Staff Team
The staff team deliver on work across membership, events, sales and merch, communications, projects, training and campaigns. Learn more about the staff team members below.

Alyce Biddle
Fundraising Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Internal operations and governance, in particular fundraising.
Pronouns: she/heralyce.biddle@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Amber Wheeler
Cydlynydd Aelodaeth Cymru (Wales Membership Co-ordinator)
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Any Wales membership related enquiries.
Pronouns: she/heramber.wheeler@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Bella Thompson
Co-Producer & Curator, Land Skills Fair, Co-Facilitator, Growing the Goods
Pronouns: she/her
bella.thompson@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Brigite Rowan
Events Coordinator: Production Manager & Curator, The Land Skills Fair
Pronouns: she/her
brigite.rowan@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Bryher Bloor
Resilient Local Food Systems Project Worker
Pronouns: she/her
bryher.bloor@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Catherine McAndrew
Migrant Solidarity Campaign Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her
catherine.mcandrew@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Clem Sandison
Scotland Membership Engagement Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Events and membership support in Scotland
Pronouns: she/herclem.sandison@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Dee Butterly
Operations Coordinator and Governance Officer
Pronouns: she/her
dee.butterly@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

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Emma Groves
Calendar Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Anything relating to the LWA Calendar including wholesale enquiries.
Pronouns: she/heremma.groves@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Emmott Baddeley
Member Events Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Internal events including the AGM, Organisers’ Assembly, and Regional Assemblies; events support and advice including funding for LWA member events; developing LWAs internal democratic processes
Pronouns: they/thememmott.baddeley@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Hatty Richards
Farmstart Network and Accredited Training Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Famstart/ farm incubator projects and accredited training
Pronouns: she/theyhatty.richards@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Hannah Leigh Mackie
People, Care and Process Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her
hannah.leighmackie@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Holly Tomlinson
Cymru Policy Coordinator, New Entrant Policy
Pronouns: she/her
holly.tomlinson@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Jo Kamal
Food Sovereignty Movement Building Coordinator | REAL (BPOC Working Group) Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: food sovereignty work, movement-building events, and coalition building.
Pronouns: they/themjo.kamal@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Jyoti Fernandes
Campaigns & Policy Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: LWA campaigns and advocacy both in the UK and internationally
Pronouns: she/herjyoti.fernandes@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Lauren Simpson
Membership Secretary
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Membership / Supporter subscriptions, payments, changes and queries. Donations. Film Club. Solidarity Pot.
Pronouns: she/herlauren.simpson@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Natalia Szarek
Membership Engagement & Democracy Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Member organising in regions, branches, sectors and identity groups and LWA democracy
Pronouns: she/hernatalia.szarek@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Oli Rodker
Land-use and Forestry Campaigns Coordinator
Pronouns: he/him
oli.rodker@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Olly Craigan
Woodland Membership & Advocacy Coordinator
Pronouns: he/him
olly.craigan@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Peter Samsom
Resilient Local Food Systems Project Worker
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Farmer-focussed local supply chain issues
Pronouns: he/himpeter.samsom@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Rebecca Laughton
Horticulture Campaigns Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Growing the Goods E.L.M.S. Trial, policy and other matters relating to horticulture (especially in England), Fruit and Vegetable Alliance and Edible Horticulture Round Table, Fringe Farming and the Peri-Urban Practitioners Forum (PUPF), productivity research.
Pronouns: she/herrebecca.laughton@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Rhian Williams
Cymru traineeship network co-ordinator | New Landworkers Training Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Support for land-based trainers and learners; connections to other trainers and learners; the Resilient Green Spaces project
Pronouns: she/herrhian.williams@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Sally Lai
Sales & Merchandising Coordinator | 10th Anniversary Book Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: webshop, order enquiries, products, 10th anniversary book
Pronouns: she/hersally.lai@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Tara Wight
Scotland Policy and Campaigns Coordinator | Research Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her
tara.wight@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Yali Banton-Heath
Campaigns Communications Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: LWA campaigns, campaign and policy press requests, comms and media.
Pronouns: she/heryali.bantonheath@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile

Abel Pearson
Communications Coordinator
CONTACT ME ABOUT: Social media takeovers, blogs, newsletters, press requests
Pronouns: He/Himabel.pearson@landworkersalliance.org.ukView Profile
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