Team
When you work with remote administrators and web developers, it can be helpful to get a sense of who they are. Below, you can see something about the NomadIT team:
Rohan Jackson
Email: rohan(at)nomadit.co.uk
Founder, Team management, Conferences and Events , Membership, Web
Rohan has many years' experience working in conference organising, organisational administration, and presentation/print design in both voluntary sector & the commercial world. He founded this remote-working company to facilitate life on an English narrowboat (called Ganesh - which is why we use an icon of Ganesh as our company logo). After 16 years afloat he now lives on dry land (well sometimes - it is Manchester!) but his commitment to remote and flexible working continues, appreciated by his dog, Sukha.
Triinu Mets
Email: triinu(at)nomadit.co.uk
Team management, Conferences and Events , Membership
Triinu left one side of academia to work on the other. She brings anthropological knowledge from her PhD research, as well as experience in online social networking. She's run conferences for NomadIT from UK to Japan.
Daniel Boa Nova
Email: daniel(at)nomadit.co.uk
Daniel was born in São Paulo, where he worked as a copywriter for advertising agencies and did freelance content production. Now living in Lisbon, with a degree in Urban Studies and a master's in Anthropology, he is providing support for virtual events at NomadIT. Next stop: doctorate!
Eli Bugler
Email: eli(at)nomadit.co.uk
Eli is a web and print designer and another ex-boat-dweller. Recruited en passant on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Bath, Eli provides the creativity behind the web design service we offer, as well as ensuring that sites are accessible to those with disabilities. More recently she has taken the lead on use of content-management systems, and an integrated strategy for deployment of social media.
James Howard
Email: james(at)nomadit.co.uk
Conferences and Events , Membership , Web
James joined the team on completing his Anthropology PhD at Durham. Despite living in Uruguay, he makes guest appearances at conferences and continues to support the team with his administrative input.
Saskia Lillepuu
Email: saskia(at)nomadit.co.uk
Although born in Estonia, Saskia spent a formative part of her childhood in Italy, which left a strong affinity towards otherness in her. She has studied anthropology and art curating in Estonia and Australia, conducted research in Barcelona, and is planning to explore New Zealand next. Saskia joined the NomadIT team in 2017 and has worked part-time since then, in order to have time for reading science-fiction and theory books, for crafting, and tinkering on art projects and exhibitions.
Kristjan Lorentson
Email: kristjan(at)nomadit.co.uk
After years of working as the assistant manager-development manager-chief of staff-designer-photographer of one of the largest importer and wholesaler of beauty products in Estonia, Kristjan was looking for a better work-life balance. He found it at NomadIT, where he still has multiple roles but also a better control over his time and freedom of movement, in case he wants to escape the long dark winters of the north. Currently living in the beautiful forests of Soomaa, Kristjan enjoys nature, spending time with friends and family, Japanese anime and video games.
Elaine Morley
Email: elaine(at)nomadit.co.uk
Conferences and Events , Membership
Elaine joined the team from local government and the voluntary sector, saving herself a five-hour daily commute: she was born and lived in London for many years, but moved to Brighton (Hove actually) in 2009 to live by the sea. Despite graduating in languages, she now spends most of her time juggling with numbers. When she is not working, she likes walking on the South Downs (preferably to the nearest pub), cold-water swimming, and is seriously addicted to women's tennis.
Sebastian Magagni
Email: sebastian(at)nomadit.co.uk
Sebastian joined the team during lockdown restrictions to help out with new online solutions. Born in Italy, living in Estonia and traveling around Europe for his hobbies and family, he has no problem hauling luggage around for upcoming conferences and clearing inboxes remotely. Sebastian currently studies IT systems development in Tallinn.
Heleene Rita Mets
Email: leenu(at)nomadit.co.uk
Leenu joined the NomadIT team in spring 2021. She is currently the team’s youngest member, finishing middle school in 2023. Leenu was born in Tallinn, Estonia into a bilingual family, and has also lived in Durham, UK for a year as a 4-year-old Besides super-adminning at our online conferences, Leenu has also worked as a museum tour guide and cashier. She plans to study directing and scriptwriting, so all this experience of directing volunteers and delegates should come in handy! Leenu divides her time between going to school, working and walking and playing with her adorable dachshund Luule.
Eunice Njoki
Email: eunice(at)nomadit.co.uk
Eunice brings her IT skills and admin support from her background in ICT and Forensic Science. She has worked with NomadIT since the summer of 2020. She grew up and lives in Nairobi, Kenya despite being a wanderlust...no she does not have her own lion, elephant or a cave. She thrives in networking and meeting new people so woring in NomadIT online event support is always something to look forward to. Besides being a techie, Eunice thoroughly enjoys community/ charity work, forensic files and plants.
Winfred Nyokabi
Email: winfred(at)nomadit.co.uk
Conferences and Events, Membership
Winfred comes from academia and teaching in government to conference management and training. She brings international development on board and a sense of humour calming tense situations during online presentations. Having lived in Hungary and several places in Kenya and being an indirect descendant of the Maasai community, Winfred is a real Nomad working for NomadIT.
Carlotta Ottonello
Email: carlotta(at)nomadit.co.uk
Conferences and Events, Membership
Carlotta joined the team after four years with NHS England, the last of which was working in a Covid diagnostic lab during the pandemic; before that she worked in administration and customer relations for many years. She grew up in Zambia and moved around afterwards to South America and Europe. She studied English and American Literature at undergraduate level and is currently studying creative writing as a postgraduate. She is Italian, from Sardinia, and currently resides in the UK.
Margueritte M Pitjeng
Email: mo(at)nomadit.co.uk
Conferences and Events, Membership
Mo is a young South African currently finding her way in Europe (for now anyway) with a Bachelor's in Tourism and Catering. She joined NomadIT in the summer of 2021. She's an avid volunteer having worked in Romania and mostly Hungary with her current role as Content Coordinator for GiLE amongst other endeavours. Besides watching anime you'll probably find her baking, reading, talking to inanimate or animate objects, or in the media (just don't follow her on socials because she actually doesn't use them).
Johann Sander Puustusmaa
Email: johannsander(at)nomadit.co.uk
Johann Sander supports the team by focusing on the administrative flow of conferences; and emails at odd hours from Toronto, where he is enrolled in the anthropology PhD program at York University.
Douglas Santos
Email: douglas(at)nomadit.co.uk
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Douglas describes himself as enthusiastic and empathetic. Best skill: "putting himself in the other shoes", which makes him attentive to your needs. Douglas is a PhD candidate in Social Anthropology, so he can be anywhere in the field yet still keeping an eye on his inbox.
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