Staff

Simon has been helping people, organisations and policy-makers develop effective responses to the threat of climate change and the misery of cold homes for more than 30 years. He became CSE's Chief Executive in 2002 after two previous spells at CSE punctuated by five years running Friends of the Earth's national energy campaign (1989-94) and senior management roles at Triodos Bank (1998-2002).

He is a specialist advisor to government, academic and industry bodies, including Ofgem and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). He is currently a member of the BEIS Smart Systems Forum, advising the department on the shift to a smarter energy system, and the BEIS Core Partners Group advising ministers on the UK’s Clean Growth Strategy. He is on the advisory boards of research programmes at the University of Cardiff and the University of Exeter, where he was appointed an Honorary Fellow in 2016.

Simon contributes his expertise across CSE’s work, including: policy design; the social impacts of energy policy; smart meters and smart energy systems; community and public engagement with energy issues; fuel poverty policy and practice; social initiatives in the energy industry; low carbon network regulatory policy; financing of sustainable energy; and local authority energy strategy and practice. In 2015 he set up the Bristol Smart Energy City Collaboration, a cross-sector partnership which has mapped out the steps needed to establish Bristol as a smart energy city. He has also been working recently with the Greater London Authority on the design and delivery of its smart energy programme.

Simon is the chair of the board of renewable energy company Thrive Renewables plc (formerly known as Triodos Renewables) and a non-executive director of Bristol Green Capital Partnership CIC.

Simon has a BA (Hons) in Experimental Psychology from Oxford University. He is a Fellow of the Energy Institute and the RSA, and an Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Environment. He was awarded an OBE in 2011 for his work.

simon.roberts@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1441

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Rachel joined CSE in 2005 and is a leading expert in the community energy sector. Rachel has played a pivotal role in developing CSE’s work on community energy and low carbon planning, and has particular skills and understanding regarding the planning system, sustainable energy in heritage settings, and the central role of community consultation and consent as a foundation of successful local projects. She oversees a team of nine staff delivering support for local authorities and community energy groups across the UK.

Rachel devised and managed the award-winning PlanLoCaL programme and resources, widely acknowledged as providing the most comprehensive suite of resources to support community renewable energy schemes. She also designed and oversaw The Co-operative Community Energy Challenge for The Co-operative Group including the grant competition, and has played a core role in website specification and testing for websites relating to projects in her team (e.g. PlanLoCaL).

Rachel has a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of Aberdeen, an MSc in Forest Management from the Royal Agricultural College and an MA in Policy and the Environment from the Open University.

For more information about projects Rachel has been involved in please see the links below:

• Plan LoCal
• Urban Community Energy Fund
• Community Energy Challenge

rachel.coxcoon@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1426

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Sarah has many years' experience of office and financial management, initially employed by Bristol Energy Centre, the trading company of the Centre for Sustainable Energy in 1993. Together with the Chief Executive, she has responsibility for the financial management of the organisation. She is ultimately responsible to the trustee body, reporting to them at quarterly finance meetings. As one of the senior management team, she is involved with the strategic development of the charity.

Sarah has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Bristol and a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from the University of the West of England.

sarah.frankish@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1444

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Janine has been Head of Development at the Centre for Sustainable Energy since May 2000 and oversees all new project development and fundraising within the charity, from conception of a project idea to practical delivery. Since joining CSE she has helped to diversify the range of funders supporting CSE's work which now span government departments, the energy industry, local government, charitable grants, lottery programmes and consultancy contracts. In 2002 Janine helped set up the Community Action for Energy network. In 2012 she designed and ran Bristol Switch and Save, the city’s first collective buying scheme for energy.

Prior to joining CSE, Janine worked for a range of sustainable energy organisations, including an energy consultancy, the Building Research Establishment and the former Energy Efficiency Office of the Department of the Environment. She has been responsible for producing best practice guidance for new and refurbished housing, designed national energy efficiency schemes and worked on major public awareness campaigns.

Janine has an MSc in Energy Conservation and the Environment, and a BSc in Maths.

janine.michael@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1414

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Ian joined CSE in 2001. His previous role as Senior Analyst covered research into fuel poverty, consumer behaviour, hard-to-treat housing issues and scheme evaluation. Ian’s particular skills include energy modelling, data collection, analysis and survey work.

Ian has considerable knowledge of energy policy, from the legislative framework to the practical on-the-ground delivery.

