Sustainability Work

Director at The Association of Sustainability Practitioners.

Fellow of The Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems.

Speculative Fiction (solarpunk) Author published by Grokkist Press New Zealand. Also writing non-fiction about sustainability, and facilitating creative community workshops on story telling for community climate resilience. I worked in Community & Youth Services for over 20 years, including being a City Centre Arts Office, Countryside Leader CLA & DofE Awards Coordinator, Outdoor Activities Supervisor/trainer. Now using those skills and experience for creative sustainability work with groups.

Chair & Panelist for many events including UK-EONS (Earth Observation Network for Sustainability) 2024 & Space Tech Assembly 2025 (Earth Observation Challenges).

Founded Humber Eco Conference & Festival in 2023. 60,000 people engaged, with 100 events across 3 authorities.

CEO at GalacticESG,
FROM SPACE TO SOIL: Reducing Impact, Restoring Nature. Using Earth observation satellites to care for forests. With our own planting project Celebration Forests. Where trees become part of community, with their own digital passport and care-plan. Galactic ESG is a subsidiary of Pan Galactic. Co-Founder of Pan Galactic, National Space-tech Startup of the Year 2024, supported by the UK Space Agency. Business-to-Business Startup Of The Year for Yorkshire & North East 2024.

Voluntary Curator at The Creative & Cultural Organisation. I co-founded the social enterprise in 1993, and it’s still delivering creative community engagement for climate resilience. This includes meeting community needs in creative ways, with pop-up Climate Engagement Centres, exhibitions, festivals, and permaculture projects.

Former BBC Radio Journalist, Presenter, Producer & Engineer, for 21 years, co-founding BBC Introducing & BBC Eco-Time.

Member of Association for Geographical Information,
European Commission Registered Expert in Sustainability.

Trainer for Climate Fresk.

Former Chair of FEAST (Food Education And Social Transformation).

Former Green Team Leader & Trainer for festivals including Beverley Folk Festival

Former Permaculturist at the CEC Permaculture Garden, developing biodiversity and growing food for the community. Member of the Permaculture Association UK

IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers Certified.

Completed the Facilitating Responsible Business Certificate Course, and now a member of ORB The Organisation For Responsible Business. In association with Anglia Ruskin University.

Studied at Eastleigh College, Understanding Environmental Sustainability TQUK

A neurodiverse thinker, member of the Grokkist Network. Fascinated with space, sustainability and the potential of satellites to support Earth. Member of the Vegan Society & Hull Friends of The Earth, and Writers@