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		Stuart Kelly, Interim Director Stuart Kelly worked for 25 years in software and hardware development in the international telecoms industry, and has 18 years experience in the charitable sector at both local and national level. Since 2004 he has been working with organisations in the charitable and voluntary sectors, acting as an interim manager and providing project management training and consultancy.

		Jo Taylor, Director (on maternity leave until autumn 2009) Leading the Ethical Property Foundation combines Jo’s passions for environmental and social issues – and the built environment. Jo joined the Foundation from the BioRegional Development Group, where she acted as sustainability consultant on the pioneering BedZED eco-development and established thriving eco-consultancy BioRegional Consulting. Previous roles include work for the Bath Environment Centre and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Jo is a special adviser to Sponge – a network of young construction industry professionals with an interest in sustainability.

		Victoria Howse, Property Advice Manager (London) Victoria joined the Ethical Property Foundation in June 2006. She previously worked in the environmental consultancy team at Waste Watch and on corporate social responsibility issues at the International Council on Mining and Metals. Victoria manages the Foundation's Property Advice Service in London.

		Patsy Newton, Regional Manager (Bristol) Patsy has followed a dedicated career path within the charity and public sector following the completion of her undergraduate Law degree and Masters in Public and Social Administration. She has over 10 years experience in social housing, including six years as Chief Executive at United Housing Association. Most recently Patsy has undertaken various Non-Executive Director positions within the NHS; Chair of Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust and Non- Executive Director of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Further to this Patsy has volunteered in a range of roles, as a mentor for young people in Gloucestershire and as a prison visitor to Holloway Prison in London. Patsy manages the Property Advice Service in Bristol and the surrounding areas.

		Anna Hirschfeld, Projects Assistant Anna recently completed an MSc in Poverty Reduction and Development Management. Previously she has worked in Hull as a Community Liaison Officer for the housing association Places for People and volunteered for development projects in Hong Kong, Romania and Uganda. More recently Anna completed an internship at the campaigning charity FairPensions. Anna supports the Foundation’s Property Advice Service team, assists with our training programme and provides general administrative support.

		Rachel Cass, Advice and Administration Assistant Rachel is a geography graduate from the University of Leeds. She has been an active volunteer in the charity sector for the past four years, with the Refugee Council, Student Action for Refugees, and Project Hope in Sao Paulo. Rachel supports the Foundation’s Property Advice Service team, assists with our training programme and provides general administrative support.

		Sarah Mildenhall , Planning Activism Intern After completing a psychology and philosophy degree, Sarah managed a charity dedicated to running collaborative projects between university students and their local community. She has been working in London for the last two years as an sustainable building design consultant, and volunteering with a number of organizations such as Envision and the London Festival of Architecture. She is particularly interested in the use of the public realm as an inclusive educational tool and stakeholder engagement/participation. She is spending her time at the Ethical Property Foundation promoting their recently published No Pain Guide to Gain; A Community Guide to Planning Obligations.

		Jamie Hartzell, Consultant Jamie is the founder of the Foundation's sister organisation the Ethical Property Company and has been its Director since 1998.


		John Broad, Trustee John has served two three-year stints as a Director of the Network for Social Change, has been a member of their environmental committee for over a decade and is their representative on the steering group of the New Economics Foundations' Local Works project. He has also been chair of the Global Commons Trust.

		Rory Brooke, Trustee Rory heads up the economic development & planning group of the engineering & environmental consultancy firm, URS. He is on the board of the Bromley by Bow Centre’s SRB Committee and set up East London Printmakers open access studio.

		Sam Clarke, Trustee Sam is a long time campaigner for change especially in the environmental field. He worked for many years in Oxfam, ending as fundraising director before taking up the leadership of Oxfordshire Mind and later World University Service (now Education Action International). He has been on the board of the Refugee Council and Friends of the Earth (as chairman). Currently he is a founder and chairman of Stop Climate Chaos the coalition of NGOs and chair of the Ethical Property Company. He also chairs the Campign for Sustainable communities (promoting a Bill in Parliament) and Employment for the Disabled which owns the social business Able Types. He sits on the Board of the Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust and Fair Pensions.

		Jane Shepherd, Trustee Jane previously worked for the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts as trust executive, focusing on projects within the fields of environment and social welfare. She has been a trustee of Homeless International, and has volunteered for the World Development Movement and the British Soviet Hospice Society. Recently, she has established a small organic cotton enterprise from her home in Oxford.

		David Lipfriend, Trustee David is a director of a property investment & development company specialising in commercial property. He has been in the property industry for over 20 years and has over that period been involved in a number of different types of commercial property. Outside of work he is a volunteer support worker for Thames Valley Police working with one of their child protection teams.

		Elna Kotze, Trustee Elna is the Operations Director for the New Economics Foundation, a position which she has held for over six years. Elna previously established and managed a number of environmental and eco-tourism projects in South Africa and has served as a member of the board of directors for the Mpumalanga Parks Board, South Africa and Mpumalanga Tourism Authority, Nelspruit, South Africa.
		Bill Scott, Trustee Bill Scott is a chartered accountant, qualifying in 1986. He has extensive experience in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Bill is currently the Vice President for Finance and Administration at Richmond the American International University in London, where he has been since 2000. For 10 years Bill was a volunteer financial adviser at the Barking and Dagenham Citizen’s Advice Bureau, specialising in tax and V.A.T. resolution as well as being on the Management Committee.

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