He is a leading expert on the distributional impacts of energy policy and his work in this area include: the development and application of the Distributional Impacts Model for Policy and Strategic Analysis; designing carbon taxation to protect low-income households for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s New Insights programme; examining the distributional impacts associated with UK Climate Change Policies; analysing the impact of the UK-wide feed-in tariff on low income consumers and researching into the nature, prevalence and distribution of fuel poverty in non-traditional homes in the UK.

Ian also has considerable expertise in energy and consumer behaviour.

Prior to joining CSE Ian was based at the University of Birmingham Department of Public Health and Epidemiology as a researcher, and also worked as a project assistant at Ecotec

ian.preston@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1422

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Joshua joined CSE in 2006. As Head of Research and Analysis he is responsible for overseeing and managing a vast range of projects. He has extensive experience of research in the fields of renewable energy, energy policy-making and energy strategy and of working with partners in academia, government and industry. Before coming to CSE as Head of Research and Analysis, he was Principal Policy Officer with regard to energy at the Greater London Authority.

Josh has an Msc in Environmental Technology (specialising in energy policy) from Imperial College London and a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Bristol.

To find out more about projects Josh has been involved in please see the links below:

• THERMOS Accelerating heat networks in Europe
• Project Director for The National Household Model
• Project Manager and Lead Analyst for the National Heat Map

joshua.thumim@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1439

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Joshua joined CSE in 2006. As Head of Research and Analysis he is responsible for overseeing and managing a vast range of projects. He has extensive experience of research in the fields of renewable energy, energy policy-making and energy strategy and of working with partners in academia, government and industry. Before coming to CSE as Head of Research and Analysis, he was Principal Policy Officer with regard to energy at the Greater London Authority.

Josh has an Msc in Environmental Technology (specialising in energy policy) from Imperial College London and a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Bristol.

To find out more about projects Josh has been involved in please see the links below:

• THERMOS Accelerating heat networks in Europe
• Project Director for The National Household Model
• Project Manager and Lead Analyst for the National Heat Map

joshua.thumim@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1439

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Toby joined CSE in 2010 as a senior project worker and has over ten years experience working in sustainable energy research. As a Project Manager in the Research and Analysis team at CSE, he works on a range of projects investigating domestic energy efficiency, technology opportunities, the impacts of national energy and climate change policies, and fuel poverty. Through his work at CSE, Toby has developed a strong understanding of an extensive range of national surveys and statistics, covering housing, demographics, public attitudes and socio-economics, and has five years experience of database management using programmes such as SQL and SPSS. He has also acquired extensive knowledge of BREDEM models (including SAP).

Toby has a MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and a PhD in Bioenergy from the University of Leeds.

To find out more about projects Toby has been involved in please see the links below:

• THERMOS Accelerating Heat Networks in Europe
• National Heat Map
• STEEP

toby.bridgeman@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1435

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Mark joined CSE as a software engineer in 2018. Prior to joining CSE he worked as a web developer, producing cloud-based software for the Higher Education sector. Mark has three years' experience working with a variety of web application frameworks and languages, with a particular emphasis on intuitive user interface design.

Mark holds an MSci in Mathematics from the University of Bristol.

mark.gibbons@cse.org.uk

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Daisy joined CSE as a Senior Research Project Worker in February 2017. Before joining CSE, Daisy worked in charity evaluation, measuring the impact of cycling projects on health and transport behaviours, through surveys, case studies and cost benefit analysis. She has 2.5 years’ experience in charity and sustainability evaluation.

Daisy holds an MSc in Sustainability with Environment and Development, and a BA in Environmental Sustainability both from the University of Leeds

daisy.goaman@cse.or.guk

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Andrew joined CSE in April 2018 as a senior software engineer. He has over 25 years software engineering experience having worked in fields such as communication engineering, semiconductor memory fabrication and oil & gas pipeline inspection data storage and analysis. In his previous role he designed and developed enterprise Java (JEE) software and, more recently, used big data technologies including Hadoop, HBase and Spark to store and process huge quantities of pipeline measurement data.

Andrew holds a BSc in Electronic Engineering from the University of Hull which includes a specialisation in Environmental and Ecological Electronics.

At CSE he will be working on the National Household Model among other projects.

andrew.gonnet@cse.org.uk

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Tom joined CSE in June 2012. He has extensive experience in software development and design and a wide knowledge of machine learning and optimisation techniques.

