Adrian Carr
Chairman
Adrian was born in nearby Chipata 60 years ago and has lived most of his life in the Luangwa Valley. With an intimate knowlege of the area he has some understanding of the complex issues that surround community, conservation and wildlife. He is the son of the late Norman Carr, a well known and respected conservationist. He has travelled and worked widely in wildlife areas throughout Africa and has chosen Luangwa as his home.
Carol Van Bruggen-Kuhn
Treasurer
Carol is a Certified Financial Planner, was a partner in the firm of Foord, Van Bruggen, Ebersole, and Pajak Financial Services in Sacramento, California for over 20 years and has been a consultant to business and professional clients for over 26 years. She has served on numerous boards over the years and first travelled to Africa in 2001 returning to Zambia twice a year for over 22 years to support numerous projects throughout the country. Carol founded Africa Hope Fund (AHF) in 2008 and has served as its CEO since its inception. AHF supports conservation and education programs and its mission is to educate the next generation of young Africans to ensure their future by protecting their wildlife and natural resources.
Edward Selfe
Secretary
Edward grew up in the beautiful county of Dorset on England’s south coast where the outdoors formed a large part of his life. Observing nature on walks with the family dogs was an enjoyable part of a routine day. As did so many, Edward loved Attenborough’s documentaries, admiring the man and yearning for the stunning locations that he explored. But it was the wildlife of Africa, and particularly the varied and interesting habitats of the bush, that captured his imagination.
After taking a degree (in Economics of all things!) he took a year out before starting work in the City. This year extended considerably, and he has now been living in South Luangwa since 2009! Starting out as a management assistant at a well-known camp, he spent 5 years learning the tourism and hospitality industry and qualified as both a driving and walking guide. In 2014 he started Edward Selfe Photo Safaris and now runs specialist photo tours for guests across Zambia. When he’s not on safari, he can be found at home in Mfuwe with his wife and daughter, or out in the bush!
Aisling Ryan
Aisling Ryan is Managing Partner and Global Consulting Principal at The Corporate Practice at WPP. A seasoned strategist, Aisling is passionate about the role that business can play in transforming societal problems. She founded The Corporate Practice with the belief that impact is accelerated by partnership between corporates, government and NGOs. She works with these stakeholders individually and collectively to optimize their relationships with each other and maximize impact. Aisling consults across multiple sectors and has over 25 years of experience in global strategy and communications. Her particular areas of interest are purpose, reputation management, corporate responsibility, sustainable transformation and impact consulting.
Since 2012, Aisling has been actively involved in wildlife conservation. In 2016, she led the launch of #JoinTheHerd– a global lobby platform created to stop the ivory trade, resulting in four UN resolutions and legislative change in China, Hong Kong, UK, US, Canada and France.
Evans Graph
Evans Graph is a Zambian native, born in November 1978 in Chipata. In 2002, he came to Mfuwe originally as a teacher. When Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust started conservation clubs in schools he was one of the first patrons and it was from here that his love for conservation started and continued to develop. He has participated and led several projects in conservation ranging from tree planting to anti-snaring campaigns. Evans also MCs the Annual 10 km Conservation Fun Run held in Mfuwe in June.
Chris Breen
Chris is a confirmed Africaphile having first visited Zambia as a teenager in the early 1980s. A weekend visit to South Luangwa National Park proved to be life changing and Chris came back to work at one of the safari camps between leaving school and going to university in the hope of getting Africa out of his system. It didn't work. He came back to Luangwa after university and spent the best part of two years running camps and guiding safaris before returning to the UK and, after a stint work for a travel agency in London, setting up Wildlife Worldwide in 1992 - a specialist tour operator. Wildlife Worldwide, based in Winchester, England, is now one of the worlds leading wildlife travel companies and is part of a wider group of travel businesses (that Chris also established) called The Natural Travel Collection which includes Dive Worldwide and Schools Worldwide. Chris is a committed conservationist who travels the world to find the best wildlife areas, lodges and guides to promote to Wildlife Worldwide clients and he regularly returns to Zambia and Luangwa with clients.
Simon Barnes
Simon Barnes writes on wildlife, he has written the Bad Birdwatcher trilogy and The Sacred Combe, about the Luangwa Valley. He is involved in a number of wildlife conservation organisations. He left a piece of his heart in the Luangwa Valley 30 years ago and has to keep coming back to stay in touch with it.
