Terence Christopher Heesom Sunderland

Background

Sunderland, Terence Christopher Heesom was born on May 25, 1967 in Crowborough, Sussex, England. Son of Christopher Jeffrey Heesom and Angela Jane (Goodwin) Sunderland.

Education

Diploma in horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 1991; Master of Science in Forestry, U. Oxford, 1993.

Career

Horticultural trainee, Brighton Parks Department, England, 1984-1986; arboriculturalist, England, 1986-1988; trainee, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, England, 1988-1991; scientific officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 1993; field botanist Cameroon, Overseas Development Administration, England, 1992; botanic garden management adviser, Limbe Botanical Garden, Overseas Development Administration, Cameroon, 1993-1996; adviser, Shaman Pharmaceutical, since 1996. Program manager biodiversity Smithsonian Institute.

Achievements

• Terence Christopher Heesom Sunderland has been listed as a noteworthy Botanist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute Horticulture, Society Economics Botany, International Palm Society, Commonwealth Forestry Association.

Interests

• Avocations: scuba diving, horseback riding, hiking, natural history.

Connections

Father:

Christopher Jeffrey Heesom Sunderland

Mother:

Angela Jane (Goodwin) Sunderland