Management

Tanzania

 Christophe Cox, CEO

Christophe leads APOPO's team, with many years of management experience in East Africa. Christophe has a Master of Science in Product Development & Development Sciences, and developed most of APOPO's technical realizations.

 Bart Weetjens, Founder

Bart is a product development engineer. He initiated the idea to train rats as an appropriate technology to detect landmines and to screen for tuberculosis. Bart founded APOPO with support from Professor Mic Billet and his colleagues at Antwerp University, and has since been elected both an ASHOKA fellow and a SCHWAB fellow. He is a practicing Zen Buddhist monk.

 Sabrina Antognazza, CFO

Sabrina is a human resources and organization specialist and has studied development economics & finance. She has several years of experience in rural Africa and joined APOPO in 2009.

 Dr. Negussie Beyene, Analytical Chemist

Negussie has a PhD in analytical chemistry and was an Assistant Professor at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. He has conducted research in Austria, South Africa and Spain. Negussie is seconded by the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) to manage APOPO's analytical explosives chemistry lab at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), in support of the REST research program.

 Dr. Alan Poling, Behavioural Researcher

Alan has a Ph.D, in psychology and is a professor at Western Michigan University. He is an experienced researcher with more than 250 publications, with articles in 40 different journals. He has particular expertise in within-subject research designs and behaviour analysis and joins APOPO in the interest of furthering its scientific activities.

United States

 Courtney Baggett, Communications Manager

Courtney was originally brought on in 2008 to assist the HeroRAT donor support programme; she now oversees the program and through the support of LGT Venture Philanthropy also helps APOPO with development research and communications outreach. Prior to joining APOPO, Courtney coordinated corporate sponsorship campaigns and donor support programs for environmental and human services non-profits.

Mozambique

 Andrew Sully MSc, Program Manager

Andrew is a behavioural zoologist who comes to APOPO from Dstl, the scientific research body of the UK Ministry of Defence. Andrew was working in the Olfactory and Bio-systems team of the Explosives Detection Group, studying the use of animals for explosive detection. He is a qualified Mine Action Advisor for the British Army, and trained as an EOD engineer with the British Army Reserve Forces.