Vera Hugues Salas is responsible for the management of the office and Blue Action Fund’s communications, while giving overall support to the Executive Director. More recently, Vera assisted conservation NGOs with their administration and project management. She previously worked for Synchronicity Earth as a Research and Communications Assistant, and for IUCN, where she supported the former IUCN Species Survival Commission Chair and managed his office.

Vera holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Sheffield and a master’s degree in Ecology and Management of the Natural Environment from the University of Bristol.