Liz Tyson began working with primates in 2004, when she joined the team at the Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary as an Education Officer and member of the Primate Welfare Team. In 2007, Liz co-founded UK registered charity, Entropika UK, and acted as Director of the charity’s Colombian partner organisation, Fundacion Entropika, based in the southern Colombian Amazon, until 2009. During her time in South America, Liz worked extensively with Tikuna indigenous communities in various participatory projects and was fieldwork director of the Aotus Project;  a pilot study to establish densities and abundances of the owl monkey (Aotus Spp.). Liz rejoined the Wild Futures team as PR and Communications Manager in 2009 and was promoted to Head of Communications in July 2010. Liz is a law graduate with a specialisation in Environmental Policy and has previously worked for Brunswick LLP between 2001 - 2004. Liz met Sam and Noga Shanee whilst in Colombia in 2006, shortly before they established NPC. Since the begining she has helped with legal advice and in 2010 became a trustee of the charity.