Dr. Kelly Marnewick holds a PhD in Wildlife Management from the University of Pretoria and is a Senior Lecturer in Nature Conservation at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria. She has extensive experience in large carnivore conservation, including population surveys, reintroductions, wildlife trade, human-wildlife conflict, conservation planning, and policy. She enjoys research that informs management and policy. Before joining academia full time, she worked in the NGO sector in roles ranging from extension officer on farmlands to programme manager. Dr. Marnewick is a member of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group and chairs the IUCN African Lion Working Group. She is the outgoing President of the Southern African Wildlife Management Association, served on the High-Level Panel advising the Minister of Environment on lion, leopard, rhino, and elephant management, and was part of the Ministerial Task Team on captive lion industry reform, where she remains active. She is also an active member of the Wild Dog Advisory Group of South Africa and the Cheetah Advisory Group of South Africa. Recent research interests include the role of welfare in pragmatic wildlife management. Passionate about the outdoors, she is a mountain biker with Provincial Colours for the Enduro discipline and competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics with the South African Fencing Team.