Russian Partners

Gennady Inozemtsev, Ph.D., Russia Program Manager, Moscow

Dr. Inozemtsev earned his undergraduate degree from the Moscow Power Institute and earned a Ph.D. from the Moscow Radio Electronics and Automatics Institute. He worked for many years in the Soviet electronics industry. For the past eight years, he has worked as a Russian affairs expert and management consultant for international firms and clients.

Vyacheslav Zvyagintsev, Wild Fishes and Biodiversity Foundation Director, Petropavlosk, Kamchatka

Mr. Zvyagintsev graduated from the Oil Institute of Groznyi (Chechnya) in 1977, in the department of engineering and hydrogeology. For 14 years he was at the State geology concern Kamchatgeologiya, where he rose to Chief of the Hydrogeology Service. After 1991 he worked as Deputy General Director of Sogzoi Company and Krechet Helicopter Company. Mr. Zvyagintsev became the official representative of the Wild Salmon Center and manager of its activities on Kamchatka in 2003.

Sergei Tikhonov, Assistant to the Director, Wild Fishes and Biodiversity Foundation, Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka

Sergei graduated from Kamchatka State Pedagogical University in 1999, in the department of foreign languages. He then worked in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Customs service as a senior customs officer for three years. During that period, he graduated from Vladivostok Customs Academy. Since 2002, Sergei has been working for the Wild Fishes & Biodiversity Foundation as assistant to the director. He is currently a second year student of Moscow State University of Service in the correspondent department of tourism.

Zlata Velichko, Accountant and Finance, Wild Fishes and Biodiversity Foundation, Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka