Current Directors and Staff
Our team compromises a wide range of skills, attributes, and commitments. We believe we represent a good cross section of age and gender of the community in the Derbyshire Dales.
Interim Chair: Dave Locke
Interim Treasurer: Brian Hebron
Company Secretary: Brian Hebron
Biographies
Brian Hebron Brian worked in hospital pharmacy including the teaching of clinical pharmacy. Since retiring he has supported several local charities. He helped set up, and remains treasurer of, the local Third Age Trust [U3A] and Bridge Club. He helped start and register as a charity, the local Community Land Trust, and has previously been a Trustee and Director of Wirksworth Heritage Centre.
Dave Locke Dave has a BSc in Engineering and has worked in a wide variety of Industries as a Industrial Hydraulics Consultant. He is now using Solar Panels, a Heat Pump and an Electric Vehicle, as a back up battery, to reduce his energy bills to very low levels.
Jonny Norton Jonny holds an MSc in Environmental Leadership and Management from the University of Nottingham and an undergraduate degree in Physical Geography from Liverpool University – providing a deep understanding into natural systems, and how they are impacted by human interference and action. Since his university education, Jonny has gained a breadth of interdisciplinary skills along themes such as systems thinking, systems mapping, community organising, regional and sectoral transformation, evaluation, communication, innovation, and approaches to sustainable development and education. He is keen to build his portfolio of tools in order to aid systems change and stands to be a representative for younger generations.
Hardy Sidhu A postgraduate in marine sciences and technology innovation, with considerable international, senior management experience in various marine sectors including renewable energy, oil & gas, telecommunications, site investigations, civil engineering, defence and systems R&D. His management experience includes start-ups, operations, business planning & development, commercial & contract management, and technical consultancy. Hardy has successfully grown SMEs and delivered major projects through an ability to increase productivity and profitability, limit risk, lead and build successful teams, build sustainable stakeholder relationships and think ‘out-of-the-box’. Through his experiences, Hardy has developed a strong belief in sustainability and self-sufficiency at the community level.
Elspeth Wadsworth Elspeth spent the first few years of her career in the petroleum industry but retrained in 2014 in marketing where she still works today. Splitting her time between life coaching and marketing & recruitment for Change Agents UK, Elspeth is passionate about supporting people and protecting the environment.
Lucy Bird Lucy works part-time as a paid staff member, supporting DDCE and the Derbyshire Community Energy Hub. She has an MSc in Sustainability & Adaptation to climate change. She has worked with the YHA on their sustainability strategy, with Change Agents UK, leading on sustainability education programmes, and as Environmental Sustainability Manager for Rambert Dance Company. She co-founded and ran a community food-growing project (Incredible Edible) and has volunteered for varied community & environmental projects.