Annamarie works for the Trust in a fundraising and operations capacity. After her Bachelors degree in Politics from Durham University she attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and subsequently served in the British Army for six years as an education officer. The highlight of her time in the Army was spent working with Gurkhas, developing their English language skills and travelling to Nepal to monitor the education tests as part of their annual selection process. Since then Annamarie has worked in numerous educational environments, moving around regularly with her husband who is still in the Armed Forces, in both Germany and the UK. Annamarie has three children and spends her free time creating bespoke picture frames.
Catherine is the Founder of The Angus McDonald Trust. She was educated at schools in Italy and Austria, and at Durham University. In 2005 she established NGO Kokonor in the Tibetan exile community of McLeod Ganj, an ethical manufacturing outlet training and employing Tibetan refugees. Since 2010 she has been Chief of Staff to author, Afghanistan expert and British MP and government minister Rory Stewart. She is editor of Angus McDonald's India’s Disappearing Railways, published by Carlton Books in November 2014, and curated accompanying exhibitions in London, Sydney and Melbourne. She has written for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Geographical, and various travel magazines, and is a Huffington Post contributor. Her memoir The End of All Our Exploring was published in February 2017. For more information visit www.catherineanderson.live