In her early years, Karine worked for the groundbreaking community conservation organization; IRDNC (Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation), in Namibia’s northeast. She then led the Kuru Family of Organizations’ Trust for Okavango Cultural and Development Initiatives and was Program Director for Letloa Trust, both in Botswana, whereupon she returned to Namibia to take on the role of IRDNC’s Program Director. She now applies her 21 years of management experience to supporting organizational and leadership development with Southern African conservation organizations. Karine has a master’s degree in Social Anthropology (University of Cape Town).