About Us

Staff

Deedra Westby joined the WCS team in February, 2017 as Administrative Assistant. She is a graduate of the University of London (UOL) with a Bachelor of Business in Marketing. Deedra more than 10 years experience in the secretarial field with a background in reception, and administrative duties. She is the friendly voice that will most likely greet you when you call the WCS office.

Eden Cruz joined the Wildlife Conservation Society in 2023 as the Communication Assistant. She came on board with experience in the business field concentrating in Graphic Design, Digital Marketing and Public Relations. She has worked in the private sector for over 18 years within the insurance, tourism, marketing and the media industry. Her experience will help assist with promoting the WCS Belize programs and initiatives both regionally and internationally. She completed her Associates Degree in Business Management at the University of Belize (currently pursuing her Bachelors in Marketing) and has certificates in graphic design as well as in Nature Conservation from Japan Association Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Haleam Nicholas has been working as WCS Belize as a first aid trained certified groundskeeper since 2012. He is the friendly and outgoing personality you will meet at the Glover’s Reef Research Station on Middle Caye in Southern Belize.

Henry Brown Jr. joined the Wildlife Conservation Society in 2022. His broad experience is rooted in a decade-long tenure as a Fisheries Biologist and Protected Areas Manager for the Belize Fisheries Department. He completed an Associates Degree in Marine Science at the University of Belize in 2009, and has received extensive specialist training in marine monitoring methodologies, scientific diving and enforcement of conservation areas. Henry has special interest in coral disease, sea turtle conservation and coral restoration, and is an accomplished boat captain and underwater photographer. Henry is the secondary lead for WCS’s marine fieldwork, including monitoring of benthic communities, key fishery resources and fish spawning aggregations at Glovers Reef Marine Reserve, and leads liaison with fishery resource users for collection of fishery dependent data. He is a long-time contributor to the work of the Healthy Reefs Initiative, serving as a trainer in reef survey methodologies and the treatment of stony coral tissue loss disease. His experience as an active participant in the monitoring and management of multiple protected areas has made him a well rounded asset to several ongoing projects across the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System.

Nathaniel Forbes has been working with WCS Belize since 2008 performing various duties to support the organization.