Jo Botham
11th March 2026Jo supports the Chief Finance Officer managing the Trust’s finances.
Alison Vipond
4th February 2026Alison Vipond facilitates the Tyne Catchment Partnership. She convenes partners from statutory agencies, local government, Northumbrian Water, research institutions, businesses, NGOs and community groups to co‑develop integrated solutions using the Catchment Based Approach. The Partnership’s aims are to improve water quality, enhance biodiversity, build climate resilience and strengthen communities across the Tyne catchment, from its upland […]
Beccy Pilkington
14th January 2026Beccy joins us from the North Pennines National Landscape and will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders to identify and develop opportunities to restore and enhance our iconic rivers and catchment.
Sophia Stovall
1st September 2025Sophia Stovall is a senior leader in cultural development and philanthropy, with over 15 years of experience driving innovation and public engagement across the UK’s heritage and charitable sectors. She joined Tyne Rivers Trust as Chief Executive Officer on 1st September 2025, bringing a wealth of strategic expertise and a deep commitment to environmental stewardship. […]
James Fielding
4th March 2025James works to reduce the impact of historic metal mining on the Tyne, leading projects across the catchment that include nature-based solutions. His work focuses on preventing the legacy of toxic metal and fine sediment pollution from entering the river. He gained his PhD in 2018 from the University of Southampton and has since worked […]
Carol Yesson
30th April 2024Volunteer Coordinator Carol is one of our Volunteer Coordinators and has been with the Trust since 2024. She organises and helps our team of volunteers to carry out practical conservation tasks to improve the river, throughout the catchment and across our projects. Carol is also leading on our tree planting projects. Carol has previously worked as […]
Xerxes Setna
22nd January 2024Xerxes’ role is to promote our work, communicating our projects, programmes and successes to our partners, funders, communities and anyone else interested in the work that we do. Xerxes has over 20 years experience as a communications professional and has previously worked in the NHS and a number of not-for-profit organisations.
Maddy Fowler
7th September 2023Maddy is keen to understand the issues facing the Ouse Burn and the Don – the two urban tributaries that will be the focus of her work as Urban Catchments Project Manager having previously worked as a programme manager delivering a programme centred on pollution and water quality.
