ChairBart VannerVice ChairHeather WattsTrustees |
Originally from the Isle of Wight; his whole working life has been with the Forestry Commission, most of it in Gloucestershire.
He returned in 1994 and was elected to the Forest of Dean District Council in 1995 and as a Deputy Leader was moved onto the Forest of Dean Energy Agency which soon changed to Severn Wye Energy Agency Ltd and been chair of the Trustees since 1997.
Heather Watts has many years of experience in the energy industry and is well known by many stakeholders. She has been instrumental in the development of Energy Supplier Obligations including CERT and its predecessors, CESP and Social Obligations and putting the necessary delivery supply chains into place and is currently active in the development of Green Deal and the future Energy Company Obligation.
After training as an Electrical Engineer, Peter Massey worked for more than 30 years in the Electricity Supply industry, in several Midlands locations and mainly in the electrical installation contracting field.
He subsequently joined National Energy Action as Midlands Project Co-ordinator, implementing well over 100 locally based projects demonstrating ways to tackle fuel poverty, before retiring in 2003.
He was associated with Forest of Dean Energy Agency, the predecessor to Severn Wye Energy Agency, from its inception and became a Severn Wye Energy Agency Trustee in 2004.
Roger spent 20 years in teaching and promoting education, then changed direction into lottery funded community development in the Brecon Beacons.
Roger moved to Gloucestershire to set up an environmental and recreational charity. Through this he developed an interest in sustainability and green energy, winning the Queen's Award for sustainability and put in to operation two of the largest ground source heat pumps projects in the UK and one of the largest solar PV arrays in Gloucestershire.
Following a life-threatening illness he started a second career as a travel and news photographer as well a 4 year stint as a Gloucestershire County Councillor with a green portfolio.
He is a committee member of the Cirencester Chamber of Commerce and Action Cirencester as well as governor at local primary school and further education College.
Jane is an academic with especial interests in energy policy and education for sustainable development. She currently works for the Open University, coordinating the delivery of environment and technology courses across the South West, and contributing to the authoring of courses for students and industry.
She is a Town Councillor in Ross on Wye and was involved in the development of the Ross Town Plan. She headed up the 2009 project which saw the first low carbon Christmas lights in the town, combined with an energy awareness at Christmas campaign.
Andy has worked in the power generation business for over 38 years, specialising in process automation. He took semi-retirement from RWE npower in 2005 and continued as a part-time consultant. Since then he has devoted himself to community activities, including working as a generalist advisor for the Citizens Advice Bureau and leading the Our Future Cirencester Community Plan. Andy is a Councillor on Cirencester Town Council and Cotswold District Council and is currently the Mayor of Cirencester. He is also Chairman of the Bingham Library Trust and the Cirencester Community Development Trust.
He seeks to encourage the adoption of sustainable practices within the Town. He founded Transition Cirencester, facilitated the establishment of a community allotment and took part in the Energy Neighbourhoods Project.