Our people
We have a small staff team, lead by Jayne Butler our Executive Director.
Our staff team are supported by a range of colleagues from across the National Park Authorities, including close working with the CEOs from each National Park Authority in our membership.
Each member CEO holds responsibility for policy and development of different areas of work. We work together to make change to policy in our key strategic areas.
Staff team
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Jayne Butler
Executive Director and Company Secretary
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Meg Orpwood-Russell
Communications Director, National Parks UK
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Deb Brookes
Programmes and Partnerships Manager
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Carey Davies
Senior Media and Communications Officer
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Rachael Poole
EDI Project Manager
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Kate Lacey
Nature Recovery Coordinator
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Nel Sumner
Policy and Research Officer
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David French
Projects and Data Officer
Our board of trustees
Our board is made up of the 8 chairs of National Park Authorities in our membership, with a chair and vice chair elected each year at our AGM.
On our current board:
Vanessa Rowlands - Chair (South Downs National Park Authority)
Tiffany Hunt - Vice Chair (Lake District National Park Authority)
Pamela Woods (Dartmoor National Park Authority)
TBC(Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority)
David Bence (New Forest National Park Authority)
James Bailey (North York Moors National Park Authority)
TBC (Northumberland National Park Authority)
Ken Smith (Peak District National Park Authority)