The Institute of Chartered Foresters is delighted to announce the successful applicants for their upcoming ‘Emerging Leader Programme’.
Beginning in January 2023, the programme offers a fantastic opportunity for those who work and volunteer with trees to develop the skills necessary to ensure our trees, forests and woodlands are managed to effectively deliver against multiple objectives, including planting targets, climate change mitigation and the biodiversity crisis.
With more than 70 applications from across the sector, competition for places was strong. Developed in partnership with Clore Social Leadership, the six-month programme is designed to help emerging leaders in the sector build their leadership potential, strengthen their networks and drive both social and organisational change.
Louise Simpson, Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Foresters, commented:
“We’re delighted to announce the successful applicants for the Emerging Leader Programme. These future forestry leaders will undertake a comprehensive programme of activities that will ensure they are equipped to deal with the challenges of woodland planting targets, climate change mitigation, the biodiversity crisis and more. The programme will deliver a skilled and strongly interconnected cohort of tree professionals with the leadership skills to drive the sector forward and navigate future challenges.”
Highlighting the importance of developing the sector’s future leaders and helping address the ongoing skills shortage, places on the programme have been funded by several sector organisations across the UK. The Trees Call to Action Fund, delivered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, provided funding for 15 places for England-based applicants while Scottish Forestry and the Welsh Government provided funding for ten places each for Scotland and Wales-based applicants.
The successful applicants are listed below:
Jude Alexander
Scottish Woodlands
Ben Anderson MICFor
Duchy of Cornwall
Kelvin Archer
Woodland Trust
Tim Bennett
National Trust
Clare Bowen
The Tree Council
Lea Brandes
Forestry England
Samuel Brown MICFor
Natural Resources Wales
Jemima Cooper
Institute of Chartered Foresters
Patrick Cowdy
Welsh Government
Mike Cresswell MICFor
Natural Resources Wales
Elaine Dick MICFor
Forest Research
Miles Drury MICFor
Forestry Commission
Antonia Dunwoody
Forestry and Land Scotland
Anthony Geddes MICFor
Confor
Elaine Harrison MICFor
Natural Resources Wales
Kate Hawley MICFor
Forestry Commission
Miriam Jones-Walters MICFor
Natural Resources Wales
Jemima Letts MICFor
Chatsworth Estate
Iwan Lloyd-Williams MICFor
DSHwood UK Ltd
Kevin Martin
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Iain Moss
Woodland Trust
Catherine Nuttgens
Woodland Trust
Josh Roberts MICFor
Forestry and Land Scotland
Michelle Ryan MICFor
Arboricultural Association
Ben Searle MICFor
DAERA
Andy Sloss
Forestry and Land Scotland
Shona Smyth MICFor
Institute of Chartered Foresters
Dr Luke Tyler
Llyn Parc Mawr
Keira Tedd
Pryor & Rickett Silviculture
Dr Eleanor Tew MICFor
Forestry England
Mark Townsend MICFor
Savills
Ros Wardman MICFor
Scottish Forestry
Ross Watson
Woodland Trust Scotland
Michelle Whalley-Palmer
Mersey Forest
Claire Wightman MICFor
TreeStory
Pherenice Worsey-Buck MICFor
Forestry Commission
The Emerging Leader Programme is a leadership development journey, designed for those leading teams, projects, volunteers and/or departments. The programme will offer access to a wealth of leadership development activities designed to help participants build the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to drive change effectively. Successful applicants can look forward to:
- Clore Social Leadership Fellowship awarded upon successful completion of the Programme
- Up to £1,000 travel and training bursary to cover travel and future development needs identified by the programme
- Online and in-person development activities, including two two-day residentials aimed at developing a close network of future forestry leaders
