JANE OLLIS
Chair
Jane brings 25 years of diverse business experience from interning at NASA to sitting on and advising boards of global companies, charities and government bodies. She is an environmental scientist and biochemist by training interested in how science and technology can shape tomorrow’s world. She is also an alumni of Sydney’s prestigious social leadership programme and a business fellow of Oxford University and today focuses on building and serving business that have a clear purpose and social impact.
DR COLIN NOLDEN
Director
Colin has a background spanning energy policy, climate policy and sustainable development. He currently works as a Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Bristol Law School. Previous work includes research for Climate-KIC’s Transition Cities Project; for the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex; for the Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter; and for Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter; plus consultancy for a German energy agency and the UK government; as well as stints as a steelworker and a mussel farmer. His academic background spans geography, history, economics, policy and sustainable development.
Colin likes good food, football, loud music and everything to do with the environment.
ZOE NICHOLSON
Director
Zoe Nicholson is a Councillor and Leader of Lewes District Council. She is experienced in partnership working to achieve the best for our communities. She has experience of delivering on carbon net zero ambitions and the development of a plural wellbeing economy. She has a special interest in using the council’s procurement role, its assets to create the conditions for a greener, fairer and more sustainable economy across the region. She has a background in healthcare and social enterprise start up.
She lives in Lewes District with her partner, and teenage son, dog and horse.
JAMIE GORDON
Director
Jamie has over 25 years of diverse experience across the communications sector from running an ad agency in Poland in the late ‘90s to developing a campaign to support one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms. He currently works across the energy sector advising private and public interests on how they should liaise with local communities regarding Net Zero initiatives and projects.
In his spare time Jamie loves long walks with his family, writing comedy sketches and is a member of a community choir.