Team Members

DRAKE-FORD Foundation Team:

WAYNE ROBERT DRAKE

Wildlife Biologist/Field Researcher

My mission is to ensure conservation, sustainable management and development of global wildlife resources for socio-economic benefit to all segments of society. Although nature needs thousands or millions of years to create new species, man needs only a few dozen years to destroy a species.
As an astute professional with over four decades of international experiences around the globe; my passion continues to break new ground in the wildlife world.

EXPERIENCE:

  • Wildlife Contractor-Dubai, UAE
  • Conservation Biologist-marae Moana Marine Protected Area, Cook Island
  • Wildlife Researcher-south Australia (TAFE SA)
  • Wildlife Biologist-Sabah Al-Ahmad Natural Reserve, Kuwait
  • Wildlife Educator-Arusha National Park, Tanzania
  • Wildlife Educator-environmental Management Authority, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Wildlife Administrator-Ambientalistet-abt (Animal Protection Organization), Kosovo
  • Wildlife Researcher-great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, India
  • Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer-piers Jacobs Wildlife Sanctuary, Hong Kong
  • Wildlife Researcher-Canadian Wilflife Federation, Canada
  • Conservation Officer-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-USA

EDUCATION:

  • Arizona State University (Biological Sciences-conservation Biology And Ecology (BS)
  • Queen Mary University Of London (Biomedical Sciences) MSC

HONOURS AND AWARDS:

  • Rajiv Ghandi Wildlife Conservation Award 1999
  • World Association Of Zoos And Acquariums (Waza Awards) 1992
  • The Mkapa African Wildlife Photo Awards 2010
  • Multi-lingual: English, (American And British), Spanish, German

BARBARA FORD

Developer/Contractor/Banker/Broker

EXPERIENCE:

  • Owner-operator of multiple corporations synergistically working together to provide development services and construction of residential/commercial projects ranging from 35 to 300 units, including store front/assisted living projects.
  • Commercial project finance, construction finance, mortgages, private money

EDUCATION:

  • University of Minnesota-business administration/political science
  • Prosource, Minneapolis, Minnesota-10,000+hrs. Continuing education/real estate/construction
  • Prosource, Minneapolis/st. Paul, mn-5000+hrs. Continuing education/finance

BRAD M. PHILLIPS

Technology Director/Manager

IT specialist with over 45 years of experience managing teams from India and across the U.S.A.

EXPERIENCE:

  • Mainframes, pc’s, network equipment, storage equipment and numerous other it related equipment, applications and operating systems
  • President of a non-profit charitable organization raising funds for local charities and individuals, veterans, homeless, scholarships and numerous worthy causes
  • Traveling the world is my passion having been to central America, Caribbean, Hawaii, Europe and most of the USA…many more beautiful places to visit!

EDUCATION:
Amarillo College-Computer Science-Associate Degree

EHREN FORD

Contractor/Mechanical Design/Build

EXPERIENCE:

  • Construction of residential/commercial projects in the upper Midwest, USA
  • Design/Build from blueprint to finished product
  • All types of mechanical project needs from troubleshooting to repair

EDUCATION:

  • Minnesota Technical Colleges-Associate Degree
  • Prosource-Continuing Education for Licensure