He holds a PhD, ‘On the Vehicle Routing Problem’ (stochastic optimisation for routing problems) from University of Bristol, as well as an MEng and BSc Computer Science, both from University of Bristol.

To find out more about projects Tom has been involved in please see the links below:

• National Household Model
• THERMOS Accelerating Heat Networks in Europe
• STEEP Systems Thinking for Energy Efficient Planning

tom.hinton@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1455

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Nicky joined CSE in January 2016. As Senior Researcher she manages and delivers research and evaluation projects. Nicky has over 20 years experience in devising and undertaking qualitative and mixed method research, including use of deliberative meetings, focus groups, interviews, surveys and participatory research.  She has had a particular emphasis on understanding how effects of policy or projects can differently affect groups of people. 2017 will see Nicky leading research on vulnerable housholds, in projects funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Nuffield Foundation.

Nicky has an MSc in Policy Research from University of Bristol, an MA in Gender and Development from the University of Sussex and a BA English from Kings College London.

For more information about the projects Nicky has been involved in, please see the links below:

• Lead author of report on smart prepayment and fuel poverty
• Impact evaluation of Citizens Advice Energy Best Deal Programme

Nicky.hodges@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1400

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Martin joined CSE in March 2002. Martin's main role within CSE is to manage a vast portfolio of projects including local authority support programmes, renewable energy feasibility studies and the management of energy audits within the private and public sectors. Martin has over 18 years' experience researching sustainable energy and in technical consulting, following a career in engineering.

Martin holds an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology from University of Loughborough and a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science from University of the West of England. Martin is also a PRINCE2 qualified project manager, an NHER Surveyor and Assessor, and is trained ICA Technology of Participation facilitation techniques. He also has an HNC in Mechanical Engineering and served an apprenticeship at Rolls Royce.

For more information about the projects Martin has been involved in, please see the links below:

• Project Manager of THERMOS Accelerating heat networks in Europe
• Project Manager of STEEP Systems Thinking for Efficient Energy Planning
• Project Manager of Sustainable retrofit of heritage homes

martin.holley@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1419

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Annette joined CSE in September 2012. Before joining CSE, Annette worked as a sustainability consultant within the construction industry for four years. Annette’s particular expertise lies in the field of energy consumption in buildings, including data monitoring analysis.

Annette completed an MSc in Energy Policy at the University of Exeter in 2011 and also holds a BSc in Environment, Economics and Ecology from the University of York. She is also a qualified BREEAM Accredited Professional and Code for Sustainable Homes assessor.

For more information about the projects Annette has been involved in, please see the links below:

• THERMOS Accelerating heat networks in Europe
• Social landlords and district heating
• Rokwood: sustainable production of woody energy crops in Europe

annette.lamley@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1415

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Rachel joined CSE in 2005 and is a leading expert in the community energy sector. Rachel has played a pivotal role in developing CSE’s work on community energy and low carbon planning, and has particular skills and understanding regarding the planning system, sustainable energy in heritage settings, and the central role of community consultation and consent as a foundation of successful local projects. She oversees a team of nine staff delivering support for local authorities and community energy groups across the UK.

Rachel devised and managed the award-winning PlanLoCaL programme and resources, widely acknowledged as providing the most comprehensive suite of resources to support community renewable energy schemes. She also designed and oversaw The Co-operative Community Energy Challenge for The Co-operative Group including the grant competition, and has played a core role in website specification and testing for websites relating to projects in her team (e.g. PlanLoCaL).

Rachel has a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of Aberdeen, an MSc in Forest Management from the Royal Agricultural College and an MA in Policy and the Environment from the Open University.

For more information about projects Rachel has been involved in please see the links below:

• Plan LoCal
• Urban Community Energy Fund
• Community Energy Challenge

rachel.coxcoon@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1426

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Megan joined CSE in September 2017. At CSE, a major part of her role has been supporting the Bright Green Future programme participants as well as other projects working to engage communities to start their own energy projects. Megan has also worked alongside Research & Analysis evaluating energy advice projects and Household Energy Services offering energy advice.

Megan has a Geography BSc from the University of Edinburgh.

megan.blyth@cse.org.uk

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Rachel joined CSE in October 2014 - took a few months off to travel abroad in 2017 and rejoined us in 2018.

