Judith Cooke Vice Chair Expand Professional background - civil servant - mainly criminal justice, negotiator and market researcher in private and public sectors, project manager for range of change projects including improving budget management and delivering diversity. Local background - living in Lake District for last 11 years, working in health and criminal justice, parish councillor and member of Lake District National Park Authority for 8 years (chaired planning committee for 4 years). Interests include walking, boating , swimming as well as range of involvement with local groups. Trustee of Wordsworth Trust (Grasmere) and member of heritage and garden societies.
John Campbell Chairperson Expand Professional background: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with specialism in commercial properties, combined with Business Management. Over the years has been non-exec Director of Health Authority, and worked with Outward Bound. A long time connection with the Lake District living locally near Troutbeck, and having had family in Langdale. Supporter of Lakeland Arts Trust and other local bodies. Other interests include historic buildings and gardens. Passionate about the preservation of the Cumbrian landscape.
Martin Brimmer Trustee Expand Professional background: academic, senior civil servant – Cabinet Office and Department of Education, ministerial support labour and employment, industrial relations and pay policy. Additional skills: Charity law, governance and Trustee responsibilities.
Philip Cropper Trustee Expand Professional background: Retired stockbroker/ investment fund manager and previously fellow of the Institute of Securities.Additional skills: Fundraising for a number of charities often through film making and current chairman of Art Fund Cumbria.
Sarah Hodgson Trustee Expand Professional background - Founder of a Windermere based international tour operator specialising in guided mountain adventure holidays. BSc Hons Geography from University of London. MTUK Mountain Leader. Professional specialisms in marketing, branding and social media. Local background - Living in Ambleside, with my husband who is an author of Cicerone Lake District guidebooks, a child who goes to school locally, and Maximus my Bernese Mountain Dog. Interests - Fell walking, mountaineering, ice climbing, adventure travel, trail and fell running.
Catherine Grezo Trustee Expand Professional background – landscape architect in the public sector for 30 years. Responsible for landscape, ecology and tree officer teams. Project management of a wide range of landscape projects, advising planning authorities on landscape matters including the designation of protected landscapes and input into structure and local plans. Advised a number of environmental charity boards on landscape issues. Special interest in historic parklands, worked with English Heritage on reassessing all the listed parklands within the county. Born and brought up in west Cumbria, Catherine moved back to Cumbria six years ago and now lives in a village near Cockermouth. Interests include historic parks and gardens, natural history, walking, Natural Trust volunteer, art, she works part time at a museum and art gallery. Member of several garden/natural history/arts organisations.
Antony Leeming Co-opted trustee Expand Professional history: Plant scientist, farmer, builder, landowner Voluntary sector: Former Chairman Planning and Policy, Lake District National Park Authority Former Chairman North West Region, National Trust Interests: Landscape architecture, ornamental forestry, upland ecology, rural and manual skills
Dave Felton Co-opted trustee Expand Professional background: Music, book and digital publishing; most recently founder of Inspired by Lakeland, a Cumbrian publisher specialising in books and gifts relating to wild places. Local background: Live near Keswick. Volunteer for Princes Trust and The Lake District Folk Weekend. Interests: Wild places, traditional music, pizza, walking.