The Compassionate Paws International team is made up of animal enthusiasts from around the world, as well as some amazing members in our program countries.
They all play an important role in running Compassionate Paws, from hands-on roles on the ground, to making sure we're spreading the word about what we do.
Meet our team
Board of Directors
Sea Ramanat
Co-founder | Executive Director
Programme Director
Sea has lived in Freetown, Sierra Leone since 2017, helping local animals welfare organisations with marketing, program management and fundraising.
Sarah Morris
Co-founder | Executive Director
Partnerships & Operations Director
Sarah is passionate about inspiring children from low-resource parts of the world to pursue veterinary-related careers.
Dr. Rebecca Dobinson BVSc MRCVS
Executive Director | Veterinary Director
Rebecca is a practicing veterinary surgeon in the North East of England, having qualified from The University of Liverpool.
Karen Malia
Trustee
Karen has helped raise funds, awareness and develop welfare activity for organisations across the world.
Raj Rajput
Trustee
Raj is a senior marketing and business development professional.
He believes we need to have a voice for animals because they should be treated as equals in society as humans
Board of Advisors
Dr. Vincent Oloo BVSc MRCVS
Dr. Oloo is a Kenyan veterinary surgeon with 18 years of experience. He is based at Brooke East Africa in the Nairobi office.
Nina Devries
Nina Devries is a communications specialist at World Animal Protection Canada and is based out of Toronto.
Dr. Caroline Murray BVSc MRCVS
Caroline has worked as a clinical veterinarian for 23 years, graduating from The University of Liverpool.
Jatin Hiranandani
Jatin, from Freetown, has supported vets and animal welfare organisations in the many countries he's worked in globally.
Jane Palmer
A registered nurse and midwife, she worked for 6 years in Liver Pool and 3 years in the QARANC (Army Nursing Corps) she then went on to join the army as a midwife where her first posting was in Berlin.
Dr. Rebecca Hampson BVSc MRCVS
Rebecca is vet surgeon in the UK. She's currently studying an MSc in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law.
Compassionate Paws Sierra Leone
CPSL
Alie Turay
Programme Coordinator
Alie, a teacher, believes animals need humanitarian intervention and public sensitisation about their welfare.
Ruby Hughes
Community Outreach and Programme Assistant
Since moving to Sierra Leone, Ruby has learnt a lot about the animal welfare needs in Freetown and is using this to educate...
Erica Yambasu
Community Outreach and Programme Assistant
A software engineering and networking student Erica believes women work tirelessly to help animals but more needs to be done to include them in animal welfare initiatives.
Amadu Barrie
Community Outreach and Programme Assistant
Amadu is an educator, social worker and a youth developmental specialist with experience in community development.
Communications Team
Julia Tsang
Data Marketing Consultant
Julia is a passionate communicator and marketing professional, with experience leading effective marketing strategies to drive profitability and retention across various industries.
She is passionate about leaving the earth a better place than we found it and protecting all forms of wildlife.
Karen Totimeh
Communications Specialist
Karen is a communications officer who has been working for local government since she graduated from university in 2013.
She is currently on maternity leave after giving birth to her first child early this year! She is from Ghana and Sierra Leone, so CPI felt close to her heart.
Meg Bailey BSc Msc
Social Media Manager
Meg is a recent graduate from the University of Manchester having studied MSc Science Communications and BSc Biological Sciences with Zoology at The University of Birmingham. Meg is passionate about conservation communications and is pursuing this career path.
Faye Clyne
Salone Animal Talk
Faye qualified as a Veterinary Nurse from Edinburgh Napier University in 2013 and is currently working in her hometown veterinary clinic in Scotland.
Isabel Dobinson
Communications and PR Manager
Isabel worked as a journalist in London before moving to Spain where she is now teaching English.