Golden Bird Foundation Team

Board

Chairman John O’Loghlen – (Co-Founder)
GBF Limited Company Director

Education: 1997 Harvard University BA, 2000 Cambridge University M. Phil

Professional: Beijing-based entrepreneur and consultant to multinational corporations, New Zealand Government & foreign investors. John previously worked for the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs from 2000-2005 based in London, New York and Beijing. John is also COO of the UK-based Harry Mahon Cancer Research Trust (http://hmcrt.org.uk)

Dr. Christina Brun
GBF Limited Company Secretary

Professional: Registered Dentist and Dentist, volunteer with Youyang Medical Care Team.
Hong Kong resident, Christina is Founder of Green to Greener (www.greentogreener.com), a HK registered charity and Founder of recycled fashion initiative “EcoChic Fashion” (www.ecochicfashions.com).

Auslan Ishmael
GBF Limited Company Director

Education: Bachelor of Business – Finance and Banking University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)1991-1994

Professional: Secretary General - China International Mining Group (CIMG) - Beijing-based Australian and Canadian-backed China mining lobby (www.cimg.org.cn)

Executive Team

Chief Executive Director
Dr. Carin Harrington (Founder) Director of Environmental Design and Behavioural Conservation

Education:
Majored in zoology and design technology in Glasgow, Cambridge and Manchester Universities. Trained in Jersey, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Chester Zoos.

Initiated the renewed enrichment programme in Beijing Zoo in 2000 and was an active member of exhibit design team in Beijing. She now works in Nanjing zoo as a principal concept designer and is setting up the enrichment programme there.

Professional: CEO of Nanjing-based design and enrichment consultancy GEO (Gold Enrichment Organization China) China registered WOFE company.
Part time Emergency Doctor in United Family Hospital Shanghai

Nick Chapin (Co-Founder)
Director of Architecture and Design

Education: 1999 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, BA of Public and Urban Affairs, 2002 University of New South Wales, Masters of Urban Design and Development

Professional: Promotes sustainable based architecture and environmental projects.
Nick is an American citizen resident in Shanghai where he is CEO of the Syntax Planning and Design firm (China registered WOFE) with offices in China and Vietnam

Stephen Poritz
Director of Architecture and Design
Stephen is Principal of Arc8X Design and has a track record of innovative environmentally and socially conscious projects, sustainable design and green practices. He has over 20 years of design and construction experience, having lived in North America, Europe (Basel and Moscow) and Asia. He is a registered Architect, AIA, IIDA, in the United States and LEED Accredited Professional and received his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin.

Arc8X is a Design led Consulting Company providing Multi-National Clients with Architectural, Interior Design and Turn-Key D&B solutions. They have been active with Zoo improvements and exhibit design in Shanghai since 2003. In that year they renovated the model Chimpanzee Exhibit room and in 2004 completed the outdoor climbing exhibit and chimp art museum. In 2005 they completed the Orangutan exhibit renovation and in 2007 designed and completed the new Gorilla Exhibit building and was active in the preliminary planning for the Fuzhou Zoo master plan.

Professor Jiang Zhigang
Director of Research
Ph.D. Professor of Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,Executive Director of CITES National Scientific Authority of P.R. China, Chairman of the Scientific Commision of Chinese Wildlife Conservation Society.

Head of Zoology, Head of CITES, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Helen Fosh
Director of Fund Raising – Beijing and Hong Kong

George Li
Ex GBF Project Co-ordinator , Ex Head of BITE Volunteer Team

Education: Undergraduate Zoology Student at Massey University, New Zealand

Professional: 5 years experience on managing a street pet protection organization, assistant to a Beijing veterinary surgeon for six months in 2005 and initiator of ShenZhen small animal protection organization. Two years with GBF running BITE group and coordinating enrichment projects and student training.

Ginger Hu
GBF Lead Assistant, Beijing.

Education: Undergraduate Media Studies at Beijing Public University.

Ginger works closely with Carin, George and John to oversee day to day operations of the Foundation and is a true animal lover!

Madeline
PA Dr Harrington for GEO
GBF Lead Assistant Nanjing

Chen Ping (Angel)
Head of Student Volunteers,
Nanjing Normal University NITE NJU section

Designing elephant zone with Nanjing and Dublin Zoo Directors.

GBF patron Olivia Cox-Fill.

With Brazilian friends of the foundation.

Professor Jiang Zhigang, Head of CITES and Zoology in Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing. Teaches group how to create a Chinese opera mask, used to change the walls that the Gorilla looks out on.

Carin with Rob Young and Marina.