Rachel – who has Masters degree in Zoology from the University of Sheffield – has a wide experience of working on community-focused sustainability projects with a particular expertise in energy, climate change and conservation. A core part of her role has been providing advice to community energy groups on developing local projects, creating relevant resources around these and supporting CSE-managed grant pots.

For more information about projects Rachel has been involved in, see Bright Green Future, Urban Community Energy Fund and WPD Community Chest.

rachel.haycock@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1424

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Roy joined CSE in April 2017 to manage our environmental leadership programme for young people, Bright Green Future. Previous to this role Roy worked in animal welfare, marine conservation and the education sector.

Roy has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Edinburgh, an MSc in Environment, Science and Society from University College London, and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Nottingham.

roy.kareem@cse.org.uk

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Bridget joined CSE in September 2009. As CSE’s Senior Community Projects Manager she runs and develops community energy and fuel poverty projects and provides support for community energy groups. Her work addresses a range of energy issues where a community scale approach is the most effective way to bring about change. Current projects are the PlanLoCaL energy efficiency and Green Deal toolkit, the national Green Open Homes network and CSE’s programme of national support for community energy groups.

Previous work includes management of Warm Streets Communities, Bristol Community Energy mapping, Warmer Improved Somerset Homes (tackling fuel poverty), Levels & Moors Energy (development of community scale renewables) and running a number of affordable warmth programmes for Local Authorities and housing associations.

Bridget has more than ten years experience in project management and development work in the public, private and voluntary sector, in particular with community projects and sustainable development initiatives. She has an BSc in Environmental Science from Southampton University.

Bridget is on maternity leave - back September/October 2017.

bridget.newbery@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1413

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Harriet joined CSE in 2013 as a Senior Project Worker, before becoming Project Manager in 2014. Harriet works on a range of projects which seek to support community groups, local authorities, planners and young people to engage with sustainable energy projects and develop low carbon policies.

She is an RTPI-qualified planner and has co-developed guidance on planning issues for several projects at CSE covering neighbourhood planning, rural landscapes and retrofit of heritage buildings. The projects that Harriet has managed have focused on developing more deliberative engagement methods and supporting community energy projects in low income communities.

Harriet has a Human Geography MA from Edinburgh University, a Spatial Planning MSc from University College London, and a Social Science Research Methods MSc from Cardiff.

For more information about projects Harriet has been involved in please see the links below:

• Neighbourhood Planning Support
• Future Energy Landscapes
• Sustainable Retrofit of Heritage Homes

harriet.sansom@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1428

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Ellie joined CSE in September 2017, to work on community projects including our environmental leadership programme for young people, Bright Green Future. Ellie has 3 years’ experience of working within the public sector, initially as a project officer for major regeneration projects with Bath & North East Somerset Council, and more recently, in the neighbourhood team at Bristol City Council.

Ellie has a BA in Geography with Spanish from the University of Exeter.

ellie.stevens@cse.org.uk

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Dan joined CSE in 2015. He has 14 years' experience in planning, predominantly in local authorities. He previously worked for developers Wind Prospect and for Bath & North East Somerset Council, where as Principal Planner he was responsible for most renewable energy planning applications in the local authority area, including negotiating and consenting the first two commercial scale solar farms, and contributing to the development of planning policies on energy in the district. Dan has an excellent understanding of the barriers community groups face when developing energy generation projects, including planning, landscape issues and landowner agreements.

Dan has a BSc in Global Futures (Sustainability) and Geography and an MSc in Town and Country Planning.

Dan has been involved in the following projects: Sustainable retrofit of heritage homes, Bright Green Future, Urban Community Energy Fund.

dan.stone@cse.org.uk

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Mark joined CSE in September 2017 to work on various projects including Bright Green Future and our work supporting community groups to develop neighbourhood plans.

Prior to joining CSE he was a founding director of the community energy group Sheffield Renewables, serving from 2009 until 2014, where he played a key role in developing the capacity of the organisation and running successful community share offers.  He was also involved in establishing the Green Homes Sheffield open homes network. Mark originally trained as a biochemist, and after completing his PhD in this field, went on to become a senior scientist in a bio-technology start up developing new bio-fuel technology.

He has an MChem in Biological Chemistry from the University of Sheffield and is currently studying for an MSc in Sustainable Development in Practice from the University of the West of England.

mark.wells@cse.org.uk

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Ian joined CSE in 2001. His previous role as Senior Analyst covered research into fuel poverty, consumer behaviour, hard-to-treat housing issues and scheme evaluation. Ian’s particular skills include energy modelling, data collection, analysis and survey work.

