Board members

Andrew Mc Murray / Anthony Rae / Clive Parsons / Dave Coleman / Frank Pennycook / Hilary Griffiths / Mark Hammond / Mike Smyth / Pat Chapman-Pincher / Paula Whitney / Roger Byrom / Simon Counsell / Stewart Crocker / Suzy Edwards / Ursel Luhde / Waqar Abbasi

Andrew McMurray

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board member for Northern Ireland
Elected: 2006
Due for re-election: 2009

Electrical engineer with a wind farm company. Interested in campaigns on cycling, renewable energy and biodiversity.

Enjoys running and hiking.

Co-ordinator of the Craigavon Friends of the Earth.

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Anthony Rae

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board member for North East and Yorkshire and the Humber
Member of: Activism Committee; Strategy and Performance Committee (Chair)
Elected: 2002, (re-elected) 2005
Due for re-election: 2008

Studied at Manchester University. 20 years experience of strategy development, urban regeneration, communications and marketing and corporate strategy.

Full time volunteer with Friends of the Earth Yorkshire & Humber. Co-ordinator of Calderdale Friends of the Earth.

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Clive Parsons

Friends of the Earth Limited
Member of: Resources Committee (Chair)
Recruited: 2006

Started career as a local government accountant, also worked as Finance Director of Turning Point and KPMG. Currently works freelance on IT projects for the BBC.

Has 4 young children and enjoys taking them hill walking to learn from the natural world.

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Dave Coleman

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board Member for the North-West
Member of: Activism Committee (Chair); Resources Committee
Elected: 2004, 2007
Due for re-election: 2010

With a career in business, currently owns a management training consultancy.

Enjoys listening to music, cycling on and off road, white-water kayak, climbing.

Was Co-ordinator of Manchester Friends of the Earth in 2003.

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Frank Pennycook

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board member for South West
Member of Strategy and Performance Committee
Elected: 2006
Due for re-election: 2009

Lives in Salisbury. A local group activist since 1996 and a former staff member. Works freelance with a varied portfolio including environmental data consultancy and web systems development.

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Hilary Griffiths

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board member for South East
Elected: 2007
Due for re-election: 2010

A career in education, currently teaching secondary school Science and Maths in a variety of different schools.

Enjoys walking, squash, theatre, natural history and geology.

Co-ordinator of Guildford and Waverley Friends of the Earth.

Mark Hammond

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board member for East and West Midlands
Member of: Activism Committee
Elected: 2004, 2007
Due for re-election: 2010

Solid State Physics BSc and BA in Art & Design.

Enjoys gardening, mist propagation, music, computer hardware and other electronics, airbrushing, ray tracing (programming), and thinking.

Mark is registered partially sighted.

Friends of the Earth member since 1988. Co-ordinator of Rugby Friends of the Earth.

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Mike Smyth

Friends of the Earth Trust (Chair)
Member of: Governance Committee, Strategy and Performance Committee
Co-opted Trustee: 1983

A solicitor specialising in commercial law recently retired as a partner of Lawrence Graham, a major London legal practice. Advises Friends of the Earth on commercial legal matters.

Local Group member of Friends of the Earth since 1973, currently with the Guildford and Waverley group.

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Pat Chapman-Pincher

Friends of the Earth Trust
Member of: Strategy and Performance Committee
Recruited: 2006

Masters degree in Environment, Politics and Globalisation.

Career in the IT industry working both locally and globally.

Member of the East London Groundwork Board. Hopes to bring a global business perspective to the work of Friends of the Earth.

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Paula Whitney

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board member for the East of England
Member of: Activism Committee
Elected: 2005
Due for re-election: 2008

A retired teacher. Started career as a BBC Company Secretary. Set up The Green Lamp restaurant in Colchester.

Founder member and Co-ordinator of Colchester Friends of the Earth.

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Roger Byrom

Friends of the Earth Trust
Member of: Resources Committee (Chair)
Recruited: 1985

BSc (Econ) from LSE. Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Founding shareholder and CEO of Addison, a New York Based business specialising in business communications.

A preservation activist in New York campaigning against inappropriate development in Manhattan.

Enjoys endurance sports.

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Simon Counsell

Friends of the Earth Limited (Chair)
Member of: Governance Committee; Strategy and Performance Committee
Co-opted: 2006

Graduated in Environmental Science. Joined Friends of the Earth as a volunteer in 1986 shaping our rainforest campaign.

Director of the Rainforest Foundation in 1997. Led international efforts to protect the rainforests and their inhabitants.

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Stewart Crocker

Friends of the Earth Trust
Recruited April 2008

An earlier career in farming led to twin passions for nature conservation and international development. Currently Director of Fundraising and Communications for Hope and Homes for Children. Enjoys organic gardening and Fell walking.

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Suzy Edwards

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board Member for the South East
Member of: Strategy and Performance Committee, Governance Committee
Elected: 2006
Due for re-election: 2009

Environmentalist with experience in construction materials and life cycle analysis. Spent 9 years at the Building Research Establishment Limited. Currently a freelance consultant.

Interested in personal development and is a leader with Landmark Education.

Local Group member since 1995. Co-ordinator of Camden Friends of the Earth.

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Ursel Luhde

Friends of the Earth Trust and Limited
Elected Board member for Cymru
Elected: 2006
Due for re-election: 2009

Born Hamburg, Germany. Studied Physics, German literature, Chinese and Sport, PGCE.

Runs 12 acre self sufficient smallholding and divides time between this and campaign work, Adviser for Citizen's Advice Bureau, Director for local credit union.

Co-ordinator of Vale of Clwyd Friends of the Earth.

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Waqar Abbasi

Friends of the Earth Limited
Member of: Activism Committee
Recruited: 2006

Background in media working on ethnic minority programming.

Currently works with Help the Aged, responsible for Cheshire and surrounding region. Chair of Ethnic Health Forum and sits on BBC Regional Advisory group for Children in Need.

Was a semi professional footballer and is FA qualified football coach.

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