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Marcus Watts FRGS MD, Managing Director

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I set up Greenforce following section 3c’s requirement of the Rio Earth Summit. Our first project in Uganda had three scientists and two volunteers. The owner of the first Land Rover we bought was smiling so much when we drove off into the bush, in a cloud of smoke! Three years later we had completed the biodiversity survey of the Reserve, helped implement the first sustainable management plan and created a Warden Training Programme. Equally satisfying was that original Land Rover was still going strong!

Creating Gapforce and Medforce ensures we still have that personal touch, meeting you before you go at our Briefing Day and BBQ, our own staff in country. On your return we provide a reunion party and get feedback so we can continue to improve the programmes, for both you and our host country partners.

 

Dr. Jon Dallimore, Medical and Safety


Jon is a General Practitioner and part-time staff doctor in the Emergency Department of Bristol Royal Infirmary. He is also an International Mountain Leader, a member of the Alpine Club and a member of faculty on the UIAA Diploma in Mountain Medicine.
Jon is medical consultant to five British expedition companies – advising Trekforce since 1999. He is a co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine. He co-founded Wilderness Medical Training in 1991 and runs courses for doctors on expedition medicine in Chamonix and Morocco. Jon is the Elective Advisor for Bristol University Medical School.

 

Nick Whitley - South America

Our Ecuador Medforce Leader will meet you on arrival in Quito and brief you before you deploy to your medical placement. With his South American experience he can also give you some great locations to visit, during your time off!

 

Alan Davies - Central America

Our Belize Medforce Leader or one of our team will meet you on arrival and brief you before you deploy to your medical placement. Alan has been running our South and Central America projects for many years now. He first worked in our London office for a couple of years but for some reason seems to enjoy it more overseas - as his chosen photo shows!

 

Paul Hinchcliffe - South Pacific

Our Fiji Medforce Leader will oversee your medical placement. Not only a First Aid instructor himself, he is also a Dive Instructor, thus making Fiji the ideal location if you want to learn to dive (PADI) at the same time!


Daniella Noykova, Director of Operations

Daniella Noykova

Daniella joined Greenforce shortly after arriving in the UK, and worked for a number of years on our financial controls and new project location planning. In 2004 she moved into Operations, first to assist Alan the previous Operations Manager. Following his move in 2005 to Quito to head up our South America Programme, Daniella now uses her extensive overseas travel experience and dive skills combined with her organisational management training to supervise all aspects of the Volunteers experience, following their arrival in country.

 

Nadia Daer, Gap AdvisorNadia Daer

It all started when I heard about Trekforce and their Amazon expedition. So despite finishing my degree at Leeds Uni, it was the amazing time I had with Trekforce as a Trekker out in South America that pulled me back. Having been a Trekker myself I know how difficult it is to select which one to go on. But give me a call I and I promise to give you the low down on all the locations and not just the Amazon!

 

 

James Catterall, Schools Manager


James is the Schools Manager for Gapforce. Originallyfrom Sussex, his passion for travel has seen himlive and workin Australia and Barbados and travel extensively in South America, South East Asia and India, as well as parts of the Middle East and Africa.
James’ second passion is sport, in particular cricket and rugby. Supporting the national team is a favourite pastime of his and he recently resurrected his playing career by joining a local club cricket team.
Having been on several group trips when at school as well as taking a gap year afterwards, James is keen to spread the word on the benefits and exciting options available for both school groups and individuals.