Who we Are
We are a team of cartographers, coders, forest monitors, GIS experts, gender specialists and econometric modelers. Our team spans three continents and works to build simple yet robust technology, train local organizations,
and expand our partnerships.
Navigate to: Team | Board | Advisory Group
Washington DC team
Leo Bottrill
Director
Leo Bottrill is the founder and director of Moabi (moabi.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing technology to map and ...
Kristofor Carle
Lead Developer
Kristofor is a geospatial software engineer focusing on spatial databases, web mapping applications, data analytics, and mobile ...
James Conkling
Moabi Cartographer and Data Analyst
James Conkling works on a variety of environmental and land use issues. With a background in political science, computer science, and ...
Kristen Egermeier
Administrative Assistant
Kristen Egermeier is Moabi's Administrative Assistant. Working from Los Angeles, California, Kristen helps keep Moabi running.
DRC team
Benoît Thuaire
Field Manager
Benoît has a background in ecology, geography and environmental economics, which has given him the opportunity to work on numerous natural..
Igerha Bampa
OGF Program Manager
Igerha Bampa holds a degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Kinshasa with a specialization in managing natural resources,
Herve Kashongwe
GIS Coordinator
Hervé is Moabi’s GIS project coordinator based at OSFAC in Kinshasa, DRC. He specializes in natural resource management and GIS.
Essylot Chishenya Lubala
OGF Coordinator
Essylot C. Lubala is the coordinator of OGF (Observatoire de la Gouvernance Forestière), a Congolese environmental NGO dedicated to...
Serge Bondo Kayembe
OGF Adjoint Coordinator
Serge Bongo studied at the University of Kinshasa, where he obtained an engineering degree in Agricultural Sciences for soil and water...
John Mboloko
Community Monitoring Focal Point
John works as the focal point for Moabi's pilot safeguard monitoring system in the ERA project of Mai-Ndombe district...
Eulalie Guillaume
Project Advisor
Eulalie Guillaume is Moabi's Project Advisor based in DRC (Kinshasa), working primarily on REDD+ strategy and the design of an Independent..
Cyrus Sinai
Research Intern
Cyrus is a recent graduate of UCLA, where he studied international development, public health, and GIS. He is very interested in...
