London HQ - Staff

Eibleis Fanning - Managing Director

Eibleis founded Frontier in 1989. She is a prime mover in the gap year sector, having extensive knowledge and experience of the provision of well structured project placements. Eibleis has a particular interest and expertise in running conservation projects, where she sees the manager's role as one of uniting local community groups with donor agencies. For over twenty years she has been developing and managing natural resource conservation projects in response to locally identified concerns throughout the world, from Borneo's rainforest to Madagascar's coral reefs.

Bobby Johal - Accounts Manager

Bobby Johal graduated in Accounting from Loughborough University and joined Frontier in September 1998. Whilst in charge of the accounting function Bobby has gained extensive knowledge of and expertise in all aspects of operations both in the field and the company's London headquarters . His ability to locate any item at an unbeatable price is now legendary within the organisation.

Charlotte Lyddon - Head of Operations

Charlotte joined Frontier in 2010 following a degree in Geography from Nottingham University. She always knew she wanted to work for an international conservation NGO and with a passion for conservation ingrained in her she began with Frontier as an Overseas Operations Intern.

Charlotte now manages Frontier's main research projects, ethical adventure trails and teaching projects and ensures that each project, staff member and partner has everything and anything they need to keep the show on the road. From recruiting the perfect person for the job in the field to ensuring each project has exactly the right piece of equipment that they need in any situation.

Sam Lloyd - Research & Development Coordinator

Originally from Brighton, Sam Lloyd has spent a large amount of his life exploring forests. This naturally led to a degree in Biology at Bristol which in turn steered him towards conservation. After leaving university he headed to South Africa where he lived on two small uninhabited islands researching penguins.

Whilst the sea is wonderful he needed to get back to his woodlands so he started an MSc at Imperial in Conservation Science. This allowed him to conduct a monitoring program for the previously unstudied Anjouan Scops Owl. This lead to trekking through many miles of cloud forest searching for an owl species about which nothing at all was known, ultimately culminating in the production of a species range map and hard evidence for the population being 20 times larger than predicted.

With this in hand he leapt at the chance to get involved in coordinating research for Frontier, where he uses his scientific and conservation experience to oversee the scientific aspects of projects, liaise with national and international contacts, write scientific papers alongside senior field scientists and seek out funding to expand Frontiers work into new areas.

Paul Thompson - Partner Projects Manager

Paul moved into the international development sector after forging a successful early career within the finance and recruitment industry.  After seven years developing and growing his commercial expertise, where his focus was within client acquisition, account and relationship management, he made the decision to shift his career goals towards his personal interests and greater job satisfaction.  Paul studied Environmental Science at the University of Leeds and has always been a keen adventurer, having trekked within the Amazon, the Andes and the Himalayas.  Frontier has given Paul the ideal platform to combine his commercial experience and business acumen with his expedition knowledge and travel know-how.  After starting at Frontier as an intern Paul now works within UK Operations managing the Frontier Supported Projects relationships as well as preparing volunteers for their upcoming projects.  Paul is looking forward to building on the success of Frontier’s supported projects and furthering his experience within an NGO focused on international development. 

Jo Pollett - Volunteer Coordinator

After volunteering with numerous conservation NGOs in conjunction with studying for a degree in Marine Biology and Oceanography, Jo took up the position of Marine Research Supervisor for a Greek NGO. While there, she was responsible for mapping and monitoring the vulnerable seagrass meadows surrounding the Dodecanese islands, and the monitoring of invasive algal species and their impacts on the associated marine biodiversity. This research was instrumental in establishing the regions new marine protected area.

After a year in Greece, Jo took the opportunity to spend some time in the South Pacific, enjoying the wonders of the pristine reefs, the perfect surf and the beautiful beaches, before moving on to South East Asia and the Far East. As Volunteer Coordinator, she is able to combine her knowledge of field research with her love of travelling, to support volunteers throughout their experience with Frontier.
 

Heather Burgess - Overseas Operations Officer

Heather graduated from the University of Southampton in 2009 with a degree in Geography with Oceanography, environmental conservation always being one of her favourite aspects. Backpacking around South East Asia and New Zealand brought out the ‘geography geek’ in her even more and she decided to pursue conservation as a career in the non-profit sector. The discovery of the Overseas Operations internship on Frontier’s website was the first foot in the door of an environmental conservation NGO and through 5 months of hard work at the London Headquarters (and possibly some good timing) she went on to be the Overseas Operations Officer. She now helps coordinate the logistical aspects of Frontier’s group projects; including the staffing of the projects, weekly communications and making sure that they have all the equipment that they need to work!

Sam Wickham - Events & Outreach Officer

With a background in teaching, Sam joined Frontier in December 2011 following a year teaching water sports around the world, a degree in Marine Biology and subsequent PGCE from Bangor University. Having spent his childhood in South East Asia, Sam has a love of travelling and has seen firsthand the positive benefits of willing volunteers on developing communities and conservation projects.

Sam is responsible for maintaining the profile of Frontier through outreach events and presentations at schools and universities throughout the UK. During these events, Frontier offers important advice and guidance on both gap year opportunities and travelling abroad to young people.

Sam hopes to eventually move into full time teaching or work as an education officer to wildlife and conservation organisations.

Alex Prior - Online Content Editor

Having recently completed an online journalism internship at Frontier LHQ, Alex has now taken the position of Online Content Editor.

Before Frontier Alex studied English Literature and Spanish Language at the University of Leicester. Previous to his degree, Alex spent 2 years travelling to various parts of the world. In 2005 he worked for 3-months on a conservation project in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. During this time he also had the opportunity to trek to the ancient Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. Following the project he worked his way up through Central America. He has also spent time exploring South-East Asia, Northern India and Spain.

His role as Online Content Editor involves editing material for Frontier's blog, Into the Wild, as well as various marketing and social media responsibilities.