Monica Kalenda is in charge of Strategy, Partnerships and Resource Management. She is a career forest officer with a Master’s degree in Natural Resources Management, Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance, and a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry with over thirty-four (34) years’ experience in the field and in management. She has also undergone basic paramilitary training at the National Youth Service and officer’s course at the Administration Police Training College. She is a member of the Forestry Society of Kenya and Kenya Institute of Management.