Celia Whelan
Celia has 20 year experience in Zimbabwe, the UK and the Netherlands in the financial services arena specialising in investments, private equity, start-ups and strategy consulting.
She holds the International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management and the Certificate in FSA Financial Regulation both from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments in the UK.
Chirisa REDD+ Project, Project Manager
Celia manages the Project on the ground. She has a broad background in consulting, mostly specializing in the financial services & private equity industry in Zimbabwe & abroad (having worked in both the United Kingdom & The Netherlands). She has a strong project management & operational background setting up & managing projects in various industries (e.g. carbon credits, hotel & tourism, medical & warehousing). She has spent four years in the REDD+ space involving all aspects of the carbon cycle from feasibility assessment, project design & field work to marketing and sales of credits, as well as producing carbon footprint calculations for clients. She holds the UK's International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management & the Certificate in FSA Financial Regulation & is also a registered Climate Standard assessor through Climate Africa using the three step Climate Standard to measure, reduce & off-set carbon emissions.