Aquaculture without Frontiers
News New head for revitalised aquaculture NGO
DAVE Conley has been appointed executive director of Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF). He joined the Board as a director in February 2010 and has been very active over the past 17 months, volunteering to completely redesign the AwF website, reaching out to other NGOs working in aquaculture development, and managing the commu- nications programme.
‘We are extremely pleased with all the work that Dave has done since join- ing us,’ said AwF Founder and Patron, Michael New, OBE. ‘He has made numerous suggestions to help us become more effi cient and has impressed me with his energy and dedication to achiev- ing the mission of AwF.’
At the same time, the Board of Direc- tors is reshuffl ing the structure of the organisation. There will now be an Ex- ecutive Committee composed of Dr MC Nandeesha, Dr Barry Costa-Pierce, Dave Conley, John Cooksey, Roy Palmer and David Little. The Board has also been enlarged by 6 new directors: Dr Charles Bai, Pierre Erwes, Dr Jose Manuel Fernandez-Polanco, Kenny McCaffrey,
Dr Patricia Moraes-Valenti, and Dr Shakuntala Thilsted. This new structure refl ects the desire for greater diversity in expertise and geographic location – 11 countries are now represented on the Board. Michael New has resigned from the Board but will continue to provide his input as Founder and Patron. With the new management team in place, AwF is embarking upon a cam- paign to raise $1 million over the next 18-24 months. ‘Due to our increased profi le over the past 12 months, we are receiving many more project proposals,’ explains Dr MC Nandeesha, AwF chair- man. ‘This is placing a strain on our cur- rent fi nancial resources so we are going to reach out to the aquaculture industry, funding agencies, foundations, and indi- viduals to help us meet this challenge.’ ‘The scope of our work is expanding, as is the geographic range of the projects we are now considering,’ said Dr Barry Costa-Pierce. ‘Project proposals have re- cently been received from Haiti, Kenya, Zambia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and the Mal-
dives...the need for our help is obvious, and we have a lot of work to do.’
The Maldives is one of many countries seeking aquacultural aid
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