Steve Itela has been the CEO of the Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK) since January 2020. He brings over 18 years of experience in non-proft management and advocacy in the wildlife conservation sector.

He severed in senior capacities for the Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) and Youth for Conservation (YfC) where he rose from a volunteer position to a leadership position. Steve was the interim chair of the committee that founded the CAK and stepped down from leadership when the organization was formally registered.

Shillah is a Bachelor of Arts Communication and Journalism graduate with professional certifications in Communication/Journalism and over 10 years work experience in Radio, Project Management, Humanitarian and Development communication.

Her earlier career experience includes serving in leadership roles in both private and nonprofit organizations. Prior to this role, she was the PR and Communications Executive at Africa Alliance of YMCA’s, managing the Communications teams of YMCAs in 24 African countries.

She brings on board her experience in coordinating both the internal and external PR and communication strategies, digital content development and editing (social media, web, blogs, etc.) , monitoring the effectiveness of PR and Corporate communication campaigns across all the platforms, stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, community and stakeholder relations.