Experience

Future Trees Trust

• United Kingdom
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Research

  • Oct 2018 - Present

• Research Coordinator

  • Apr 2013 - Oct 2018

  Future Trees Trust is a charity dedicated to the improvement of timber quality through traditional selection and breeding techniques. We currently work with seven important broadleaved species:ash, oak, cherry, sycamore, walnut, sweet chestnut and birch. As research coordinator, I help species groups with research objectives, funding and provide across group representation. Anyone is welcome to join a species group



Earth Trust

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Forestry Research Manager

  • 2004 - Aug 2018

  I mange a 40ha research woodland (Paradise Wood) dedicated to the improvement of hardwood trees for timber production. Research includes provenance and progeny trials of ash, oak, walnut, beech and cherry which also encompass silviculture and tree health research. Projects include: Adaptation of tree species to climate change Project Leader for the Living Ash Project funded by defra - www.livingashproject.org.uk Hardwood tree improvement - www.futuretrees.org Project… Show more I mange a 40ha research woodland (Paradise Wood) dedicated to the improvement of hardwood trees for timber production. Research includes provenance and progeny trials of ash, oak, walnut, beech and cherry which also encompass silviculture and tree health research. Projects include: Adaptation of tree species to climate change Project Leader for the Living Ash Project funded by defra - www.livingashproject.org.uk Hardwood tree improvement - www.futuretrees.org Project partners include: Future Trees Trust, for which I am research co-ordinator across the seven species group (www.futuretrees.org), funded by the Patsy Wood Trust Forest Research who have several trials in the research wood Earthwatch looking at growth rate and silviculture in ash Show less I mange a 40ha research woodland (Paradise Wood) dedicated to the improvement of hardwood trees for timber production. Research includes provenance and progeny trials of ash, oak, walnut, beech and cherry which also encompass silviculture and tree health research. Projects include: Adaptation of tree species to climate change Project Leader for the Living Ash Project funded by defra - www.livingashproject.org.uk Hardwood tree improvement - www.futuretrees.org Project… Show more I mange a 40ha research woodland (Paradise Wood) dedicated to the improvement of hardwood trees for timber production. Research includes provenance and progeny trials of ash, oak, walnut, beech and cherry which also encompass silviculture and tree health research. Projects include: Adaptation of tree species to climate change Project Leader for the Living Ash Project funded by defra - www.livingashproject.org.uk Hardwood tree improvement - www.futuretrees.org Project partners include: Future Trees Trust, for which I am research co-ordinator across the seven species group (www.futuretrees.org), funded by the Patsy Wood Trust Forest Research who have several trials in the research wood Earthwatch looking at growth rate and silviculture in ash Show less



U.S. Forest Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Genetic Resources Technician

  • 1991 - 1999

  Selection of native speices for tree breeding and management of seed orchards and progeny trials in the Pacific North West. Rare plant surveys. Selection of native speices for tree breeding and management of seed orchards and progeny trials in the Pacific North West. Rare plant surveys.