Meet our team
We're here to help!
Our knowledgeable, adventurous and experienced Africa travel team will help you find a perfect project, where your support is really needed.
Our dedicated staff work hard to make sure our projects continue to be sustainable, meaningful and most of all, awesome!
We pride ourselves on having extensive local knowledge in each country where we operate. Our Africa travel team has visited every project we offer, to ensure that we completely understand what volunteers do and how the programme operates. We are all passionate and motivated, committed to conservation, community development, exploring – and having fun while doing it!
Our team
Chanel Bates
Travel Consultant &
Project Development
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Shae Mcmanus
Travel Consultant &
Social Media Manager
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Jane Palmer
Sales & Marketing Manager
Jane has worked for Conservation Travel Africa since its inception in 2012. Before that, she spent a year travelling around Southern Africa, where she met her husband and spent two years working as a lodge manager in Zimbabwe. Jane lived in Zimbabwe for nine years before returning to the UK with her family.
Prior to her decade in Africa, she was an experienced marketing manager, with a keen interest in travel. Having visited more than 25 countries worldwide, Jane now has a particular interest in family travel. She plays a key role in supporting our range of family programs and identifying new opportunities for families to experience and make an impact in Africa.
