Human
Resources
The Society has five
officers, namely:
Mr. William Lindesay
(Nationality: United Kingdom) -- Director General, based in Beijing.
Initial work to plan The Society and fundraise by making presentations
etc.
William Lindesay: Briton
William Lindesay in 1987 made what Chinese news services reported
as "the most successful foreign exploration of Great Wall". He recounted
his 2,470 km solo adventure in "Alone on the Great Wall" published
in the UK, USA and Germany. Now drawing from his findings and conservation
thoughts arising from more than 600 days spent on the Great Wall,
he is writing two books for Oxford University Press: "Beijing's
Great Wall: Research and Impressions" and "Images of Asia: The Great
Wall." Lindesay first saw Great Wall on a map when he was 11 years
old, went on to study geography at Liverpool University and now
approaches Great Wall conservation from a geographical perspective,
viewing the structure as more than a building, but a landscape.
He pioneered arousal of press and media attention toward the Wall's
deteriorating environment and was awarded the Friendship Medal from
the Central Chinese Government in 1998. He is founder and director
general of "International Friends of the Great Wall", the conservation-concerned
society. A regular speaker about his experiences, the 45-year-old
has recently presented the lecture "The Great Wall: From Adventure
to Conservation" to diverse audiences including Peking University
Students' Union in Beijing, the German Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai,
and the Royal Geographical Society, Asia Society and Foreign Correspondents'
Club in Hong Kong.
Ms. Wu Qi (Nationality:
China) -- Liaison Officer/Relationship Manager, based in Beijing.
Initial work to contact, interpret and inform donors/sponsors as
to The Society's work and achievements as well as promoting their
involvement.
Wu Qi (Qi Lindesay) studied
history at North West University, Xi'an. After marrying William
Lindesay she has played a major organizing role in Great Wall Conservation
Activities including cleanups and liaison with officials and journalists.
She is Liaison Officer of The Society.
Mr. Yang Xiao (Nationality:
China) -- Field Programs Officer, based in Beijing, responsible
field initiatives.
Yang Xiao was born in
Sichuan and experienced the wilderness of Western China during his
early teenage years while accompanying his father cartographer on
mapping expeditions of Qinghai. He came to Beijing in 1993 and soon
after started to explore the mountain areas and Great Wall of the
capital region and Hebei. In the late 1990s he cultivated relationships
with outdoor equipment manufacturers and now works as a consultant
in this expanding market and environment-sensitive field. He is
the Field Programs Officer of The Society.
Ms. Anna-Maria Davis
(Nationality: United States) -- Membership Secretary, based in Hong
Kong. Initial work to deal with membership enquiries.
Mr.Wang
Baoshan
Wang Baoshan, a Beijinger,
is an experienced and sought-after news, current affairs and documentary
cameraman/producer of CCTV. In 1989 he bagan to shoot footage for
the prime-time news focus programme Dongfang Shicong (Oriental Horizon)
and Jingji Bange Xiaoshi (Economic Half Hour). He first became interested
in environmental issues en route to Gansu from Sichuan Province
in 1996 when he realized that the region¡¯s forests were being damaged
by unregulated gold-mining activities. In 1998 he was commissioned
to film a 30-minute biographic documentary about William Lindesay¡¯s
Great Wall adventure, research and conservation initiatives for
Beijing TV, and thereafter decided to endeavour record all relevant
ensuing activities. Since then he has now collected footage depicting
several cleanup campaigns, the opening and operation of a ranger
station, production and placement of ¡°green message¡± noticeboards,
as well as preparatory work, meetings with government officials,
press briefings and research trips.
To further his role, in mid 2002 he became resident cameraman for
International Friends of the Great Wall.
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