Our Staff in the UK and abroad

We are a small but committed team based in central London and work closely with our teams in Uganda. We are currently setting up new offices in Kenya and Tanzania.

Bobby LambertExecutive Director - London

Bobby Lambert

Bobby has almost 30 years professional experience in development and humanitarian work, including over 10 years field experience in East and Southern Africa and 10 years as CEO of RedR in the UK. In addition to his work with the Good Earth Trust, he is a consultant to the UN, Red Cross and NGOs, is a visiting fellow at London’s South Bank University and is an adviser to Pump Aid. A chartered engineer, he graduated from University College Dublin in 1979 and has a Masters in Public Health Engineering from Imperial College London (1984).

Lisa BaumgartnerCountry Representative - Uganda

Lisa Baumgartner

Lisa completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies and Anthropology/Sociology in February 2005 at Middlebury College in VT, USA. In September 2007 she completed her Msc in Development Studies from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) in London, UK, and became the Good Earth Trust's Uganda County Representative not long afterwards.

Dan AndabatiProgramme Engineer - Uganda

Dan Andabati

Dan completed his Civil Engineering degree in Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda in 2006. His research project was on appropriate technology for brick production. He has worked with a range of private and public sector employers before joining Good Earth in January 2009.

Claudia FichtnerMartin TaylorCountry Representative - Kenya and Tanzania

Martin Taylor & Claudia Fichtner

Martin and Claudia took up the post of Good Earth Trust’s Kenya and Tanzania Country Representative in July 2009 on a job-share basis. Martin, a Chartered Water and Environmental Manager is a development and humanitarian professional with over 24 years experience, particularly with capacity building activities in the water, environmental and natural resources management sectors, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Claudia is an Agriculture postgraduate with 15 years professional and humanitarian experience in agricultural extension, training, communication, marketing & gender, much of this in East Africa.

Eszti TakacsOperation Officer - London

Eszti Takacs

Eszti who hails from Hungary, has a degree in International Studies from De Paul University in Chicago and has worked for several years with the Hungarian Foreign Ministry in Shanghai. She came to London recently to work in the voluntary sector, particularly in fundraising, and volunteered with some London based charities before joining the Good Earth Trust in April 2008.

Max ArmbrustCarbon Project Manager - London

Max Armbrust

Max is the latest member to join the Trust after having completed his MSc in Environmental Modelling at King’s College London. He will be focusing on the carbon accreditation process to access the financial means to promote our technology. Prior to joining the Trust, Max worked and lived in Munich, Germany. He graduated from Stellenbosch University, South Africa with a Bachelor in Economics.