Learn more about our project staff.
Dr David Vousden - Chief Technical Advisor/Project Coordinator
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Doctor Vousden is an Honorary Professor of Ocean Governance at Rhodes University in South Africa. He has a career spanning some 38 years during which he has worked in various governmental and United Nations positions, all related to environmental management. During this period, his career has evolved through the development and 'field-proving' of state-of-the-art monitoring and analysis, into broader yet still cutting-edge management techniques and thence to innovative adaptive management and governance mechanisms, particularly for global oceans and coasts. He has provided expert advice and professional evaluation services to marine ecosystem management and ocean governance initiatives in every global ocean and many of the world's seas. He has also been intimately involved in the development and teaching of a number of courses related to ocean governance and marine ecosystem management over the last 20 years and at many level from undergraduate through Masters and Doctorates to senior level management courses. Dr. Vousden is currently involved in the development and implementation of sustainable management strategies for oceanic fisheries, the management of large-scale marine protected areas and in evolving management and stewardship mechanisms for marine ecosystems in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Mandimby Ramilison - Administrative and Finance Officer
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Mandimby A. Ramilison graduated from I.A.E Lyon III France and INSCAE Madagascar, specializing in Accounting Sciences and Business Administration. He holds a Masters degree in Finance and Banking Management. Mandimby has more than 15 years of experience in financial management and business administration with corporate banks and several international NGOs dedicated to conservation. He started his career at the Credit Agricole Bank as Credit Analyst and Internal Auditor. Before joining Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) for the position of Regional Business Manager for East Africa, he worked at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as Senior Finance Officer. He is currently working at IOC-UNESCO as part of the Ocean Decade Coordination Unit as Grants Management Officer. He is also in charge of the Financial and Administrative Management of the UNDP GEF Sargasso Sea project.
Nelly Mananda Nikuze - Monitoring and Management Assistant
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Fae Sapsford - Communications Officer
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Fae Sapsford is a Marine Research Fellow with the Sargasso Sea Commission Secretariat. She is also the Communications Officer supporting the Commission's activities on two major projects: The GEF-UNDP-IOC-SSC Sargasso Project, and the SARGADOM project. Fae supports the Commission with science communications, legal and academic issues, and operations. Her previous experience includes working for The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, The Bermudian Magazine, and BBC Wildlife in a science communications capacity. Fae has also participated in conservation research, including collecting data for a juvenile fish study with the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, and participating in the Bermuda Turtle Project. Fae has a BA in English with Creative Writing from the University of Nottingham and an MPhil in Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic from the University of Cambridge, and her dissertations for both degrees were ocean-related. She is currently a PhD candidate at World Maritime University.
