Kinzang Namgay, Country Representative: Joined WWF Bhutan Program in 1997 as Director for Program. Proir to joining WWF, Kinzang worked for the government under the Ministry of Agriculture. Kinzang also worked as a consultant for various organizations in Bhutan for a brief period of two years after resigning from civil service in 1994. He is an agronomist by profession and obtained his master's degree from the University of Reading in England.

Program Section:

Vijay Moktan, Program Director: Joined WWF Bhutan Program in 2001. He did his M Sc. in Agriculture from London University, UK. Prior to joining WWF he worked as a civil servant to the Royal Government as a Senior Crop Scientist for 14 years.

He supervises the overall Program Section.  

Mincha Wangdi, Program Officer, Sustainable Livelihoods: Joined WWF in Oct 2004. He worked with the Royal Society For Protection of Nature (RSPN) as an Environment Education Officer and prior to that he was a professional teacher in the Ministry of Education.He has a Master of Science degree in Environment and Development Education from Southbank University, London and Certificate Course in NGO Management from Denmark, 2003. He was instrumental in developing the teachers’ guide for environmental studies for the Education Ministry.

Besides looking after the sustainable livelihoods projects he is also looking after Thrimshingla National Park which is one of the biggest projects WWF has ever undertaken. In addition, he so coordinates the environment and health related projects at Phobjikha and Nabji Korphu Eco-tourism trail.

Karma Tenzin, Program Officer – Forest & Climate Change

Completed undergraduate degree (English Honours) program from Sherubtse College in 1995. Undertook two year post graduate degree program (Development Studies) from Australian National University, Canberra in 2002. Worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan from 1996 to 2006 in the Human Resources Division and the Policy and Planning Division.

He joined WWF Bhutan Program Office as Program Officer from August 2006 and is resoponsible for: a) Royal Botanical Park project, Lamperi which is located in the Sinchula-Dochula-Helela corridor; b) Sustainable Management & Development of Non-wood Forest Project in Bhutan.

Dechen Yeshi, Assistant Program Officer: Dechen Yeshi- joined WWF in 2008. She completed her undergrad from Delhi University with B.A. (HONS) in English Literature. Prior to working for WWF, she worked for RENEW as a Community Outreach Officer.

Pema Tshering, Assistant Program Officer: Pema joined WWF in Feb. 2008. Prior to that he worked for various private and goverment organisations like the Dept. of Livestock (under Government of India aid project). After his high school, he represented Bhutan as the youth ambassador in Netherland for one year, under the auspicies of the Department of Employment, Govt. of Bhutan.

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Chophel Dayang, CEPF Co-ordinator: Joined WWF Bhutan Program in 2002. She has a first degree in Commerce and a post-graduate degree in Development Administration from the Australian National University in Canberra.

Her earlier work experience was with the United Nations Development Programme as Programme Assistant heading the programme support unit responsible for country programme finance and the HRD project supporting training needs of the Royal Civil Service of Bhutan. After eight years with UNDP, she opted to go for her further studies to Australia and obtained degree in 2000.

She supervises the CEPF projects in Bhutan. 

Jigme Tsuendrup, CEPF Grants Administrator: Jigme joined WWF family in January 2008. He has an IT professional certificate course from AIT and APTECH from Bangkok.

Prior to joining WWF he worked for Center for Bhutan Studies and office of the Census Commissioner under government projects.

Communications Section:

Tashi Tshering, Communications Officer: Tashi joined WWF Bhutan Program in 2002. He did his BA degree honours in English Literature from Sherubtse College, Bhutan. Prior to working in WWF he worked for Kuensel, Bhutan's National newspaper, as a reporter and later on as the head of the graphic section. In WWF he looks after the publications and graphic designing and other communications matter. He manages the office website too.

Yangchi Pema, Assistant Officer: Yangchi Pema-Joined WWF- Bhutan in 2008.She has bachelor's degree(honors) in commerce from Sherubste College, Kanglung. Prior to joining WWF, she worked in Kuensel Corporation as Marketing Executive for two years.
Responsible in assisting the Communication Unit.

Finance and Administration section:

Tshering Dorjee, F&A Manager: Joined WWF Bhutan Program in Sept 2006. He has over 13 years experience in the financial services industry with a high level of technical and professional knowledge of accounting, banking and financial services, audit and risk management areas. Proir to joining WWF he worked for the Royal Monetory Authority of Bhutan and the Bhutan Development Finance Corporation.

He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from India with further Special Study Program on Certificate Accounting from Philippines.

Madan Chhetri, Senior Accountant: Joined WWF Bhutan Program in early 2004. He graduated with a B.Com. degree from Sherubtse College, Bhutan. For the last 11 years he worked for various private firms as their accountant and in some as the financial manager. Some of the offices he worked includes the Bhutan Carbide and Chemical Limited, Druk Sherig, etc. He is resopnsible for the accounts section.

Tshering Yangchen, Assistant Administrative Officer: Tshering joined WWF in 2008. Prior to that she worked for hospitality industry as well as a ferro alloys company. She has a undergraduate degree in Business Management from India. She looks after the administrative operatives of WWF Bhutan.

Kinley Om, Senior Program Secretary: Kinley joined WWF Bhutan Program in mid 2000. Prior to joining WWF, Kinley was working with the Bhutan Development Finance Corporation for 6 years. She is trained in computer programming course from Royal Institute of Management followed by refresher's course from Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand.

Sonam Dukpa, Driver

Pem Dorji, Driver