Ian has considerable knowledge of energy policy, from the legislative framework to the practical on-the-ground delivery.

He is a leading expert on the distributional impacts of energy policy and his work in this area include: the development and application of the Distributional Impacts Model for Policy and Strategic Analysis; designing carbon taxation to protect low-income households for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s New Insights programme; examining the distributional impacts associated with UK Climate Change Policies; analysing the impact of the UK-wide feed-in tariff on low income consumers and researching into the nature, prevalence and distribution of fuel poverty in non-traditional homes in the UK.

Ian also has considerable expertise in energy and consumer behaviour.

Prior to joining CSE Ian was based at the University of Birmingham Department of Public Health and Epidemiology as a researcher, and also worked as a project assistant at Ecotec

ian.preston@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1422

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Liz joined CSE in September 2015. She works to support the busy Home Energy Team in providing energy advice to householders in Bristol and Somerset. Liz routinely works to deliver telephone advice, home visits and casework to support vulnerable households in resolving energy-related problems, and has particular experience with prepayment meters, switching, insulation referrals and the Warm Home Discount.

Liz has a Bsc in Environmental Science from the University of Southampton.

For more information about the projects Liz has been involved in please see the links below:

• Affordable Energy Access
• Ovo Energy Advice Service
• Western Power Distribution Advice Hub

elizabeth.adams@cse.org.uk

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Paola joined CSE in September 2015 as an intern and is now working as an Energy Adivsor. Her role at CSE focuses on energy and related advice to households through telephone advice, home visits, casework and outreach events, as well as delivering training. Previously, Paola was a volunteer with Bristol charity, Refugee Action, liaising between asylum seekers and the Home Office, solicitors, health services and partner organisations.

She has a Master’s degree in Human Geography from University of Bristol and a degree in Anthropology from Universidad Externado de Colombia.

For more information about projects Paola has been involved in, please seen the links below:

• Bristol Tenant's Energy Advice
• OVO Energy Advice Service
• Healthy Homes Dorset

paola.aldana@cse.org.uk

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Elliot joined CSE in August 2017 to work in the busy Household Energy Services team. Following his graduation in 2014 Elliot worked helping a local community centre create an Energy and Carbon Strategy and completed an internship researching and assessing the viability of a new business that was aiming to help reduce carbon output in SMEs.

Elliot has a BSc in Climate Change and Energy Management from the University of the West of England.

elliot.clark@cse.org.uk

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Shareen joined CSE in September 2015 and is working on a range of our Home Energy Team projects. Her role at CSE focuses on energy and related advice to households – particularly vulnerable people including low income families, the elderly and disabled people – through telephone advice, home visits and casework.

Shareen has an Msc in Environmental Science focusing on sustainable environmental management.

For more information about the projects Shareen has been involved in please see the links below:

• Warmer Improved Somerset Homes
• Ovo Energy Advice Service
• Western Power Distribution Advice Hub

shareen.elnagy@cse.org.uk

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Lisa joined CSE in 2002 and has extensive experience of helping households who live in fuel poverty and in supporting vulnerable people. She has excellent skills in clear communication, empathetic and patient one-to-one support for vulnerable clients, with particular experience in advising minority ethnic households and older people. Lisa manages a range of advice projects for the Household Energy Services, as well as participating in the development of many local energy advice projects.

Lisa has a BA (Hons) in Health and Community Studies from Chester University.

For more information about the projects that Lisa is involved in, please see the links below:

• Project manager for Pre-payment Metre Money Matters
• Project manager for Wellington Healthy Homes
• Project manager for Clever budgeting for single parents

lisa.evans@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1402

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Natasha joined CSE as an Energy Advisor in January 2017 to work on a range of projects within the busy Home Energy Team. As of July 2017 she will work as a case worker for WHAM - Warmer Homes, Advice & Money.

Before joining CSE she worked as a Volunteer Project Leader in Fiji and Ghana, leading groups of volunteers whilst coordinating education and sustainability projects. She has also worked for Citizens Advice, gaining invaluable telephone and advice work experience and gaining her Citizens Advice accredited Generalist Advisor Certificate.

