Biography

Stella is the Indigenous Peoples Outreach and Policy Senior Manager at ICVCM. She is a conservation scientist specialising in ecosystem health, particularly in rangelands management. Stella has extensive knowledge in community conservation, having worked in governance and rangelands programs for community conservancies in Northern Kenya. She also serves as the chairperson of the National Conservancies Youth Forum under the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA), ensuring meaningful youth engagement in conservation areas nationwide, and is a board member of the National Conservancies Council, representing the youth’s voice in conservation matters and also a co-chair of the EU-Youth Sounding Board, Kenya. Additionally, she is a multi-talented artist with expertise in both visual and performing arts.