Our people


Senior Management

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Phillip Vincent

Chief Executive

phillip@wern.org.uk

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Dick Whittington

Rural Projects Manager

dick@wern.org.uk

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Tina Huckle-Mills

Village Agents Manager

tina@wern.org.uk

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Simone Shephard

Community Development Manager

simone@wern.org.uk

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Denise Perrin

Village Agents Manager

denise@wern.org.uk

Bath & North East Somerset Village Agents

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Aly Akroyd

Village Agent

alyson@wern.org.uk

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Debbie Dufour

Village Agent

debbie@wern.org.uk

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Sally Johnson

Village Agent

sally@wern.org.uk

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Maggie Harding

Village Agent

maggie@wern.org.uk

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Kate Stobie

Village Agent

kate@wern.org.uk

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Mary-Jane King

Village Agent

maryjane@wern.org.uk

North Somerset Village Agents

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Sue Badger

Village Agent

sue@wern.org.uk

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Maxine Gilman

Village Agent

maxine@wern.org.uk

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Kate Whitehead

Village Agent

kate.w@wern.org.uk

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Janet Tyler

Village Agent

janet@wern.org.uk

South Gloucestershire Village Agents

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Sharon Wood

Village Agent

sharon@wern.org.uk

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Elizabeth Woodland

Village Agent

elizabeth@wern.org.uk

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Kerry Griffiths

Village Agent

kerry@wern.org.uk

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Alistair Vickery

Village Agent

alistair@wern.org.uk

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Andy Hiscox

Village Agent

andy@wern.org.uk

Project Officers

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Michael Auton

Micro-enterprise support Project Manager

michael@wern.org.uk

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Will Marcombe

Digital Inclusion & Communications Officer

will@wern.org.uk

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Alison Ward

Rural Housing Enabler

alison.ward@middlemarchclh.co.uk

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Fabian Wallace-Stephens

Research Associate

fabian@wern.org.uk