Staff
Geraint Burrows
Geraint is a hydrogeologist and WASH engineer. He started his career as an exploration geologist before moving into the humanitarian sector working for organisations such as the International Rescue Committee, Médecins Sans Frontières and Oxfam. He obtained a 1st class MSc in hydrogeology from Birmingham University and went on to work for the UK Environment Agency as a hydrogeologist. In 2012 Geraint founded Groundwater Relief in order to link groundwater expertise from within the private, public and academic sectors to the aid and development sectors. Since 2016 he has has been working full time as Groundwater Relief's Chief Executive Officer. Geraint has experience developing and managing small to large scale groundwater supply projects all over Africa and Asia.
Caroline Chestnutt
Caroline is a hydrogeologist with an MSc in hydrogeology from the University of Birmingham. Previous to working for Groundwater Relief, Caroline worked for two years in the UK mineral extraction industry carrying out groundwater monitoring projects and Environmental Impact Assessments.
Lucy Whitley
With an MSc Water and Sanitation for Development from Cranfield University, Lucy has worked on WASH projects in Uganda and India, and research in Ethiopia. Since joining Groundwater Relief she has been involved in water supply projects in Kenya, Bangladesh and Sierra Leone.
Nele Hastreiter
Nele is a hydrogeologist with an MSc in Geological Science from the Freie Universität Berlin. During her studies she obtained experience working in the municipal water supply and research sectors. She also worked with a geotechnical consultancy in Berlin for one and a half years before joining Groundwater Relief.