CHAIR

Toni is ecoACTIVE's Chair of Trustees, and has been involved with the charity since 2019. She has 18 years’ experience in primary education as a teacher, advisor and deputy head teacher. Toni now works in the charity sector in volunteer recruitment, training and development. She has an interest in mentoring, encouraging local community involvement and promoting a diverse curriculum in schools.

“Environmental education has always been a passion of mine. We need to inspire children and young people to care for the world around them and encourage them to make informed choices. Together, we must strive to keep environmental issues at the top of the agenda for children, families and the wider community.”

TREASURER

Conor has six years of mentoring experience through work-based initiatives and Ivy Executive and two years as a sustainability associate with ISSP. He is a banking risk professional by training and has spent the last twelve years involved in the area of transportation. Currently he is a Director in the Aviation Finance unit of MUFG Bank.

He believes ecoACTIVE is crucial in engaging the young to think more critically and strengthen their knowledge of the human impact on the world around them. We also get the opportunity to share and celebrate the things that are great about us and this planet - community, nature, food and art.

SECRETARY

Andrew is originally from Birmingham but currently lives in South East London with his wife and two children. His first role in Procurement was at Hewlett Packard where he completed an internship. After graduating from Loughborough University with a degree in Management Sciences he held a number of Procurement Analyst Consultancy roles. He then moved into Strategic Procurement Management. He is a member of the Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) . He also works as an exam script marker and assessor for the CIPS Corporate Award Programme.

Sarbjit was introduced to ecoACTIVE through a friend and colleague Monica Strauss; a founder and trustee of the charity at the time. After attending the 2017 AGM, Sarbjit became a member of the committee having been so impressed by the passion and commitment of the team and the amazing projects they ran. Later she became a trustee and volunteer.

Sarbjit has an interest in outdoor learning in urban areas which has led to her gaining the following qualifications; FSLI Forest School Leader Level 3 in 2016, Garden Design BTech Level 1 in 2018 and Maintenance Gardener Level 1 in 2019. She currently works part time as a Nursery teacher in an early childhood centre in Westminster.

I would like to end by sharing one of my favourite quotes: "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow..." (Audrey Hepburn gardener and actor)

After studying zoology at Oxford University and an MSc in Conservation at UCL, Julia worked for the Mammal Society, CPRE and the Bat Conservation Trust. At BCT Julia was Chief Executive & Joint Chief Executive for 15 years and founding Chair of BatLife Europe. Recently Julia has returned to her environmental education roots in conservation and retrained as a Forest school leader. Julia aims to bring to ecoACTIVE her experience of charity management, development and governance as well as building partnerships and fundraising for and developing conservation projects.

Michaela works in Finance, having previously worked in Investment Consulting. In 2016, Michaela took a sabbatical to lead a charity water & sanitation construction project in rural Nepal, building infrastructure to facilitate a sustainable clean drinking water source. Michaela holds an MA from Cambridge University having read Land Economy (Economics, Law and the Environment).

As a Trustee for EcoActive, she is passionate about education and the environment, and believes young people and communities can be empowered to take meaningful action on sustainability. She focuses on fundraising and corporate relationships.

Casey joined ecoACTIVE in December 2019 as a Trustee.

A member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) with an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in accounting obtained from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her previous experience in finance and 8yrs work for a Big 4 professional services company has contributed to the role as Treasurer.

“The ethos of ecoACTIVE is what caught my attention to apply for a Trustee role and has resonated with me ever since joining. The incredible impact from the work that the staff do and the motivation behind each person here at ecoACTIVE is what keeps me engaged to continue to build this amazing cause.”