Meet The Team
Our Team
Our dedicated, professional team are passionate about our work to protect and improve the watery landscapes and ecosystems of central and western Cumbria for people and wildlife.
Jodie Mills
Director
Vikki Salas
Assistant Director
Luke Bryant
Assistant Director
Ian Creighton
Project Advisor
Chris West
Project Manager - River Irt
Jonny Kidd
Project Officer - St. John’s Beck
Karin Crofts
Project Officer - Longlands Lake
Philippa Chadwick
Project Officer - River Ehen
Ruth Mackay
Project Officer - Fisheries
Karen Parr
Finance Officer
Caitlin Pearson
Project Manager
Clair Payne
Project Manager - Resilient Glenderamackin
Monique Speksnyder
Project Officer - Rivers Waver & Wampool
Bethany Berry-Henshaw
Project Officer - River Cocker
Izzie Mullin
Project Officer - Invasive Species
Sarah Clarke
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Rachel Swift
Marketing & Communications Manager
Emma Jenkinson
Learning & Engagement Officer
Jenny Garbe
Project Manager - A Wilder Walkmill
Tasha Pearson
Project Officer
Mia Ambrose
Learning & Engagement Officer
Gill Conroy
Office Manager
Laura Whittaker
Learning & Engagement Officer
Matt Taylor
Data & Monitoring Officer
Neil Ash
Project Officer
Ruthie Cooper
Assistant Project Officer
Sophie Harken
Apprentice
Monica Rayo Laborda
Apprentice
Aaron Kirkbride
Apprentice
Jack Cook
Apprentice
Kuba
Mink Detection Dog
Trustees
We are governed by a dedicated and motivated Board of Trustees with experience and expertise from a range of backgrounds and specialisms relating to our work. We are extremely grateful for their support and leadership.
Dave Magrath
Ross Hayman
Jane Saxon
Ruth McCooey
Treasurer
Mark Hastings
Trish Dunlop
Chair
Helen Baker
Secretary
Become a volunteer
Make new friends, get plenty of exercise in the glorious outdoors and achieve some great results for nature – what’s not to love about volunteering for WCRT!?