Nick Aslin
Nick arrived in the Luangwa Valley in the early 1990's and, as a resident of the area, was involved in tourism and wildlife conservation for over 10 years. In 2002 he and his wife moved to Lusaka where they still reside, in 2009 he established a successful destination management company called Zambian Ground Handlers which co-ordinates trips throughout Zambia for tourists from around the world. Nick first became involved in SLCS whilst living in the Luangwa but since moving to Lusaka he plays more of a role in the administrative support that the society requires in town.
Derek Shenton
Derek was born in Zambia and comes from a prominent Mkushi farming family with a strong background in wildlife conservation. He runs two camps in South Luangwa National Park and spends approximately half of the year in the Valley and the other half in Lusaka with his family.
Shadrack Nkhoma
Born and raised in Mfuwe, Shadreck began his career under Norman Carr Safaris in 1998 and has since risen to the rank of Senior Guide and Logistic Manager Time and Tide (formerly Norman Carr Safaris).
Shadrack has had a passion for wildlife and conservation since an early age, inspired both by his parents and seeing wildlife first hand on his 2km walk from home to school each day as a child. To protect him from being attacked by animals, Shadrack’s parents taught him how to identify animal tracks and read the bush to keep him safe. Shadrack enjoys spending time in nature which he describes as medicine to him whenever he is stressed.
Jake de Motta - Trustee Emeritus
Jake held the position of CSL Chairman for many years and then as a board member. In 2020 after serving on the board for 17 years, Jake stood down when he moved away from Zambia for a few years. Jake was instrumental in the creation of CSL and has been part of the organization since it’s inception. CSL will always be grateful for all of Jake’s contributions to conservation in South Luangwa and for his role in helping to create CSL and make it what it is today. Jake remains a staunch supporter of CSL’s work and conservation in general.
Nathalie Boulle - Trustee Emeritus
Nathalie Boulle has been an active participant in wildlife conservation and management related initiatives worldwide and is currently a member of several advisory groups for BirdLife International.
She spends a considerable period of time each year in the South Luangwa National Park and is involved with several conservation and community support initiatives in the region.
Nathalie has been recognized for her contributions and achievements in the field of conservation through the award of the BirdLife President’s Medal.
Dave Wilson - Trustee Emeritus
Dave was born and bred in Zimbabwe and has always had a strong affinity for the bush, spending many hours immersed in the boyhood pursuits of hunting and fishing. After finishing school and doing a gap year in Central America, he completed a BSc (Hons) in Wildlife and Agribusiness from the University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. After university, he attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and commissioned as a British Army officer served as an Infantry Officer in both the Parachute and Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. He resigned his commission as a Captain in 2006, his desire to return to Africa called and it was time to return home and finally work in the industry about which he has always been so passionate. After a year in Lusaka as Operations Director for Time + Tide, he accepted a new challenge in 2020 and started a position with African Parks, which involved relocating to Johannesburg, RSA.
Steve and Anna Tolan - Trustees Emeritus
Steve and Anna Tolan had a seat on the CSL Board representing Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust. They are the Founding Directors of Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust, a conservation education NGO established in 1998 for the youth and community of South Luangwa. Before emigrating to Zambia they were both long serving Police Officers in the UK but in their private lives wild Africa was their passion. They travelled extensively across Eastern and Southern Africa before choosing Zambia to settle in.
They have devoted their lives lives to conserving the wildlife and natural environment of South Luangwa and to helping the communities that live alongside the Park. Steve is a Senior Honorary Wildlife Police Officer for the area. He is also passionate about the fossils and assists paleontologists around the world in their research and helps co-ordinate expeditions within Zambia. In addition Steve and Anna run a small animal rehabilitation facility, with the aim of reintroducing all rescued animals back to the wild.
In Memoriam - Mtimba Zulu
Mtimba Zulu was a conservationist and entrepreneur at heart, and a valuable CSL trustee. Appointed in 2018, he contributed greatly to our conservation mission until his untimely death in late 2021. A kind and generous man, and a Mfuwe Lodge stalwart. He achieved a certificate in Purchasing and Supply from Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, a Diploma in Store Management, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, a Post graduate Certificate in Business Administration, and a Master’s in Business Administration. He was also a Honorary Wildlife Police Officer with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife. Thank you Mtimba for your commitment and dedication.