Natasha has a BSc in Physical Geography from Lancaster University.

natasha.hope@cse.org.uk

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Kath joined CSE in February 2015. She works on a range of projects in the busy Home Energy Team providing in-depth energy advice to vulnerable householders over the phone, at events and through home visits. Prior to this Kath gained invaluable volunteering experience at CSE and holds the NEA/City and Guilds 6176 Energy Awareness qualification. She has extensive experience of supporting a wide range of vulnerable people through her previous work at The Open University and Bristol Care & Repair.

Kath.Lindsay@cse.org.uk

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Pete joined CSE as an Energy Advisor in November 2017 to give personal energy advice to householders in the South West through home visits, telephone work, casework, and outreach events. 

Prior to his employment with CSE, he worked as a Project Development Officer creating and developing frontline services for Brighton & Hove City Council.

Along with a City & Guilds in Energy Awareness, he has a BSc in Environmental Science and has recently been awarded an MSc in Environmental Assessment and Management.

pete.mcneill@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1423

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Cora joined CSE in January 2016 as a member of the Household Energy Services team. She has experience as an energy advisor with Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, supporting vulnerable residents and providing tailored energy advice through home visits and over the phone.

She has an MSc in Environmental and Energy Studies from the Centre for Alternative Technology. Her thesis was on the impact of community energy groups on the local uptake of energy efficiency measures, and as part of this she volunteered with Bedminster Energy Group in Bristol.

cora.paine@cse.org.uk

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Sonia joined CSE in 2013 and has worked on different outreach projects that deliver energy efficiency advice and address fuel poverty in the Bristol, Bath and Somerset regions. Furthermore she has planned and delivered training sessions on these topics to health-care professionals and community groups. She also works on the advice line providing information on the Green Deal, ECO, renewable technologies and more.

Prior to her employment with CSE, she lived in Sheffield and was employed as an energy advisor working on a CERT funded Free Insulation scheme with the local council and also worked as a fuel poverty case worker working on a Department of Health funded project at South Yorkshire Energy Centre.

Sonia was recently awarded an MSc in Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies with the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, gaining a merit. In her thesis she investigated the differences that insulation measures had made to people’s homes and the likelihood that they were delivering the carbon savings awarded to them. She also has the NEA/City and Guilds 6176 Energy Awareness qualification.

sonia.pruzinsky@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1409

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Karen joined CSE in November 2013 and currently works on a range of projects within our Household Energy Services team. Her role includes advising the public on how to prevent energy waste in the home, as well as working on a range of home energy and research projects.

Karen has a  BSc (Hons) in Biology from the University of East Anglia, a postgraduate certificate in Management (voluntary organisations) at South Bank University and MSc in Sustainable Development in Practice from the University of the West of England. She has previously worked for charities such as the New Economics Foundation on community participation, and the Women’s Environmental Network on waste prevention.

karen.smith@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1405

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Kate  joined CSE as a senior project manager in  July 2012. She currently manages a range of projects across the West of England supporting householders to reduce their energy use and reduce their fuel bills while still keeping their homes safe and warm. Kate manages CSE’s volunteering initiative recruiting and training volunteers to work alongside trained advisors and providing peer support to older householders. She also manages projects engaging with Bristol's black and minority ethnic communities helping disadvantaged members of Bristol's minority ethnic communities at risk of fuel debt.

Before joining CSE Kate spent ten years in management and development roles running behavioural change projects to reduce waste and to increase reuse and recycling.  More recently she held a development role supporting services for disabled people and managing a peer support volunteer project.

She has a degree in Business Studies completed at the University of the West of England.

kate.thomas@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1429

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Mark joined CSE in January 2008 and spends the majority of his time as a project worker on various fuel poverty and community focussed projects. His roles in each vary but generally consist of home visits to service users; case work; delivery of presentations or training sessions; and staffing advice stands.

Mark also works part of his time as an Energy Advisor in CSE’s Home Energy Team advice centre. This role involves giving advice on how to save energy; information on renewable technologies; how to recycle/dispose of waste; methods of water conservation; and information on what grants are available to improve household energy efficiency.

