Meet the team
We work out of three UK bases around Cumbria. Our Northern office at Gosling Sike near Carlisle, our Southern office at Plumgarths on the outskirts of Kendal, and our South Walney Nature Reserve near Barrow-In-Furness.
President: Lord Inglewood
Vice Presidents: Pippa Bonner, Susan Garnett, Geoffrey Halliday, David Hill, Sir Martin Holdgate, Susan Johnson, Dr. Anne Powell OBE, Margaret Sutcliffe, Judith Wallen
Our board of trustees
Chair of the Board: David Sharrod
Treasurer: Julie Barrett
Secretary: Jane Wilson
Conservation Committee Chair: Peter Woodhead
Development Committee Chair: Graham Hooley
Trustees: Philip Byle, Emily Coates, Volker Deecke, Cressida Inglewood, Gemma Jones, Fiona Southern
Our staff
Senior Management Team
CEO: Stephen Trotter
Conservation Manager: David Harpley
Development Manager: Helen Duxbury
Finance & Administration Manager: Chris Haddock
Conservation Team
Conservation Manager: David Harpley
Nature Recovery
Senior Nature Recovery Officer: Graham Jackson-Pitt
Conservation Officer: Mike Sturt
Peatland Restoration Officers: Simon Thomas, Heidi Buck, Susie Lane
Grassland Conservation Officer: Claire Cornish
Grassland Conservation Assistants: Julia Siers, Shannon Horrocks
Get Cumbria Buzzing!: Tanya St. Pierre (Project Manager) Lucy Graham (Project Officer) Edward Evans (Finance & Administration Officer)
Marine
Senior Marine Conservation Officer: Emily Baxter
Marine Conservation Officer: Georgia de Jong Cleyndert
My Local Catch Project Officer: Lucy Mather
Marine Futures: Harry Cale, Beth Churn
Nature Reserves team
Reserve Officers - View staff Bios
Senior Reserves Officer: Joe Murphy
South Western Reserves Officer: Peter Jones
Southern Reserves Officer: Paul Waterhouse
Eastern Reserves Officer: Andrew Walter
Northern Reserves Officer: Kevin Scott
Reserves Officer & South Walney Nature Reserve Warden: Sarah Dalrymple
Staveley Woodlands Officer: Danielle Chalmers
Plumgarths Gardener: Julia Sier
Foulney Island Seasonal Warden: Jake Taylor-Bruce
Rockliffe Marsh Seasonal Warden: Joshua Burge
Education & Volunteering team
Senior Education, Training and Volunteering Officer: Jamie Normington - View staff Bio
Dynamic Dunescapes Engagement Officer: Eve Mullholland
Development team
Development Manager: Helen Duxbury
Senior Fundraising Officer: Hazel Jones
Senior Development Officer: Michelle Waller
Membership Development Officer: Katie Keighley
Senior Marketing Officer: Charlotte Rowley
Gosling Sike Development Manager: Jody Ferguson
Publicity Officer: Rose Welshman
Publications Officer: Andrea Simpson
Digital Marketing Officer: Mary Greenwood
Digital Engagement Officer: Helen Tulloch
Membership Recruiters: Eve Borrino, David Edwards, Phil Evans, Hilary Thornley, Chris Rigby
Venue Booker: Steph Bennett
Finance and Membership team
Finance and Administration Manager: Chris Haddock
Finance Assistant: Faye Crawford
Senior Facilities Officer: Rob Davies
Senior Membership & Data Administrator: Kate Harnott
Membership & Data Administrator: Mandy Naylor
Membership & Data Administrator: Sonya Skinner
Senior Personnel Officer: Claire Ladell
Senior Administration Officer: Justine Burton
Administration Officer: Albert Evans
Administration Officer: Rosabel Fowkes