Meet the Team

We have a lean team and a diverse range of associates who work harmoniously to deliver desirable results. Depending on the nature of projects, directors and associates double as either project leads or principal investigators, assisted by a team of assistants, interns, volunteers and 65 local community workforce is engaged in data collection and resource monitoring.

Join the team
COMRED team photo
Dr. Patrick Kimani
Full BIo

Dr. Patrick Kimani

Director
Dr. Innocent Wanyonyi
Full BIo

Dr. Innocent Wanyonyi

Director
Nyaga Kanyange
Full BIo

Nyaga Kanyange

Director
Dr. Andrew Wamukota
Full BIo

Dr. Andrew Wamukota

Director
Dr. Tunje Joseph
Full BIo

Dr. Tunje Joseph

Director
Jane Muteti
Full BIo

Jane Muteti

Program Manager
Titus Jefwa
Full BIo

Titus Jefwa

Program Officer
Jackline Mutisya
Full BIo

Jackline Mutisya

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Lead
Catherine Muyonga
Full BIo

Catherine Muyonga

Communications Officer
Eunice Ogada
Full BIo

Eunice Ogada

Project Officer
Clifford Ochiel
Full BIo

Clifford Ochiel

Project Officer
Maryline Chebet
Full BIo

Maryline Chebet

Project Officer
Anne Waithira
Full BIo

Anne Waithira

Project Officer
Immaculate Kirui
Full BIo

Immaculate Kirui

Accountant
Perpetua Wairimu
Full BIo

Perpetua Wairimu

Project Officer
Pauline Safari
Full BIo

Pauline Safari

Project Officer
Stephen Musyoka
Full BIo

Stephen Musyoka

Project Officer
Pamela Odhiambo
Full BIo

Pamela Odhiambo

Fisheries Officer
Maimuna Mbwana
Full BIo

Maimuna Mbwana

Research Assistant
Mwanamkuu Suleiman
Full BIo

Mwanamkuu Suleiman

PROJECT ASSISTANT
Dr. Patrick Kimani
Full BIo

Dr. Patrick Kimani

Director

Patrick Kimani is a founding director of COMRED. He is passionate about building communities’ capacity and stewardship to manage and conserve marine resources while improving livelihoods. With 20 years of experience in these fields, he continues to actively promote the improvement of access to finance through innovative solutions.

He has a passion for coastal and marine resource management and has been involved in the implementation of large projects in fisheries and coastal management. Kimani holds a Bachelors in Environmental Science from Egerton University, a Masters in Natural Resources Management from Stockholm University and a Ph.D. in fisheries with a focus on fisheries value chains.

Dr. Patrick Kimani

Director
Dr. Innocent Wanyonyi
Full BIo

Dr. Innocent Wanyonyi

Director

Innocent has 20 years of experience in project management, integrated coastal management (ICZM), socio-economics and tropical coastal fisheries studies in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region. He builds synergies with like-minded local, national, regional, and international partners to find innovative solutions to typical coastal zone problems.

He has previously worked with WWF Kenya, the Marine Science for Management (MASMA) programme of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) and Coastal Ocean Research & Development Indian Ocean (CORDIO). His academic background is interdisciplinary with a Bachelors in Natural Resources Management, a Masters in Tropical Coastal Management, and a PhD in Environmental Science.

Dr. Innocent Wanyonyi

Director
Nyaga Kanyange
Full BIo

Nyaga Kanyange

Director

An environmentalist, fisheries scientist, and conservationist with a passion for sound management and good governance of natural resources for better human well-being. An altruist and an eccentric person who believes in unconventional means of transforming communities.

Nyaga Kanyange

Director
Dr. Andrew Wamukota
Full BIo

Dr. Andrew Wamukota

Director

A professional lecturer and researcher, Wamukota has over 15 years of experience in research and programme management and coordination. His research interests include the socio-economic and ecological drivers of resource use and management, particularly, the human dimensions in the use and management of terrestrial and marine resources, mainly semi-arid lands, coral reefs and marine turtles. 

In collaboration with researchers from around the world, Wamukota has undertaken research and capacity building in Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar and Mauritius among other countries. Currently he is the principal investigator and coordinator of Fisheries Innovation Lab-funded projects in Kenya, looking at issues of fisheries, poverty and nutrition. His academic qualifications include a Bachelors in XX from the University of Nairobi; a Masters in Environmental Economics from Moi University; and a PhD in Environmental Science from Linnaeus University.

