity, insight and business sense. It was these qualities that led to her appointment in 2005 as the acting President of Great Ape Project, International – the umbrella organization for the Great Ape Project organizations throughout the world. In 2009, Stumpe and her husband started their own non-profit organization called Children of Conservation. This organization works closely with PASA sanctuaries and provides various benefits to the sanctuaries including a scholarship program that gives educational funding for the children of the sanctuary workers.

Rebecca Rose, a Director on the PASA Board, is a 30-year veteran of the fields of wildlife conservation and education. As the field conservation manager for the Columbus Zoo, she oversaw the Zoo’s conservation grants program which awards more than $1 million annually to projects based in 30 countries.

In addition to the PASA board, Becky serves on the board of Friends of Bonobos – a U.S.-based support organization for the world’s only sanctuary for endangered bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She serves on the Board of the D.C.-based Center for Conservation Peace-Building, and is an advisor to the Ohio Wildlife Center.  Becky is a founder of the Zoos and Aquariums Committing to Conservation conference (ZACC) and a member of the steering committee for this biennial meeting which brings together zoo professionals and field conservationists to strengthen zoo support for wildlife conservation around the globe.

Rebecca began working with wildlife rescue organizations in the late 1980s when she met the founders of ARCAS – a group of dedicated Guatemalans who were determined to address the illegal wildlife trade in their country by building a rescue center to rehabilitate confiscated wild animals. Knowing the important connection between wildlife law enforcement and high quality rescue centers, Rebecca is dedicated to supporting the efforts of sanctuaries around the globe to stop the cruel and destructive illegal trade in wild animals.

Rebecca Rose, a Director on the PASA Board, is a 30-year veteran of the fields of wildlife conservation and education. As the field conservation manager for the Columbus Zoo, she oversaw the Zoo’s conservation grants program which awards more than $1 million annually to projects based in 30 countries.

In addition to the PASA board, Becky serves on the board of Friends of Bonobos – a U.S.-based support organization for the world’s only sanctuary for endangered bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She serves on the Board of the D.C.-based Center for Conservation Peace-Building, and is an advisor to the Ohio Wildlife Center.  Becky is a founder of the Zoos and Aquariums Committing to Conservation conference (ZACC) and a member of the steering committee for this biennial meeting which brings together zoo professionals and field conservationists to strengthen zoo support for wildlife conservation around the globe.

Rebecca began working with wildlife rescue organizations in the late 1980s when she met the founders of ARCAS – a group of dedicated Guatemalans who were determined to address the illegal wildlife trade in their country by building a rescue center to rehabilitate confiscated wild animals. Knowing the important connection between wildlife law enforcement and high quality rescue centers, Rebecca is dedicated to supporting the efforts of sanctuaries around the globe to stop the cruel and destructive illegal trade in wild animals.

Franck Chantereau, Treasurer of the PASA Board, and his wife Roxane founded J.A.C.K. (Jeunes Animaux Confiques au Katanga / Young Animals Confiscated in Katanga) in 2006, a nonprofit sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The couple continues to manage J.A.C.K., which cares for orphan chimpanzee babies who have been confiscated by law authorities and works to stop the illegal wildlife trade.

Franck holds one of the two seats on the PASA Board of Directors for sanctuary managers, who are elected to the Board by the managers of all the sanctuaries rather than by other members of the Board.

Franck Chantereau, Treasurer of the PASA Board, and his wife Roxane founded J.A.C.K. (Jeunes Animaux Confiques au Katanga / Young Animals Confiscated in Katanga) in 2006, a nonprofit sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The couple continues to manage J.A.C.K., which cares for orphan chimpanzee babies who have been confiscated by law authorities and works to stop the illegal wildlife trade.

Franck holds one of the two seats on the PASA Board of Directors for sanctuary managers, who are elected to the Board by the managers of all the sanctuaries rather than by other members of the Board.

Pamela Cunneyworth, a Director on the PASA Board, is a Director of Colobus Conservation in Diani, Kenya overseeing the primate research and conservation activities of the organization. She received her Undergraduate Degree in Archaeology and Biology from Simon Fraser University, and her Master’s Degree in Anthropology with a specialization in Primatology from the University of Calgary. Since 1992, Pam has lived in East Africa working with chimpanzees in Burundi, researching baboons in Tanzania, carrying out base line surveys for forest conservation in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania before beginning work at the international level, especially the Convention on Biological Diversity. She began working with Colobus Conservation in 2003 as Conservation Manager until 2006, returning on the Board of Directors in 2009.

Pamela Cunneyworth, a Director on the PASA Board, is a Director of Colobus Conservation in Diani, Kenya overseeing the primate research and conservation activities of the organization. She received her Undergraduate Degree in Archaeology and Biology from Simon Fraser University, and her Master’s Degree in Anthropology with a specialization in Primatology from the University of Calgary. Since 1992, Pam has lived in East Africa working with chimpanzees in Burundi, researching baboons in Tanzania, carrying out base line surveys for forest conservation in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania before beginning work at the international level, especially the Convention on Biological Diversity. She began working with Colobus Conservation in 2003 as Conservation Manager until 2006, returning on the Board of Directors in 2009.

Lynne Gaffikin’s interest in primate conservation dates back to the 1970s when she first traveled and studied in East Africa. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in physical anthropology and subsequently a doctorate in community health and epidemiology, providing a means of addressing community development issues in Africa, especially in remote rural areas hosting primate species. For the past 30+ years, she has worked in this capacity throughout the continent including through academic affiliations with Tulane, Johns Hopkins and, currently, Stanford universities.

