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Jessie Leach, Project Officer

Jessie Leach

  • Project Officer
Jessie is the PMO (Project Management Office) Lead for The Rivers Trust. She is responsible for overseeing The Rivers Trust’s projects and management systems, as well as setting and maintaining project management standards across the organisation. She also manages providing support and sharing project management best practice across the Rivers Trust Movement.

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Joanna Braniff

  • All-Ireland Communications Officer
Joanna works to highlight The Rivers Trust’s activities and campaigns taking place in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 

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John Brewington

  • Regional Development Manager (South)
John is our Regional Development Manager for the South, responsible for facilitating cooperation across the member trusts in the South and enabling the delivery of large-scale improvements to rivers and catchments. 

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Josh Jones

Josh Jones

  • Senior Technical Analyst
Josh is one of our Senior Technical Analysts, using data to support the work of The Rivers Trust and its member Trusts.

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Lisa Stewart

  • Source to Tap Project Officer
Lisa is our Source to Tap Project Officer, working on the Interreg EU initiative to provide sustainable solutions to protect drinking water sources.

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Lucy Butler

  • GIS Manager
Lucy is our GIS Manager, coordinating the use of Geographic Information System data within The Rivers Trust and its member Trusts.

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Lyndsey Herron

  • EFS Project Officer
Lyndsey is our Project Officer for the Environmental Farming Scheme Group Facilitation Project, providing water friendly farming advice to landowners in the Dundrum catchment in County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Mark Horton, All Ireland Director

Mark Horton MBE

  • All Ireland Director
Mark is our All Ireland Director, overseeing the growth and development of The Rivers Trust in Ireland. He is also Chief Executive of Ballinderry Rivers Trust.

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Mark Lloyd

  • CEO
Mark is our Chief Executive Officer, responsible for overseeing our direction and strategy. He joined The Rivers Trust in 2019 after 10 years as Chief Executive of the Angling Trust & Fish Legal, where he played a transformational role representing the UK’s three million anglers and taking legal action against polluters. Much of that work was focussed on protecting water quality, a subject close to Mark’s heart. Prior to that, Mark was Chief Executive of Thames21, one the Rivers Trust’s current members. He therefore is deeply familiar with the culture, challenges and opportunities of the Rivers Trust movement.

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Martin Colling

  • Information Manager at Wear Rivers Trust (Secondment)
Martin is Information Manager at Wear Rivers Trust, supporting project development, delivery and reporting. Through his part time secondment to the Rivers Trust data team, he is gaining visibility of national data management developments and opportunities.

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