Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Chris is an environmental entrepreneur, author and presenter. A co-founder of the Bristol Pound, as well as a variety of projects in Emersons Green (such as the community orchard, dinosaur garden and Earth Trail), his latest book is entitled ‘Imagination is the key – to unlock the environmental crisis’


Chris Sunderland
Director (Chair)

Jess has a background in community advocacy and is currently studying for a masters in music therapy. She runs our Energy Help Desk and you’ll find her out and about, sharing advice on how to make homes warmer and cheaper to run


Jess Perkins
Community Facilitator

A URC minister, Stephen is passionate about green issues. He became an ELCoE Director as he feels we all have to take responsibility, and that a local approach creates real community and accountability. He’s lived around Bristol for 30 years and Emerson’s for 3 years. He cycles, walks his dog, and potters with music.


Stephen Newell
Director

Bobbie is a Town Councillor for Emersons Green and Chair of the Climate and Nature Group. She moved to Emersons Green when it was first built and is a retired Management Accountant with experience in Local Government and several not-for-profit local initiatives.


Bobbie Sunderland
Director (Finance)

Paul is the Environmental Services Manager Emersons Green Town Council. He works on projects promoting sustainability, biodiversity and the natural environment, as well as looking after the local allotments and common land. He likes spending time with his family and two young children, rock climbing, and tending his allotment plot.


Paul Kearsley
Director

A retired Chartered Engineer with a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Graham has 30+ years of experience in research and development in the Aerospace Industry. 
His particular ELCoE related interests are in renewable energy, heat pumps, and measuring heat loss from buildings.


Graham Johnson
Director (Company Secretary)

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