Staff team

The Board is supported by a staff team, based at our offices in Chinnor.

If you’d like to contact a member of our team and their details are not listed below, please call 01844 355500 or email office@chilterns.org.uk and the relevant person will get back to you.

Senior Leadership Team

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Dr Elaine King

Role: Chief Executive Officer
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Dr Matt Thomson

Role: Head of Strategy & Planning
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Annette Weiss

Role: Head of Engagement & Partnerships
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Dr Kate Heppell

Role: Head of Landscape
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Andy Brock-Doyle

Role: Head of Operations
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Louise Hartley

Role: Head of Programmes

Core staff team

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Gareth Clay

Role: Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer
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Nick Marriner

Role: Nature Recovery Manager
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Harriet Bennett

Role: Landowner & Farming Engagement Advisor
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Vicki Pearce

Role: Communications Manager
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Fiona Skeggs

Role: Communications Officer
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Emily Christie

Role: Communications Officer
Kathryn Foster

Kathryn Foster

Role: Senior Finance Manager
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Eloise Small

Role: FiPL and GIS Support Officer
Laura Baker

Laura Baker

Role: Administration Officer (Finance & Operations)
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Louisa Merrett-Richardson

Role: Office Administrator

Chilterns Chalk Streams Project

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Adrian Porter

Role: Chilterns Chalk Streams Project (CCSP) Project Manager
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Ceri Groves

Role: Education & Engagement Manager (CCSP)
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Laura Silverstone

Role: Education & Engagement Officer (CCSP)

River Chess Smarter Water Catchment

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Steph Horn

Role: Chess Smarter Water Catchment (SWC) Project Coordinator
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Iona McMillan

Role: Citizen Science Coordinator (SWC, CCSP)

Mend the Gap

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Ruth Staples-Rolfe

Role: Mend the Gap Programme Manager
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Janet Tuppen

Role: Project Support Officer

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Fran Crowther

Role: Not Bourne Yesterday Development Manager
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Martha Glennon

Role: Engagement Coordinator (Not Bourne Yesterday)

Chilterns Chalk Streams Project

The Chilterns Chalk Streams Project works with local people across the Chilterns to improve river habitats, improve access and enjoyment and promote the sustainable use of water.

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Mend the Gap

How we are reducing and compensating for the visual harm done to the Chilterns and North Wessex Downs National Landscapes by the electrification of the Great Western main line.

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River Chess Smarter Water Catchment

The River Chess Smarter Water Catchment project is tackling the issues that face the river and its catchment through partnership working.

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Not Bourne Yesterday

Not Bourne Yesterday aims to reconnect communities with their local chalk streams, restoring both the rivers and landscapes they flow through.

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Farming in Protected Landscapes

By supporting the farmers, land managers and people who live and work in the National Landscape, we can help protect this exceptional place and support local communities.

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