THE TEAM

THE TEAM

DR. ANNE PANDRAUD

Director
Anne joined us in 2021. She completed her PhD in zoology at the University of Pretoria and is now conducted a post doctoral fellowship at the University of South Africa. She has been living in game reserves and working on conservation and reserve management for the past six years. Thanks to her past and current experience, she has a deep understanding of research and reserve management which brought her to the position of Getty Asterism director.

JAN LOUIS LOMBARD

Scientific field manager
Jannie, as he prefers to be called, joined us on the 1st May 2024, as Scientific Field Manager. He come to us from Pretoria and has been working in the conservation space for three years as well as completing his Post Graduate Diploma in Nature Conservation earlier this year. Jannie has a passion for conservation, ecology, soil science and fire management. He has experience with Peace Parks Foundation at uMkhuze as well as Welgevoden Game Reserve in Limpopo and his long term goal is to attain a PhD.

Jannie Lombard

LINOKUHLE KHANYILE

I came to Zuka Private Game Reserve via Wild Impact’s Yes4Youth programme and from that 1 year placement I was thrilled to be offered permanent employment. I am particularly interested in botany and joining the Getty Asterism team permanently, I really enjoy looking after the plants, particularly the Warburgia seedlings where my knowledge and skills are growing. Getty Asterism is assisting with my further studies in Agricultural Management through University of South Africa (UNISA) and I am excited about the prospect of working at Khula Farm!

Linokuhle Khanyile
Shaquille Barnes

SHAQUILLE BARNES

Research operator
Shaquille joined us on 1st May, 2024 as a Research Operator, reporting to Dr Anne Pandraud. He comes from Johannesburg and has a Bsc Honours in Zoology as well as a Msc in Environmental Management from the University of the Free State (UFS). Shaquille has experience as a Laboratory Assistant, Research Assistant and as a tutor in the UFS learning support programme, Academic Student Tutorial and Excellence Programme, or A_STEP as it is known.

ALUMNI

NIKI HENNING

(March 2021 – October 2023)
BSC Environmental & Biological Sciences (Geology & Geography) Northwest University, South Africa

It was an honour to have been part of the amazing Getty Asterism team from the start and to have had this time to invest in my passion: soils and restoration.

I believe soils tell us the history of planet earth and how the earth has shaped and supported humanity. Soil and microbes are crucial to our existence, and the vast array of life that can be supported by healthy living soil is one of nature’s most important resources to respect, regenerate and conserve.