Trustees

John McKenzie

With a life-long interest in natural history, I have been a member since 2007. After a career in financial services including commercial banking with the likes of Lloyds Bank, it was only natural for me to use my financial skills for the benefit of the Trust as Treasurer and Chair of the Audit Remuneration Committee. I was also co-opted as a trustee, elected as Treasurer and appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Middlemarch Environmental.

Geoff Litterick

My involvement with the Trust has largely been as a member and volunteer. I've been a Voluntary Work Party Leader on Kenilworth Reserves for over a decade and recently took on a similar role at Bubbenhall Meadow and Wood. I'm keen to build on this by representing the volunteers of the Trust. Professionally, I bring advice on business planning and investment appraisal, as a qualified accountant who spent most of my working life in the water industry in senior positions at Severn-Trent Water and the Environment Agency. For the past ten years I have coordinated the local support group of WaterAid, raising awareness and funds for the charity.

Duncan McCardle

We are fortunate to have some wonderful countryside in our region and, through the Parkridge centre on my doorstep, I have witnessed the amazing work the Trust does for the area. I've belonged to the Trust as a member for over ten years, and became a Trustee to directly contribute to its further development. As a strategy director, I help organisations grow and develop. In the past I have worked in the environmental, utilities and construction sectors, and currently work for a financial services company. The natural world is my lifelong passion, and I am driven by a sense of urgency and need to help more people understand its value.

Laurence Wilbraham

My career in town planning has spanned over three decades in both the public and private sectors. The majority of my work has been in the preparation and negotiation of planning applications, and the legal agreements which often run in parallel, for a wide variety of developments including housing, industrial and leisure projects. I have also been a member of the Trust for many years and I am keen to use my knowledge of the planning system to enhance the Trust's role in responding to planning applications, safeguarding existing habitats and creating new ones as part of new developments.

Marc Sanderson

I have been a member of the Trust for almost 20 years, and a birdwatcher and nature lover from childhood. From a base in Warwickshire, I work as a Chartered Marketer and consultant for organisations in many sectors across the UK and abroad. I have extensive experience in the charity, not-for-profit and public sectors, helping trustee, governance and management teams to develop and deliver membership, engagement and communication strategies.

Darren Male

Darren is the Director of The QUENSH Consultancy Limited, which provides advice and support to businesses on compliance matters. He is also Chair of WWT’s incredible Sherbourne Valley Project.

‘Being a Trustee of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust gives me a mechanism to share my knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm, and to assist the Trust to network better, which is one of my core skills. I also want to help the Trust ensure it is compliant in regards safety, health, and environmental management’.