Manage project to conserve UK garden cultivars within self-funding charity. Coordinate local and remote volunteers. Scientific research assessing threat in cultivation using parallel categories to IUCN Red List: in 2014 published first ever list of threatened cultivars in UK & Ireland, across 127 genera. Write for trade, professional and in-house journals, reports to partner organisations, website and blogs. Develop project to attract contributions of time, interest, expertise, effort and… Show more Manage project to conserve UK garden cultivars within self-funding charity. Coordinate local and remote volunteers. Scientific research assessing threat in cultivation using parallel categories to IUCN Red List: in 2014 published first ever list of threatened cultivars in UK & Ireland, across 127 genera. Write for trade, professional and in-house journals, reports to partner organisations, website and blogs. Develop project to attract contributions of time, interest, expertise, effort and funding to increase achievements. Show less

Coordinating Plant Heritage's Threatened Plants Project, assessing which cultivated varieties of plants grown in the UK are threatened in cultivation, with the help of volunteers and specialist experts. Ensuring scientific treatment of data and supporting friendly, professional and sustainable operation of the charity.

Brand review and redesign of our publicity material, stationery, and website aspirations, working with students on MA Information Design, University of Reading.Produced recruitment and event flyers, pop-up banners, training lectures and online articles.

Responsible for all onsite interpretation at Kew, communicating Kew's worldwide science-based conservation work. Cross-departmental role with a variety of stakeholders from frontline staff and contractors to the Director and commercial sponsors. I scoped requirements, prioritised, researched content, achieved consensus, wrote, edited, designed, produced, evaluated and maintained approximately 1,000 on-site signs as well as printed and online information sheets, audio tours, video interviews… Show more Responsible for all onsite interpretation at Kew, communicating Kew's worldwide science-based conservation work. Cross-departmental role with a variety of stakeholders from frontline staff and contractors to the Director and commercial sponsors. I scoped requirements, prioritised, researched content, achieved consensus, wrote, edited, designed, produced, evaluated and maintained approximately 1,000 on-site signs as well as printed and online information sheets, audio tours, video interviews, web content, digital kiosks, interactive play tables, seasonal and children's trails and mobile device initiatives.Key projects included the Pagoda (2005), Scientists at Kew (2007), the Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway (2008), the Director’s Garden (2009), Kids’ Kew (2010) and the Plant Family Beds (2012). Show less

Representing Kew, advised on education, marketing and visitor experience.

Researching The Sustainable Production of Plant-derived Indigo (EU Framework Programme V SPINDIGO project) in the School of Plant Sciences at Reading with 10 project partners across Europe. Planned and delivered individual and collaborative technical and report work to agreed timelines, milestones and budgets, trained staff and students, wrote, designed and coded our first project website and ran harvests in the UK and Finland.I also designed an educational exhibit for the Royal Society… Show more Researching The Sustainable Production of Plant-derived Indigo (EU Framework Programme V SPINDIGO project) in the School of Plant Sciences at Reading with 10 project partners across Europe. Planned and delivered individual and collaborative technical and report work to agreed timelines, milestones and budgets, trained staff and students, wrote, designed and coded our first project website and ran harvests in the UK and Finland.I also designed an educational exhibit for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, a silver Lindley medal winning stand at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and was filmed by Channel 4 TV's Time Team making indigo from woad tea. Show less