Meet Our Leadership Team Leadership staff of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund are based in the United States and in Africa and represent multiple nationalities. Tara Stoinski, Ph.D.PRESIDENT & CEO/CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER,ATLANTA, GA LEARN MORE Marcie BeskindCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,ATLANTA, GA LEARN MORE Beth A. WarnerCHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER,ATLANTA, GA LEARN MORE Urbain Ngobobo, MSc DIRECTOR, CONGO PROGRAMS,DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO LEARN MORE Felix Ndagijimana, MScDirector, Rwanda Programs LEARN MORE Veronica Vecellio, MScGORILLA PROGRAM SENIOR ADVISOR & REGIONAL PR DIRECTOR, RWANDA LEARN MORE Escobar BinyinyiRESEARCH & CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANAGER, Democratic republic of the congo LEARN MORE Winnie Eckardt, Ph.D.SENIOR MANAGER OF PRIMATE RESEARCH,RWANDA LEARN MORE Hilary HilsabeckCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, RWANDA LEARN MORE Ildephonse MunyarugeroCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER, RWANDA LEARN MORE Jean Pierre “Samedi” Mucyo GORILLA PROTECTION & MONITORING OFFICER, RWANDA LEARN MORE Deogratias Tuyisingize, Ph.D.BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH PROGRAM MANAGER, RWANDA LEARN MORE Key Staff Donna Douglas DIRECTOR, DATA & DONOR INFORMATION ddouglas@gorillafund.org Tara SweeneyDIRECTOR, FOUNDATIONS AND GRANTStsweeney@gorillafund.org Megan GolderDIRECTOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS   mgolder@gorillafund.org Nicole MorrisDONOR GIFT PROCESSING SPECIALISTnmorris@gorillafund.org Yntze van der Hoek, Ph.D. SENIOR BIODIVERSITY RESEARCHER yvanderhoek@gorillafund.org Myriam WatkinsSR. ACCOUNTANTmwatkins@gorillafund.org Erika Archibald Ph.D. PUBLIC RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONSSPECIALISTearchibald@gorillafund.org Tammy HuynhDONOR EXPERIENCE AND WEBSITE SENIOR COORDINATORthuynh@gorillafund.org Sanna BuismanDIGITAL MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORsbuisman@gorillafund.org Board Members Kristen Lukas, Ph.D. (Chair)DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE, CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO Lee Ehmke (Vice Chair)PRESIDENT AND CEO, HOUSTON ZOO Diane Brierley (Secretary) CONSERVATIONIST William L. Evans (Treasurer)VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (RETIRED), DALLAS ZOO Mark Penning, BVSc (At Large) VICE PRESIDENT: DISNEY’S ANIMALS, SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT, WALT DISNEY PARKS AND RESORTS U.S. Sophie W. Bryan, Ph.D. (At Large)CONSERVATIONIST Daniel L. Sullivan, Ph.D. (Immediate Past Chair)EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, EMERITUS QUALCOMM INCORPORATED Mariel Aguirre CONSERVATIONIST Lawrence J. Ellison EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, ORACLE CORPORATION Debbie S. GoellnitzCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, LANSOLUTIONS LLC Greggory Hudson EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, DALLAS ZOO AND THE AQUARIUM AT FAIR PARK Susan McClellan SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL EXECUTIVE BOARD AND TREASURER Hayley W. Murphy, DVMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, DETROIT ZOO Dennis J. O’Malley STRATEGY CONSULTANT Allyson ParkCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, WALMART Dennis E. PatePRESIDENT AND CEO (RETIRED) OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO & AQUARIUM Philip V. Petersen FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT BROOKFIELD COMMUNITIES, INC. Dante T. PrideFOUNDING PARTNER, THE PRIDE LAW FIRM Jhanvi ShriramCEO, KRIKEY! Alexis Stein CONSERVATIONIST Michael J. Turton PARTNER, KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP David S. SingerVP & GM, PUBLIC SECTOR, PARAVISION Sigourney Weaver (Honorary Chair) ACTOR AND CONSERVATIONIST Mary G. Smith (Emeritus) SENIOR EDITOR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (RET.) Nickolas L. Faust (Emeritus)SENIOR RESIDENT SCHOLAR, CENTER FOR SPATIAL PLANNING ANALYTICS AND VISUALIZATION , GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Glenn L. Felner (Emeritus) BUSINESSMAN AND RWANDA ADVOCATE William R. Foster, DVM (Emeritus) PRESIDENT AND CEO, BIRMINGHAM ZOO Judith C. Harris (Emeritus)CONSERVATIONIST AND CITIZEN Richard A. Horder (Emeritus)PARTNER, KAZMAREK MOWREY CLOUD LASETER LLP Terrance Harps (Emeritus) CHAIRMAN AND CEO, GLOBAL CONCESSIONS, INC. Terry L. Maple, Ph.D. (Emeritus) CONSULTANT AND FORMER ZOO DIRECTOR The Hon. R. Kenton Musgrave (Emeritus)SENIOR JUDGE, U.S. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE Sandra L. Price (Emeritus)PHILANTHROPIST AND CONSERVATIONIST Clare Richardson (President Emeritus) THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA FUND join our mailing list Connect with us. Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube