UNGUJA AND TANGA OFFICES
ZANZIBAR OFFICE
Dr.Jean Mensa: MARINE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Dr. Mensa completed his Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences where he focused on numerical modeling of upper ocean currents. He then worked at Yale University on the dynamics of the Arctic Ocean before moving to RMS in London to work in the catastrophe modeling sector for the insurance business. After a career in academia and industry, Jean moved to Gabon to pursue his passion for marine conservation. As Marine Program Technical Advisor for the National Parks Agency of Gabon, Jean worked on a wide variety of conservation and management topics.
Benjamin Taylor: BAF PROGRAM MANAGER
Abdulrahman Abdalla: MARINE PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Faraja Dembe: COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT LEAD
Pagu Julius Iswalala: MARINE SCIENTIST
Yussuf Yussuf: IUU Fisheries officer
Lusanda Allen Lusanda: FINANCE COORDINATOR-MARINE
Suzan Swai: FIELD LOGISTICS & ADMINISTRATION OFFICER -MARINE
Magreth Kasuga: MARINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Mateso Buguse Mathias: MARINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Abdallah Said Abdulla: MARINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Jamila Said Hassan: MARINE FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Faki Haji Faki: MARINE JUNIOR RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Juma Chumu Juma: DATA ENUMERATOR
Omar Said Omar: DATA ENUMERATOR
Abass Mshenga: DATA ENUMERATOR
Sabrina Ali Abdallah: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Mwajuma Twahil Said: OFFICE ATTENDANT
Masanja Masanja: OFFICE GUARD
Mohamed Bakari Mohamed: OFFICE GUARD
Iddi Khamis Abrahman: OFFICE GUARD
Massoud Faki Massoud: OFFICE GUARD
TANGA OFFICE
Dr.Johnson Mshana Grayson: TANGA REGIONAL COORDINATOR
Dr.Johnson Mshana joined WCS Tanzania Marine Program in 2020 as a fisheries management and conservation expert. Johnson is a passionate conservationist with ten years of experience working in complex marine and freshwater environments on the community fisheries co-management and marine protected area management. Johnson uses interdisciplinary and community-centered approaches to empower fishing communities to make informed decision-making around fisheries management, and find alternative ways to supplement income and food sources for sustainable development. Johnson served as the Chairman of the research committee of the Deep Sea Fishing Authority Tanzania, a governmental organization responsible for scientific advice on matters related to deep-sea fisheries. Johnson has a PhD and Msc in Marine Sciences from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ismail Saidi: BLUE CARBON COORDINATOR
Tunu David Mwasomola: FINANCE AND LOGISTICS OFFICER
Gerald Temu: MARINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Saudat Khatib Kipanga: MARINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Pharles Ramadhan: MARINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Nelson Damas: MARINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Fatma Zahriu: DATA ENUMERATOR
Hadija Mkieti: DATA ENUMERATOR
Anastazia Mwangwale: OFFICE ATTENDANT