Trustees

Gary is a former General Manager of Festivals Edinburgh where he worked to ensure the organisation, created and driven by the directors of Edinburgh’s major festivals to take a lead on their joint development and maintain their global competitive edge, delivered on its mission and key objectives. His responsibility was to ensure it was an effective and well-managed organisation, to manage and develop the collaborative working process across the festivals, ensure sound financial management, responsible employment and legal compliance as well as lead on governance and legal issues.

Gary joined Festivals Edinburgh from Oval House where he was responsible for the South London theatre’s business, financial and producing activities. Previously, he was in senior management roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Birmingham Rep and Royal Court Theatre in London.

Sam is Director of Collections at National Museums Scotland and an Honorary Professor in Heritage Studies at the University of Stirling. For 20 years he has worked at the intersection of museums and universities, first in Manchester, then as Director of Museums and Archives at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (including the Hunterian Museum), while holding visiting research appointments in London, Philadelphia and Edinburgh. His recent practice has focused on Cold War museology and the role of museums in the climate emergency.

Anne Marte is Programme Manager ClimateXChange, Scotland’s centre of expertise connecting climate change research and policy. She manages a portfolio of research, engagement and knowledge exchange projects across climate resilience and social change. She has worked in knowledge exchange on environmental and sustainability issues for over 20 years and sits on the Steering Group for the National Centre for Resilience.

Anne Marte is also a trustee for Edinburgh-based outdoor learning charity, The Green Team, and environmental charity, Sniffer, and has volunteered with a range of environmental organisations, in outdoor education and with the NHS.

Katelyn is a Co-Design Assistant at Young Scot, working to empower young people on projects and skills development opportunities covering climate literacy, heritage, policy, equality & diversity and connecting with other partners in the third sector. She has been actively championing equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, recruitment and volunteer outreach through her work on the EDI Board at Young Scot. She is passionate about applying localised improvements at a community level, understanding how the climate and societal inequality are intrinsically linked.

Katelyn graduated with a First Class degree in Painting at Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh (2020), with a particular interest in environmental utopias, and naturalistic and mechanical themes within painting practice. She volunteered at Inverleith House at the Royal Botanic Gardens (2016-18), aiding the delivery of many environmentally inspired exhibitions and preserving the archival collections of both artist’s books and horticultural artefacts, linking the relationship that nature, science and art share.

Judi is the Climate Intelligence Service Capacity Building Manager with the Improvement Service, an organisation delivering support to councils across Scotland to enable effective community leadership, strong local governance and efficient services. She leads on the climate change programme, supporting officers and Elected Members to accelerate the action needed for a sustainable future.

Judi’s work is focused currently on establishing the Climate Intelligence Service, a partnership between Scottish Government, local authorities and Edinburgh Climate Change Institute aiming to provide the data, skills and capacity needed to embed climate change in decision making across local areas. Prior to this, she has worked in various roles across the public sector in change and transformation, always with a keen interest in how different priorities, organisations and sectors can come together.

Lucy Power (she/her) is Co-Director of Rowan Environmental Arts, an Edinburgh based not-for-profit focusing on creative climate communication and nature connection. Her particular expertise and knowledge is in the crossover of culture and climate change. Lucy’s academic background is in ecological and environmental sciences and she is also a Churchill Fellow, researching international climate communication and education approaches. She is an aerial performer with a passion for combining circus with environmental communication!

Lucy has worked with schools, community organisations, government agencies and the private sector. Her experience includes working as an environmental consultant, as a performer and project manager, an aerial dance teacher and performer, and as a research assistant.