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ABOUT US

Our Team at GFI

 

GFI is the umbrella organisation for this work and this website. A Community Interest Company with a National reach, it has a  team of  Directors (who do most of the boring work) and essential  Volunteers who assist us and help to support the people we work with.

        Directors:-

                  Pam Bennett- MD

                  Sophie Bishop - Deputy

                  David Rose

                  Alan Norton

                  Christine Walker

                  James Kelleher

                  Chris Lofthouse

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Take a look at the GFI website to find out more about our Work and our Team

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Our Team for the Sea-ing Sense Project

For this project we worked in Partnership with the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and our expert team included:-
                 
                 GFI                                                                       TVWT
         
  Sophie Bishop - Project Coordinator                Steve Ashton - Project Lead
    Pam Bennett- Project Manager                    Dr. Susan Antrobus - Evaluator
  Charles Twist - Sound specialist and                   Jacky Watson - Wilder Coast                   photographer                                                        Officer

  Leigh Nicholson - Sighted Guide Trainer            Trainees - Holly, Simon and 
       Grace Bint - Graduate Volunteer                                Ailish
      for the soundscapes and website
     Vicky Parker - GFI project assistant            


 In addition we have a number of volunteers supporting our activities in each area of Teesside plus assistance from Thomas Beckensall who designed our Sensing the Wild logo.

 

GFI Volunteers:

Lynda Parkes, Hugh Melvin (photographer), James Hopper, Barbara, Melanie, Andrew, Margaret Robinson, Steve Boyes, plus friends and family members who support us at some of our events

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