Dr. Andrew Wamukota

Director
Dr. Tunje Joseph
Full BIo

Dr. Tunje Joseph

Director

Dr. Tunje is COMRED’s co-founder, currently teaching in the Department of Environmental Science of Pwani University, Kilifi, and has broad experience in undertaking socio-economic-related studies among the fisherfolk at the Kenyan coast. 

As a professional teacher, Dr. Tunje has long been engaged in youth and adult training on environmental issues, as well as mentoring coastal community groups in marine conservation and management. He has also been involved in the development of fisheries co-management plans for four areas at the coast. Dr. Tunje holds a Bachelors in Education, a Masters of Philosophy in Environmental Management and Planning and a PhD in Environmental Studies.

Dr. Tunje Joseph

Director
Jane Muteti
Full BIo

Jane Muteti

Program Manager

Jane Muteti

Program Manager
Titus Jefwa
Full BIo

Titus Jefwa

Program Officer

Titus Jefwa

Program Officer
Jackline Mutisya
Full BIo

Jackline Mutisya

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Lead

Jackline Mutisya

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Lead
Catherine Muyonga
Full BIo

Catherine Muyonga

Communications Officer

Catherine Muyonga

Communications Officer
Eunice Ogada
Full BIo

Eunice Ogada

Project Officer

Eunice Ogada is a self-starter who joined COMRED in March 2022. As an early career scientist, her main goal is to use her knowledge and skills to encourage the adoption of organizing, planning, and management approaches in a variety of fields in order to promote a sustainable society and resource-efficient coexistence. In her position as Fisheries Project Officer - Fisheries Data Management, Eunice's job is to support fisheries data collectors to effectively perform their roles, interpret and present fisheries data and draw insights from the data that has been collected. She is an excellent problem-solver and natural leader.

Eunice Ogada

Project Officer
Clifford Ochiel
Full BIo

Clifford Ochiel

Project Officer

Clifford Ochiel

Project Officer
Maryline Chebet
Full BIo

Maryline Chebet

Project Officer

Maryline Chebet

Project Officer
Anne Waithira
Full BIo

Anne Waithira

Project Officer

Anne Waithira

Project Officer
Immaculate Kirui
Full BIo

Immaculate Kirui

Accountant

Immaculate Kirui

Accountant
Perpetua Wairimu
Full BIo

Perpetua Wairimu

Project Officer

Perpetua Wairimu

Project Officer
Pauline Safari
Full BIo

Pauline Safari

Project Officer

Pauline Safari

Project Officer
Stephen Musyoka
Full BIo

Stephen Musyoka

Project Officer

Stephen Musyoka

Project Officer
Pamela Odhiambo
Full BIo

Pamela Odhiambo

Fisheries Officer

Pamela Odhiambo

Fisheries Officer
Maimuna Mbwana
Full BIo

Maimuna Mbwana

Research Assistant

A conservationist whose strong focus is on the ocean, its resources and the coastal zone. I believe that sustainable management and utilization is key to ensuring sustainable economic growth and development. Passionate about information technology and girlchild empowerment.

Maimuna Mbwana

Research Assistant
Mwanamkuu Suleiman
Full BIo

Mwanamkuu Suleiman

PROJECT ASSISTANT

Mwanamkuu Suleiman

PROJECT ASSISTANT

Part-time Associates

We engage a pool of 15 part-time associates working in different national and international institutions as and when needed. Their role is to synergise; provide additional technical assistance, especially where gaps exist’ and facilitate collaboration between COMRED and their institutions

1.

PhD Environment & Geography

2.

PhD Ocean and Atmosphere

3.

PhD Environmental Earth Sciences PhD Environmental planning (cities and sustainability)

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PhD Marine Sciences

5.

PhD (On-going) coral reef ecology, MPhil. Fisheries management

6.

PhD Tropical Marine Science

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MSc Ecological Marine Management (ECOMAMA)

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MA Project Planning & Management

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MSc Hydrobiology

10.

MSc Environmental Science

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MSc Environment and International Development

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MSc Ecological Marine Management

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BSc Geospatial Information Science & Remote Sensing

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Post Graduate Certificate in Digital Strategies for Business

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