Mark holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Environmental Studies from the Open University. He has also gained several qualifications whilst working at CSE including, NEA/City & Guilds level 3 NVQ in ‘Providing Energy Efficiency Services’, NEA/City & Guilds 6176 ‘Energy Awareness’ and NEA/City & Guilds 6176 ‘Renewable Energy in the Home’.

mark.tyler@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1449

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Jamie has been managing advice projects at CSE, including the energy advice line service, since 2009. He became an energy advisor in 2002 providing face-to-face and over-the-phone advice to the public, having previously been part of CSE’s finance and administration team. Jamie has a key role in the development of CSE’s Household Energy Service customer database as well developing and updating CSE’s range of advice factsheets. He managed the redevelopment of CSE’s energy advice website www.cse.org.uk/loveyourhome and oversaw the production of the popular ‘External wall insulation – a case study’ video. Jamie has made numerous appearances on local and national radio. He has given live interviews on keeping warm in winter, cutting fuels bills and domestic renewable energy on both BBC Somerset and BBC Radio Bristol. Jamie has appeared on the panel of the BBC Radio 4 Money Box and Money Box Live programmes.

Before he joined CSE Jamie was the Local Finance Administrator for Community Service Volunteers (CSV). Prior to this he worked for Bristol Cyrenians both at a day centre for street homeless people and for several years in residential care, working with adults with mental health problems.

Jamie has a BSc (Hons) Geography from the University of Plymouth. He also has City & Guilds 6176 Energy Awareness, City & Guilds 6176 Renewable Energy in the Home and NVQ Level 3 Providing Energy Efficiency Services.

jamie.walters@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1452

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Lorna joined CSE in Febuary 2015 is a member of the Home Energy team providing in-depth and personal energy advice to vulnerable people in Bristol and Somerset via our advice line and at events and on home-visits.

Before joining CSE Lorna was a volunteer for a range of different organisations including as a photographer for Avon Wildlife Trust, a guide at the Ecohome at Bristol's CREATE Centre, and as a runner for a BBC wildlife documentary production team. She was also a volunteer for CSE itself, gaining different kinds of experience across many of our projects.

lorna.wilcox@cse.org.uk

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Jenna joined CSE in July 2017 to work as caseworker on WHAM - Warmer Homes, Advice & Money. Previously she has worked for Bristol City Council as a Domestic Energy Assessor on the Warmer Homes Project, and energy efficiency retrofitting programme for council properties. She has also worked as an energy advisor for Talking Money.

Jenna has an MSc in Architecture: Advanced Environment and Energy Studies from the Centre for Alternative Technology,and NVQ3 City and Guilds award in Energy Awareness, and she also has a certificate in Domestic Energy Assessment.

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Paul joined CSE in December 2009. His role involves developing and delivering CSE’s retrofit schemes as well as testing the key mechanisms behind the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO). He manages the Household Energy Services marketing budget; promoting the energy advice line, advice projects and energy saving schemes. Paul frequently delivers presentations in the community and provides training to partner organisations.

Paul achieved a first class BSc (Hons) in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Plymouth, and has previously worked for charities such as Severn Wye Energy Agency, the Barn Owl Trust and Moor Trees. He has EA/City & Guilds 6176 Energy Awareness and NEA/City and Guilds 6176 Renewable Energy in the Home qualifications, as well as an NVQ 3 Providing Energy Efficiency Services.

paul.winney@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1403

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Janine has been Head of Development at the Centre for Sustainable Energy since May 2000 and oversees all new project development and fundraising within the charity, from conception of a project idea to practical delivery. Since joining CSE she has helped to diversify the range of funders supporting CSE's work which now span government departments, the energy industry, local government, charitable grants, lottery programmes and consultancy contracts. In 2002 Janine helped set up the Community Action for Energy network. In 2012 she designed and ran Bristol Switch and Save, the city’s first collective buying scheme for energy.

Prior to joining CSE, Janine worked for a range of sustainable energy organisations, including an energy consultancy, the Building Research Establishment and the former Energy Efficiency Office of the Department of the Environment. She has been responsible for producing best practice guidance for new and refurbished housing, designed national energy efficiency schemes and worked on major public awareness campaigns.

Janine has an MSc in Energy Conservation and the Environment, and a BSc in Maths.

janine.michael@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1414

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Nick joined CSE in September 2010 and has over 15 years experience working and studying in the environmental field. At CSE, Nick helps to develop our work with local authorities and housing associations, as well as exploring European funding opportunities.

Nick specialises in behavioural and attitudinal research but has also delivered energy and environmental audits, carbon foot printing of organisations, life cycle assessments, implementation of environmental management systems (ISO 14001), energy modelling and mapping projects, statistical analysis and general strategy and policy work.

