Nicky Stevens BCAo
Founder & CEO
Nicky founded the charity IAPWA (International Aid for the Protection & Welfare of Animals) following travelling to Borneo in 2009 and committing to making a difference to the…
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Craig Barrie
CTO
Craig initially joined the team as part of organising a 100km Sahara trek. Since then he has become an integral part of our operations, including developing the Adventures for…
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Scott Brooks
Expedition Support Team
Scott is a qualified Mountain leader and has led group hikes in many parts of the world. He has also delivered several Army mountaineering foundation courses. Some of his…
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Tom Colville
Expedition Support Team
Tom grew up in the mountains of mid Wales and as well as being part of our Expedition Support Team he works as the Head of Sport at a local school. He is a qualified surfing and…
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Elspeth Green
Adventure Ambassador
Ellie lives in Northern Ireland with her 3 legged terrier, Bee. She studied Zoology at university and has spent the last 10 years working in outdoor and conservation focused…
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Isabel Flemming
Adventure Ambassador
Isabel is an Executive Director for an LGBTQ+ organisation, founded her own NGO helping displaced women and children and volunteers to help animals in Ukraine. When she's not in…
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Jake Norris
Adventure Ambassador
Jake is an avid hiker and has taken on two charity expeditions previously covering over 2000km. Next year he is due to take on a 3000km expedition through India and Nepal. He is a…
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Jo Howell
Expedition Support Team
Jo has always had a passion for the great outdoors and gets out on walks and camper van adventures with her two dogs as much as she can when she's not working within the housing…
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Kasey Thomson
Adventure Ambassador
Kasey is an Australian adventurer with a huge love for animals, nature and the outdoors. Over the last 5 years she has been travelling around the world gaining lots of experiences…
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Katherinne Fox
Adventure Ambassador
Katherinne has spent much of the last several years leading and participating in outdoor expeditions. Most recently, she spent a year travelling through South America, with much…
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Katie Bird
Adventure Ambassador
Katie splits her time between the UK and New Zealand where she works as a Veterinary Surgeon. She has taken part in multiple veterinary missions worldwide to improve the lives of…
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Kelly Gimson
Adventure Ambassador
Kelly studied wildlife conservation for her degree, has been involved in many volunteering projects overseas and worked for the RSPB and The Woodland Trust for 10 years. A few…
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Kim May
Adventure Ambassador
Kim is a qualified skydiver, scuba diver and freediver and she also loves skiing, snowboarding and challenging herself with new adventures. Her favourite adventure of all is…
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Linda McNamara
Adventure Ambassador
Linda has 25 years experience leading multi-day programmes, managing group dynamics, coordinating logistics and crafting participant journeys. She brings a wealth of experience…
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Phil Brown
Adventure Ambassador
Phil is a bushcraft and survival instructor with a lifelong love of adventure, wildlife and the outdoors — someone who's just as at home reading terrain as running a business…
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Philip Burke
Expedition Support Team
Philip works within the mental health sector and is also in the process of joining the Military Reserves. He is well known for his epic fundraising challenges from doing a triple…
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Shannon Bennett
Adventure Ambassador
Shannon is an enthusiastic hiking guide from New Zealand. She is passionate about all adventures, discoveries and pursuits that inspire the release of good hearted potential…
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Danny Mudd
Expedition Support Team
Danny lives in Yorkshire and has completed many challenges in the UK from the Yorkshire 3 Peaks to The Fellsman 100k. He has extensive experience in the UK mountains hiking solo…
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Freya Pointon
Adventure Ambassador
Freya recently graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BSc in Animal Science (Ecology & Conservation), and is now beginning her journey into Veterinary Medicine at…
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Jeff Brown
Adventure Ambassador
Jeff has spent over a decade working as a photography mentor and trainer, is the President of the British Institute of Professional Photography, a keynote speaker and the author…
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Louise Smith
Marketing & Assets Coordinator
Lu is a Junior Brand Marketer who has built her career in large companies before transitioning into the third sector. She has always had a passion for charitable causes, from…
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Marcus Lam
Website Support
Marcus is a web professional who's spent 20+ years doing what we loves: software engineering and optimisation. Outside of work, he enjoys building projects around his home and…
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Narella De Cristofano
Social Media Support Team
Narella has years of experience in business development and brand‑focused projects and now volunteers within Adventures for Animals following a meaningful shift toward work that…
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