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Team and Committee

A Rocha France Team and National Committee

Team

Paul Jeanson

Paul Jeanson

Paul Jeanson, National Director

Paul has been involved in international conservation for many years, is treasurer of IUCN France and a member of the Eurosite network. For twenty years the director of France's largest private ornithological reserve, at Marquenterre in the Baie de Somme, he now runs the Compagnie Internationale pour le Developpement et la Nature (CIDENA). He is also a member of the A Rocha International committee.

Jean-Pierre et Martine Charlemagne

Jean-Pierre et Martine Charlemagne

Jean-Pierre and Martine Charlemagne, Centre Wardens

14 years on "the Caillou" and 20 years on "the Plateau" before coming to nest at A Rocha... This is Martine & Jean-Pierre's migration. They worked in New Caledonia in office management, leading and teaching Natural Science, then in Haute-Loire where they managed a holiday and guest centre.

Priscille Pelletier

Priscille Pelletier

Priscille Pelletier

Priscille joined A Rocha France in October 2003, having come from Israel where she was working as a volunteer. She is an ecologist specialising in aquatic ecosystems.

Peter and Miranda Harris
Peter et  Miranda Harris

Peter et Miranda Harris

In addition to their roles as Directors of A Rocha International, Peter and Miranda are integral parts of the A Rocha France team. Together with national colleagues they founded the French project and continue to provide counsel, pastoral care and hospitality. Their home is in Fontvieille, a village not far from Les Tourades. Their story is told in Under the Bright Wings.

François et Sophie Tron

François et Sophie Tron

François and Sophie Tron

François and Sophie returned to France in December 2002 after two years aiding the development of a church-operated dairy and teaching in the associated school in Madagascar. They are both agronomists from the University at Lyon. In early 2003, together with their little daughter Fleur, they joined the team of A Rocha France at Les Tourades.

National Committee

Pierre Berthoud

Pierre Berthoud

Dr Pierre Berthoud (Chairman)

Professor (and former Dean) of the Reformed Theology Faculty at Aix-en-Provence, Pierre is also chairman of the Ligue pour la Lecture de la Bible (the French branch of Scripture Union).

Frédéric Baudin

Frédéric Baudin

Frédéric Baudin

Frédéric was instrumental in setting up A Rocha France. Author of several books, he now works full-time as a writer and conference-speaker for the association Culture-Environnement-Médias (CEM).