Biodiversity & Ecosystem Service Sustainability (BESS)

Management

Programme Executive Board

The Programme Executive Board (PEB) is responsible for providing the strategic direction for the programme, and is the ultimate decision making authority for the programme.

Dr Andrew Impey, NERC Science & Innovation Manager (Terrestrial & Freshwater)
Professor Dave Raffaelli, BESS Director
Professor Piran White, BESS Deputy Director
Dominique Butt, Senior Science Programme Officer (Terrestrial & Freshwater)

Directorate

The BESS programme Directorate based at the University of York is responsible for overseeing the proper management and coordination of the research and knowledge exchange activities undertaken, to ensure an integrated programme with maximum impact.

Professor Dave Raffaelli, Director
Professor Piran White, Deputy Director
Dr Kevin Hicks, Project Manager
Steve Cinderby, Communications & Impact Manager
Dr Zoë Austin, Communications & Impact
Howard Cambridge, Website Manager
Radek Rudnicki, Media Producer
Annemarieke de Bruin, Project Management & Monitoring
Douglas Wang, PMEC Database Development
Fiona Lawson, PA to Directorate

Programme Advisory Group

The Programme Advisory Group (PAG) will provide independent strategic advice on the programme research direction to the Directorate and Programme Executive Board.

Dr Sally Baillie, Forestry Commission
Professor Tim Benton, University of Leeds
Dr Joanna Drewitt, Scottish Government
Dr Jenny Gill, University of East Anglia
Dr Jan Hiddink, University of Bangor
Dr Simon Pickles, North East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre
Dr Mark Reed, University of Aberdeen
Dr Andrew Stott, Defra
Dr Ruth Waters, Natural England
Dr Allan Watt, NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Secretariat

The Secretariat based at NERC Swindon Office will liaise with the programme governing bodies to ensure efficient delivery of programme activities, coordinate grant funding activities and provide administrative support to the PEB.

Beth Taylor, Science Programme Officer
Dominique Butt, Senior Science Programme Officer