We have a number of paid and volunteer staff working for the Trust with a diverse range of interests. Read on for more information about our team.
Dr. John Payne - Chairman and Literature Database Consultant
Physicist, now retired. Principal interests are the geology of the Malvern Hills and surrounding area and the history of local geological research. John can be contacted at eht@worc.ac.uk.
Dr. Peter Oliver - Vice President and Principal Consultant
Consulting Geologist, Research Associate at University of Worcester. Current research interests: Silurian stratigraphy and carbonate petrology. Executive Committee Acting Secretary. Peter can be contacted at p.oliver@worc.ac.uk.
Les Morris - Vice President
Geomorphologist, former Head of Geography at University of Worcester, now a Research Associate. Current research interests: The geomorphology of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Les can be contacted at eht@worc.ac.uk.
Cherry Oliver- Treasurer and Newsletter Editor
Medical Laboratory Scientist, retired. Amateur Geologist. Cherry can be contacted at eht@worc.ac.uk.
Rosamund Skelton – Committee Member
Retired Town Planner with an interest in geomorphology especially the glaciation of Herefordshire. Rosamund can be contacted at eht@worc.ac.uk.
Gerry Calderbank - Committee Member
Retired Academic Publisher, Woolhope Club Central Committee and Secretary of the Geology Section. Current interests include the Industrial Archaeology and Engineering Geology of Transport Systems - especially the Leominster Canal. Gerry can be contacted at eht@worc.ac.uk.
John Stocks - Committee Member
retired mining engineer. Currently researching the geology and history of mining in the Mamble Coalfield. John can be contacted at eht@worc.ac.uk .
Moira Jenkins - Herefordshire Geodiversity Manager
Geologist with an interest in primary education. Working on the Herefordshire Geodiversity Action Plan. Woolhope Club committee member and Geology Recorder for Herefordshire. Moira can be contacted at m.jenkins@worc.ac.uk.
Tom Richards - Worcestershire Geodiversity Manager
Geologist with interests in the Welsh Basin and the Acadian Orogeny. Working on the Worcestershire Geodiversity Action Plan. Tom can be contacted at thomas.richards@worc.ac.uk.
Natalie Watkins - Trails Manager
Geologist with special interests in sustainability and climate change. Currently responsible for developing the Geopark Way long distance trail. Natalie can be contacted at geoparkway@yahoo.co.uk.
Rollo Gillespie - RIGS Surveyor/Specimen Technician
Geologist. Current interests - St Maughans Formation, sediments at Holme Lacy Railway Tunnel and development of educational projects. Rollo can be contacted at r.gillespie@worc.ac.uk.
Eve Chapman - Community Liaison Manager & Champions Project Manager
Responsible for managing the Trust's new Community Earth Heritage Champions project, as well as organising community events such as Rock and Fossil Roadshows. Eve can be contacted at e.chapman@worc.ac.uk.
Jessica Donaldson - Trainee Champions Manager - Herefordshire
Responsible for the Community Earth Heritage Champions project in Herefordshire. Jessica can be contacted at j.donaldson@worc.ac.uk
Dr. Adam Stinton - Data Manager
Dealing with all enquiries regarding information from the Geological Records Centre and sites database. He can be contacted at a.stinton@worc.ac.uk.
Elizabeth Elston - Office Manager
Background in personnel management. Elizabeth can be contacted at e.elston@worc.ac.uk.
Tony Spall - Health and Safety Advisor
Works in the extractives Industries providing advice and training on health & safety, and environmental matters. Tony has a managerial and technical background in the extraction and processing of minerals. He has a keen interest in Geology and landscape.
Peter Harwood - Business management Advisor
Peter has spent many years managing food and beverage businesses both in Europe and the USA. He has had a lifelong interest in the British landscape, and is now an independent business consultant.
Volunteers
A number of volunteers are involved in the work of the Trust, and their input is invaluable. Activities undertaken include literature surveys and field work, trail testing, assessment of sites for RIGS designation and assistance in the running of any events we organise such as open days and rock and fossil roadshows. If you are interested in joining in, please contact us at eht@worc.ac.uk.
