Our staff

View profiles for our staff in the Senior Leadership Team, National Offices, Engagement and Communications, and surveys and science research teams. Please be aware that some of our staff might appear in multiple teams due to the nature of their role and responsibilities within BTO.

David Noble

Head & Principal Ecologist

Philipp Boersch-Supan

Principal Ecological Statistician

Senior Leadership Team

Juliet Vickery

Chief Executive Officer

Sian Knott

Head of People and Organisational Development

Andrew Scott

Director of Finance and Services

Ieuan Evans

Director of Engagement

James Pearce-Higgins

Director, Science

Graham Hatt

Director - Information Systems

Chris Wernham

Associate Director Country Offices

Rob Robinson

Associate Director, Research

BTO Cymru

Rachel Taylor

Head of BTO Cymru

Callum Macgregor

Senior Research Ecologist

Hannah Hereward

Research Ecologist

Gethin Jenkins-Jones

Development and Engagement Coordinator

Katharine Bowgen

Senior Research Ecologist

Charlotte Griffiths

Welsh Raptor Monitoring Coordinator - Project Lead

BTO Northern Ireland

Lois Clements

Research Ecology / Engagement Intern

Andrew Upton

Senior Research Ecologist

Hala Haddad

Research Ecologist

Sorrel Lyall

Ripple Project Officer

Jemma Davies

Engagement Coordinator

BTO Scotland

Chris Wernham

Associate Director Country Offices

Liz Humphreys

Principal Ecologist - Seabirds

John Calladine

Honorary Research Fellow

Mark Wilson

Head of Science Scotland

Amy Challis

Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator

Ben Darvill

Head of Engagement and Development (BTO Country Operations)

Sophie Bennett

Senior Research Ecologist

Steve Willis

Development and Engagement Coordinator, BTO Scotland

Nina O’Hanlon

Senior Research Ecologist

Paul Noyes

Wader Project Officer

Anthony Wetherhill

Fieldwork Coordinator (BTO Scotland)

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Senior Research Ecologist

Björn Beckmann

Research Ecologist

Alastair Feather

Research Ecologist

Communications

Mike Toms

Head of Communications

Jon Carter

Media Manager

Viola Ross-Smith

Science Communications Manager

Santiago Cárdenas

Garden BirdWatch Survey Organiser

Susan Jones

Garden BirdWatch Supporter Development Officer

Lesley Hindley

BTO Archivist

Data Science and Bioacoustics Team

Simon Gillings

Principal Data Scientist

Stuart Newson

Senior Research Ecologist

Dario Massimino

Senior Data Scientist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Biological Data Manager

Dispersed Threats Team

Phil Atkinson

Head of the Framing Futures team, and Principal Ecologist

Adham Ashton-Butt

Senior Research Ecologist

Chris Hewson

Senior Research Ecologist

Máire Kirkland

Senior Research Ecologist

Jennifer Border

Senior Research Ecologist

Blaise Martay

Senior Research Ecologist

Engagement

Chris Marais

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Training Manager

Training Officer

Training Officer

Youth Engagement Officer

Drew Lyness

Development and Engagement Coordinator (England)

Statistical and Monitoring Science

David Noble

Head & Principal Ecologist

Philipp Boersch-Supan

Principal Ecological Statistician

Jeremy Smith

Research Ecologist

James Clarke

Ecological Statistician

Jazz Rhoades

Ecological Statistician

Ringing and Nest Recording Team

Ellie Leech

Head of Ringing & Nest Recording Team

Mark Grantham

Licensing Officer

Bridget Griffin

Ringing & Nest Records Process Manager

Carl Barimore

Ringing & Nest Record Database Officer

Hazel McCambridge

Scheme Support Officer & Sustainability Officer

Louise Bacon

Ringing Officer

Lee Barber

Demographic Surveys Organiser

Nicola Bugg

Licensing and Sales Manager

Ruth Walker

Ringing & Nest Recording Communications Officer

Science Research Fellows

Rob Fuller

Honorary Research Fellow

Stephen Baillie

Honorary Research Fellow

Surveys Team

Dawn Balmer

Head of Surveys

Teresa Frost

Wetland Bird Survey Manager

James Heywood

BBS National Organiser

Sarah Harris

SMP Organiser

Neil Calbrade

Waterbird Surveys Officer

Adam Faiers

BirdTrack Organiser

David White

Engagement & Surveys Officer (England)

Gillian Birtles

WeBS Counter Network Organiser

Terrestrial Research Team

Gavin Siriwardena

Head & Principal Ecologist

Ian Henderson

Senior Research Ecologist

Greg Conway

Senior Research Ecologist

Kate Plummer

Senior Research Ecologist

David Norfolk

Senior Research Officer

Hugh Hanmer

Senior Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Survey Organiser

Wetland and Marine Research Team

Niall Burton

Head & Principal Ecologist

Liz Humphreys

Principal Ecologist - Seabirds

Chris Thaxter

Senior Research Ecologist

Samantha Franks

Senior Research Ecologist

Ian Woodward

Senior Research Ecologist

Sophie Bennett

Senior Research Ecologist

Nina O’Hanlon

Senior Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

Senior Research Ecologist

Alastair Feather

Research Ecologist

Emma Caulfield

Winter Gull Survey Organiser

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