Trustees
Jennie Travers - Chairman
Jennifer Auronwyn Travers (Nee Williams) was born in South Wales 1946, and educated at St. Joseph's Convent High School, Tredegar House, Newport, South Wales, followed by Secretarial College, Cardiff. Jennie worked in Local Government prior to her marriage in 1967 to John Richard Lewis Travers, and subsequently in various administrative support positions. Jennie and her growing family have lived in Brussels for 32 years, where she is a member of the British and Commonwealth Women's Club, and of the Rigenee Golf Club. Jennie is also a key Trustee of Schools Around The World, a charity set up in 2005. Schools Around the World aims to promote increased aspirations among young people through educational activities (primarily 11-16 years old) whose opportunities are limited by social, domestic or financial circumstances.
Kim Erik Lloyd - Treasurer
Kim Lloyd is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, where he subsequently took a Masters in Computer Science. He then embarked on a career with EdF Trading in London starting as a Scheduler He is currently a Senior Electricity Trader.
Leander Kandilige
Leander Kandilige was born in Navrongo, the Upper East Region of Ghana. He attended both his primary and secondary education (O levels) in Navrongo at Monsignor Abatey Primary and Notre Dame Minor Seminary Secondary Schools respectively. He then completed his Advanced Level education at Opoku Ware School in Kumasi, Ghana. Leander read Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Ghana from 1996 to 1999 and graduated with First Class Honours. He was then hired as a Teaching Assistant at the Political Science Department, University of Ghana. Leander gained a Master of Arts degree from the Legon Centre for International Affairs (2000/2001).
Leander was awarded a DFID/Lloyd shared scholarship to read for a Master of Studies degree at Linacre College, Oxford University (2001/2002). Leander also completed a Postgraduate Certificate qualification in Managing Voluntary Organisations at University of Southampton (2005/2006).
Leander has worked as co-founder and president of the Ghana Wildlife Society (University of Ghana branch); Legislative Research Assistant, Parliament of Ghana; Project and Network Co-ordinator, Oxford Development Education Centre; Research Assistant, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (University of Oxford); Interventions Officer, Department for Works and Pensions (UK) etc. Leander currently works as an Area Manager for the English Churches Housing Group (part of the Riverside Group) in the UK. Leander manages 12 full-time and 9 part-time staff. His employer provides social housing for homeless people in England and works with over 140 local authorities across England.
Leander is due to start his research into a doctorate degree at the University of Oxford (Department of Geography and the Environment) in October 2008.
David Travers
David holds a BA in European Studies from QMW (University of London), an MA in European Development and Integration from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels and an Executive Masters in Management from the Solvay Business School. He lives in Brussels where he started his career as a consultant for the European Commission, wrote for the European Parliament and now works for Trasys SA, an IT service provider, as a Business Development Manager for European and International Organisations.
Sponsors and Supporters
Emma Marjorie Awuku
Emma Marjorie Awuku is the current Norman and Ivy Lloyd Scholar at Linacre College, Oxford studying for an MSc degree in Environmental Change and Management. She has a First Class Honours undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from KNUST and work experience principally in Microbiology with Commodities Processing Industries Ltd and Quality Systems Management with the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Ltd.
Karl Lloyd
Karl has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and a masters in Computing from Imperial College London as well as a Masters in Business and Administration from Exeter University. Karl is a former bond trader and private client discretionary portfolio manager, and he currently works as a data management consultant for local government in the United Kingdom. Karl resides with his wife Judi and cat Nero in Hertfordshire, England.