Meet the Team

Lesley Davies Chief Executive

Michael Wood Head of Finance

Helen Commandeur Management Accountant

Finance Officer - vacant

Becky Vernon-Clinch Head of Business Support

Charlie Cooke Facilities Manager

Charlotte Caro Business Support Assistant

Andy Taylor Business Support Assistant

Justin Tyas Health & Safety Manager

Jo Bayford HR Manager

Ian Carle Nature Reserves Manager

Dan Townsend Senior Reserves Officer

Steven Werrell Senior Project Officer

Kathryn Dunnett Reserves Officer

Anna Daniels Reserves Officer

Matt Butters Reserves Officer

Fiona Wistow Assistant Reserves Officer

Samuel Henderson Assistant Reserves Officer

Iain Ward Wilder Woodlands Officer

Marianne Lodge Reserves Support Officer

Jo Calcutt Administration Assistant (Nature Reserves)

Chloe Edwards Director of Nature Recovery

Tim Hill Conservation Manager

Simon Marsh Planning & Policy Manager

Astrid Biddle Ecologist

Heather Macintosh Ecology Intern

Sarah Perry River Catchment Coordinator

Nicola Thompson Rivers Officer

Josh Kalms People & Wildlife Officer (Affinity Water Sites) and Water Vole Conservation Officer

People & Wildlife Officer (Panshanger Park) - vacant

Herts Environmental Records Centre

Alex Waechter Records Centre Manager - on maternity leave

Chloe Harmsworth Records Centre Business Manager (maternity cover)

Ellie Smith Senior Data Officer

Niamh O'Reilly Data Officer 

Emma Norrington Director of Development

Sarah Rutherford Individual Giving Manager

Sarah Croft Senior Individual Giving Officer

Lise Ashton Individual Giving Officer

Vicki Burns Individual Giving Assistant

Carys Worsdale Administration Assistant (Fundraising) - on maternity leave

Rose Gibson Project Development Manager

Alice Bradley Senior Philanthropy Officer

Hayley Lewis Marketing & Communications Manager

Debbie Bigg Communications & PR Officer

Jess Pinches Digital Communications Assistant

Alan Cotterell Database Coordinator

Heidi Mansell Engagement Manager

Rachel Rogers Engagement Coordinator

Petra Green Administration Assistant (Engagement)

Lea Ellis Wilder Communities Officer

Esme Staunton Howe Wilder Communities Officer