His work experience includes domestic energy policy research with Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, installation of photovoltaic lighting systems in rural Nepal with a small NGO based in Kathmandu, community energy work with Carbon Descent,  an energy agency based in central London, and energy and environmental consultancy for Sustain, where Nick led the policy and strategy function within the organisation.

Nick has a first degree in Human Sciences from Sussex University (BSc), an MSc in Energy Conservation and the Environment from Cranfield University, a post graduate diploma in Science Communication from Birkbeck College (pg.Dip) and completed his PhD in the Sociology of Energy Use with Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute in 1998.

nick.banks@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1418

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Jenny joined CSE in August 2017 to develop new ideas and projects and to secure funding for the organisations’ mission. She has worked in the local and community energy sector for five years and has experience of developing and managing energy projects and services with domestic, commercial and public sector beneficiaries, collaborating with a wide variety of partner organisations.

Jenny is motivated by climate change and social justice and believes that much of the unfairness we see in our communities is linked to the environmental crisis unfolding in our world. She is especially interested in projects which link the sustainable energy and fuel poverty agendas with wider issues such as housing, education and economic development.

Jenny has an MSc in Architecture, advanced environmental and energy studies from the Centre for Alternative Technology where her research focused on community energy and local planning. She is a Fellow of the RSA.

jenny.coles@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1440

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Courtenay joined CSE in January 2017 as Communications and Publicity Officer. She will be supporting the Communications and Development Team in communicating and publicising the aims and projects of the Centre for Sustainable Energy. She is responsible for updating the website as well as working with other teams at CSE to create multi-media resources concerning all aspects of our work.

Prior to joining CSE Courtenay worked freelance in content and social media marketing roles for a number of small businesses in Denmark and Germany.  She also has extensive experience working as a copy-editor and proof-reader for a number of academic clients.

Courtenay has a BA in International Studies, and an MA in Postcolonial Cultures and Global Policy, both from Goldsmiths College, University of London.

courtenay.crawford@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1427

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Jonathan joined CSE in March 2008 and works on new project development and fundraising within the organisation. He has ten years experience of project management and fundraising, particularly in the conservation/environmental sector. Prior to joining CSE, Jonathan was a fundraising manager at the Soil Association, working on a range of sustainable food and farming projects, and was most recently at Bristol Zoo.

Jonathan also has a BA in History from the University of Liverpool.

jonathan.twomey@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1412

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Tim is responsible for CSE's corporate communications and publicity, and for the communications element of the organisation's larger projects such as the 100 Ideas House and Our Big Energy Challenge. He was marketing manager for the South West Energy Saving Trust advice centre from its launch in August 2008 to February 2009. He has also worked on the relaunch of the CSE website, and on products and events marking CSE's 30th anniversary in 2009.

Tim has almost two decades' worth of experience in print and communications. He was Publications Manager at the Soil Association (1994-2000) before moving to Greenpeace International in Amsterdam (2001-2003) where he began as Publications Manager before becoming Head of Images, covering print, video and still-photography. He has experience in writing, design, print production, brand-management and image use.

Tim has a BA (Hons) in History and Politics and a MSc from Bristol University in International Politics.

tim.weisselberg@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1425

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Sarah has many years' experience of office and financial management, initially employed by Bristol Energy Centre, the trading company of the Centre for Sustainable Energy in 1993. Together with the Chief Executive, she has responsibility for the financial management of the organisation. She is ultimately responsible to the trustee body, reporting to them at quarterly finance meetings. As one of the senior management team, she is involved with the strategic development of the charity.

Sarah has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Bristol and a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from the University of the West of England.

sarah.frankish@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1444

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Having recently joined the team in the capacity of Office Administrator, Simone brings with her many years of experience of working in a supportive role from her background as an administrator and PA. Simone’s role at CSE is to provide administrative support to the project delivery teams at CSE, and support the efficient operation of the Finance & HR team on a day-to-day basis.

Previous to joining CSE, Simone was employed as an School Administrator & PA to the Senior Leadership Team at a large primary school in East Bristol where her main responsibilities included providing support in order to facilitate the smooth running of the school and assisting with financial management.

simone.farquharson@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1400

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Lisa joined CSE in 2016 in the capacity of financial administrator, bringing with her many years of experience of working in a financial support role.

Lisa’s role at CSE is to provide day-to-day financial support to the head of finance and HR.She is a part-qualified accountant with a great deal of knowledge of various SMEs in the Bristol area.

lisa.welham-clarke@cse.org.uk | 0117 934 1400

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