Caymanensis was founded to respond to the increasing need for environmental consulting services in the Cayman Islands and the need for local knowledge to be incorporated into development projects. Established by multigenerational Caymanian Hannah Reid Ford, Caymanensis is uniquely positioned to support a range of projects, products and services with local knowledge and world-class expertise.

Hannah Reid Ford

Caymanensis founder Hannah Reid Ford is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethnobiology from the University of Kent. She has an MSc in Environment, Science & Society from University College London and a BA in Environmental Studies and Journalism.

Hannah has over a decade of experience in the public service, civil service and private sector, and a lifetime of familiarity with Cayman’s natural environment.

She has helped document two new plant records for the Cayman Islands and discovered the only specimen of the critically endangered Aegiphila caymensis known to exist in West Bay.

Hannah has served on numerous charitable boards, including the National Trust for the Cayman Islands as both an elected member and Government-appointed official.

Hannah is a member of the Society for Ethnobiology and the Society for Ethnobotany.