Creating a voice for those championing the Chilterns.Covering over 650 square miles of woodlands, hillsides, and valleys, we are the only voluntary organisation dedicated to conserving, celebrating and caring for all of the Chilterns’ unique landscape.We're growing project impact through:1. Increased project income: taking charitable activity spend from 10% to 50% of overall income2. Increased volunteer impact: taking volunteer roles from below 600 to over 9503. Reducing core costs: through cost controls and transfer of core costs to funded projects4. Partnership working across all sectors: government, corporate and charity sectors5. Getting Chiltern (and national) nature issues onto the national agenda, most notably chalk streams and planning (Glover Review)We have fun making things happen, with the help of great partners, staff, volunteer and trustees.

Securing the future of our rare & native breeds of farm livestockTo do this so much better by:* Simplifying the message: RBST Monitors, Saves & Promotes rare & native farm breeds of livestock* Map our journey by setting realistic targets for the short, medium & long term* Improving our governance, and building a motivated team of staff & contractors supported by over 500 volunteers in 24 regional groups The results being:* Dramatically reduce costs & increase income* Much less administration & more delivered* Great partnerships with all aspects & levels across the industry, government, academia & with consumers* Increased profile with our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales, in the media, with our ambassadors including Adam Henson and recruited a new President Jimmy Doherty* Making it much more fun to work WITH Rare Breeds so the good work can continue

Providing financial management and contract management support

Running College Lake Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve - BBOWT Flag ship visitor site, here* We reduced costs & increased income* We made it more fun & further utilised volunteers* We increased the numbers of people visiting & learning about wildlife* We integrated our commercial operations with the rest of the organisation

Projects included:* Carbon foot-printing standards development (UK & Global), project management & software testing: UK, USA, France, Australia, India. * Farming projects in: UK (various), Italy (organic), Ghana (poultry), India (dairy & arable)* Restaurants & catering business development, procurement & sustainability: UK, France, USA & Australia* Major food & farming corporations: strategy creation & delivery* SME food & farming: business development, procurement & marketing * Business start ups: business development* Major food events: artisan food, sustainability & funding* Government & third sector: project management & fundraising * Research & public speaking: food culture, sustainability & food policy

Successfully created & financed a pioneering organic delicatessen & cafe. Specialising in local, organic & fair-trade food, with products sourced from over 70 UK suppliers* Employing & managing team of 20 staff (mostly part-time), gaining extensive * Experience of recruitment, dealing with the public & making an ethical business profitable* Gaining significant media coverage, including: BBC 2 TV Full on Food, Radio 4, Guardian, Telegraph, Evening Standard & extensively with other local/industry media* The business was profitably sold in 2007

The Prince’s Trust Commercial Manager: raising over £1 million annually (contract 1997-99)UNICEF Market Research and Consultancy: created sustainable corporate income streams (contract 1997)

Hillsdown Holdings (now Premier Brands) Marketing Manager/Director: controlling £multimillion canned food business unit, turning around the profitability of the business (1995-97)Dairy Crest Head of Cheese Business Unit Controller: controlling cheese business unit with £multimillion turnover, significantly restructuring & growing the business (1988-95)Northern Foods Graduate Trainee: logistics & contract management (1988)Glass Glover Sales Executive: supplying fresh produce to major UK retailers (1987)

Farmer/Herdsman: cattle, pig and rare breeds free-range poultry operations (contracts 1983-87)