Judy is an expert in food security and disaster management, and disaster response in the livestock sector. She has trained as a veterinary doctor and in environmental governance. She has over 25 years of work experience in Africa and South-East Asia. Judy has worked with World Animal Protection, United Nations in various organisations (WFP. FAO, UNDP, and OCHA), Directorate of Veterinary Services in Kenya, seconded under a European Union project. Judy has also been extensively involved with policy development at the continental and national level around animal disaster management and animal welfare, especially with the African Union – Intergovernmental Bureau of Animal Resources (AU- IBAR), where she is a technical expert in the Continental Animal Welfare Working Group for the Animal Health Strategy for Africa 2063.