SEEBF's Executive Group

The Forum's 'Executive Group' oversees the review and delivery of the Forum's Work Plan, and is made up of the key stakeholders involved with delivering and advising upon biodiversity within the region. Membership is reviewed on an annual basis.

Currently the Executive members are:

  • Rolling chair (Steve Gilbert)
  • Natural England 
  • Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE) Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority / ALGE (Matthew Thomas, Ecologist) BTCV (Nigel Madge, Operations Development Manager - South East)
  • Environment Agency
  • Forestry Commission 
  • Hampshire County Council / ALGE (David Pape, Head of Ecology)
  • National Trust
  • RSPB (Samantha Dawes, Regional Conservation Manager)
  • South East Biodiversity Officers' Group (Kelly Thomas, Berkshire Biodiversity Co-ordinator and Chair of SEEBOF)
  • South East Biological Records Centres (Srah Jane Chimbwandira , Surrey Biodiversity Records Centre)
  • Wildlife Trusts in the South East (Ian Hepburn, Regional Policy Director)

Please follow this link for a copy of the Terms of Reference for the SEEBF Executive Group.

If you would like to find out more about the work of the Forum and the Executive group please see SEEBF's Business Plan.