In the late 1990s, as the interdisciplinary field of conservation medicine was gaining strength, Lynne welcomed the opportunity offered by the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) to incorporate preventative human health interventions as part of their expanding mountain gorilla conservation strategy. She still serves as one of their advisors. Around the same time, to more formally incorporate conservation into her work, Lynne founded Evaluation and Research Technologies for Health (EARTH), Inc. Its aim was to facilitate understanding and coordinated action among health, conservation and development players. Since then, she has worked with various organizations in the context of Conservation Medicine, One Health, Ecohealth, and general efforts linking conservation and development. This includes a two-year fellowship (2004-2006) in Madagascar in eco-regions hosting many of the nation’s lemur species. Lynne has been able to actively support her commitment to primate conservation over the years through her bridge-building work across domains.

Lynne Gaffikin’s interest in primate conservation dates back to the 1970s when she first traveled and studied in East Africa. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in physical anthropology and subsequently a doctorate in community health and epidemiology, providing a means of addressing community development issues in Africa, especially in remote rural areas hosting primate species. For the past 30+ years, she has worked in this capacity throughout the continent including through academic affiliations with Tulane, Johns Hopkins and, currently, Stanford universities.

In the late 1990s, as the interdisciplinary field of conservation medicine was gaining strength, Lynne welcomed the opportunity offered by the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) to incorporate preventative human health interventions as part of their expanding mountain gorilla conservation strategy. She still serves as one of their advisors. Around the same time, to more formally incorporate conservation into her work, Lynne founded Evaluation and Research Technologies for Health (EARTH), Inc. Its aim was to facilitate understanding and coordinated action among health, conservation and development players. Since then, she has worked with various organizations in the context of Conservation Medicine, One Health, Ecohealth, and general efforts linking conservation and development. This includes a two-year fellowship (2004-2006) in Madagascar in eco-regions hosting many of the nation’s lemur species. Lynne has been able to actively support her commitment to primate conservation over the years through her bridge-building work across domains.

Mary Rose, Secretary of the PASA Board, began her “second” career in wildlife conservation after retiring early from university administration. Initially, she wanted to work on behalf of wolves and bears, but then she met the bonobos and gorillas at the Columbus Zoo. She found her passion – the apes! She is a member of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Board of Trustees, serves as vice-chair of the Conservation and Collection Management Committee, and chaired the Conservation Policy Committee. She also chairs the Zoo’s docent conservation committee. Mary established the Sulatalu Fund for Great Apes and supported the 2000 meeting of ape sanctuaries that led to the formation of PASA. About that same time she co-founded the Zoo’s conservation lecture series, “First Hand from the Field.” In addition, she is a founding member of Friends of Bonobos.

She worked in MBA program management at both Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University. Mary developed and implemented cultivation and marketing plans leading to increased number of corporate recruiters and co-founded the National MBA Consortium at Chicago and founded the National MBA Placement Directors’ Group.

Mary got her MBA from the University of Michigan. She did her undergraduate work at Mills College in Oakland, California.

Mary Rose, Secretary of the PASA Board, began her “second” career in wildlife conservation after retiring early from university administration. Initially, she wanted to work on behalf of wolves and bears, but then she met the bonobos and gorillas at the Columbus Zoo. She found her passion – the apes! She is a member of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Board of Trustees, serves as vice-chair of the Conservation and Collection Management Committee, and chaired the Conservation Policy Committee. She also chairs the Zoo’s docent conservation committee. Mary established the Sulatalu Fund for Great Apes and supported the 2000 meeting of ape sanctuaries that led to the formation of PASA. About that same time she co-founded the Zoo’s conservation lecture series, “First Hand from the Field.” In addition, she is a founding member of Friends of Bonobos.

She worked in MBA program management at both Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University. Mary developed and implemented cultivation and marketing plans leading to increased number of corporate recruiters and co-founded the National MBA Consortium at Chicago and founded the National MBA Placement Directors’ Group.

Mary got her MBA from the University of Michigan. She did her undergraduate work at Mills College in Oakland, California.Norman Rosen, Vice-Chair of the PASA Board, was a California State University Fullerton-Part time faculty member for 16 years, and serves as the Chair of the Orangutan Conservancy. He is one of the founders of PASA, and is President of Southern California Primate Research Forum and the Great Ape Program Coordinator for the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group.

Itsaso Vélez del Burgo Guinea is the Technical Director of Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of Barcelona and her Master Degree in Primatology at the same university.

Itsaso has been working with primates since 2010 – in Mexico with howler monkeys, in Guinea with wild chimpanzees and in Lwiro since 2014. She manages a wide range of programs including community development projects and rescuing and rehabilitating chimps and diverse monkey species, and she is a focal point for sanctuaries in the Conservation Action Plan for great apes in eastern DRC.

Itsaso Vélez del Burgo Guinea is the Technical Director of Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of Barcelona and her Master Degree in Primatology at the same university.

Itsaso has been working with primates since 2010 – in Mexico with howler monkeys, in Guinea with wild chimpanzees and in Lwiro since 2014. She manages a wide range of programs including community development projects and rescuing and rehabilitating chimps and diverse monkey species, and she is a focal point for sanctuaries in the Conservation Action Plan for great apes in eastern DRC.