Chris Breen - Director

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Chris was lucky enough to visit Zambia on a number of occasions in the early 1980's and it was this that entrenched within him a love of wildlife, wilderness, photography and travel. Chris managed two small bush camps in the heart of South Luangwa National Park and after prising himself away returned to the UK to work in one of the UK's leading travel agencies tailor-making round-the-world holidays.

The draw of wildlife was too much and after leading numerous trips for another UK tour operator he has since established Wildlife Worldwide in conjunction with David Mills in 1993 and in 1998 jointly set up Walks Worldwide with David Mills and Mike Wynne. Chris has travelled through South and Central America, much of North America, Asia, Australasia and the Pacific however his greatest love is for East and Southern Africa, which he knows in depth and returns to frequently.

Sarah Harper - Manager

Sarah has had a passion for travel and for the natural environment from a young age and spent a lot of her childhood poring over atlases, watching wildlife documentaries and foraging in rock pools in Devon and Cornwall. After spending some time volunteering on wildlife and community projects in Belize, she went on to study Zoology at University and followed that with a Masters degree in Biodiversity and Conservation. Upon finishing her studies, Sarah worked with various agencies to research and monitor threatened British fish and bumblebee species, during which time she also supervised a biology field trip to Southern Spain and taught arthropod taxonomy.

Following an inspiring trip to Africa, which took her through Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa, she returned to the UK to work for a gap year company specializing in wildlife placements to Southern Africa. Sarah believes that combining travel and education is a fantastic way to inspire young people to make a difference in their world..

Justin Monnington - Sales and Operations Executive

After completing a degree in Physics at Bristol University, Justin joined the company in September 2009 and soon decided to join the Schools Worldwide team. A trip to Australia gave Justin the opportunity to embark on a canoe safari down the stunning Katherine River, sleeping out under the stars every night. This was an introduction like no other to the world of adventure travel. His role in Schools Worldwide gives Justin the perfect opportunity to pursue his passion for outdoor adventure and travel.

Justin recently travelled to Morocco with one of our groups; trekking through the Tichka Plateau in the Western Atlas mountains. In addition to being a hugely rewarding experience in itself, it gave him first hand insight into the value of adventurous overseas travel for young people.

Kirsty Brien - Technical Advisor

Kirsty has been a keen traveller since the age of 16 when she headed out to the Norwegian arctic. Having found her love for adventure travel in these cold climates, Kirsty then travelled to Canada where she spent a year in the Rocky Mountains driving snowmobiles and exploring the landscape on foot. Upon returning to the UK she completed her Summer Mountain Leader Award, Single Pitch Award and Mountain Bike Leader Award, she has trained in Winter Mountain Leader skills and successfully completed her International Mountain Leader Award in 2008.

Kirsty has lectured at Hull University in Sports & Adventure Management, has been a full-time UK Outdoor instructor for a UK school and various outdoor centres and has been leading overseas expeditions since 2002. She has worked for several UK travel companies and taken groups to destinations as diverse as Mongolia, Namibia the Himalayas, Morocco, Ecuador, Peru, Iceland and Tanzania. Her current personal goal is to summit the highest peak in every European county (there's more than you think!) and when not travelling she is a keen runner, climber, surfer, gardener and walker of her dog!