Programme Management
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James Campbell
Head of Global HSBC Programme - Extn: 862
James started at Earthwatch in 2008, and has responsibility for the delivery of the Global HSBC Programme, Earthwatch's largest single programme, which brings together HSBC, Earthwatch, The Climate Group, the Smithsonian-TRI and WWF. This ground-breaking 5 year programme sees Earthwatch responsible for the effective engagement of a substantial part of the global HSBC workforce to become ‘Climate Champions', involving an innovative package of online learning, local volunteering on research sites, and the opportunity to spend up to two weeks at one of 5 Regional Climate Centres, located in the USA, the UK, China, India and Brazil. In addition, Earthwatch has responsibility for the scientific research projects undertaken at the 5 Centres, which in conjunction with the work of the other partners, should make a significant contribution to global understanding of climate change issues, particularly in connection with the development of major global conurbations.
James was born in the UK to an Argentine father and an English mother, brought up in South-East Asia and West Africa, and has worked in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors in the UK, the USA and India. He has a BA (Hons) - University of Kent, an MA - Oxford Brookes University, and qualifications from the City University (London) and the Open University. Conveniently, James lives next to a forestry research site just outside Oxford with his wife and three children. Here in his spare time he plants trees and hedges, mends his children's bikes and in the summer, swims in the river Thames.
Hannah Rooley
Regional Manager for Europe and India, The HSBC Climate Partnership - Extn: 833
Hannah started at Earthwatch at the beginning of 2005, having moved out of a marketing role in the corporate sector. Prior to her current position at Earthwatch, she has held a couple of roles including Expedition Recruitment Manager and maternity cover for the Head of Communications and Marketing.
Hannah is now responsible for setting up the Regional Climate Change research centres for the UK and India - the UK centre opened in May 2008 and the India centre will be up and running from January 2009. These centres will receive "Climate Champions" who will participate in a programme of research and learning around climate change, and will take their knowledge and experience back to their work-place. She also coordinates the local volunteering projects that HSBC employees can participate on - we do this by setting up a network of partnerships with other NGOs across Europe and Asia, enabling large numbers of the bank's staff to get involved with environmental work focused on climate change.
Having graduated from Edinburgh with a Masters degree in French and Sociology in 2001 Hannah is keen to get back into some academic study, so is hoping to start a part-time Masters in International Development Studies this autumn. Outside of Earthwatch she enjoys anything that gets her outdoors, but is also a voracious reader when the English weather keeps her indoors!
Read more about Hannah in our special Day in the Life feature.
Mark Harper
Global Engagement Manager, The HSBC Climate Partnership - Extn: 855
Mark joined Earthwatch as an intern in the Research and Education Department in January 2003 and has held a number of positions within Earthwatch, before moving to his current role as Global Engagement Manager. In addition to his role Mark is currently on an exciting 7 month secondment to our new Hong Kong office. His main responsibilities are managing the HSBC engagement programme, ensuring that we are delivering consistent and effective processes to maximise the amount of HSBC employees participating in the local volunteer projects and the climate champion field programme.
In addition to his role Mark is about to embark on an exciting 7 month secondment to our new Hong Kong operation to help with the establishment of the HSBC programme here and the training and development of the staff. During his time at Earthwatch Mark has visited the Earthwatch projects Zebras, Giraffes and Rhinos of the Savannah, Sri Lankan Mangroves, Sri Lanka's Elephants and Elusive Leopards, Marine Mammals of Monterey, Mountain Waters of Bohemia, Climate Change at the Arctics Edge and Climate Change in Tropical Forests.
Before joining Earthwatch, Mark spent five months in Sri Lanka working for a sea turtle conservation programme, as well as being an active volunteer with Northamptonshire Country Rangers and the Wildlife Trust. His work-related interests include biodiversity conservation and corporate social responsibility issues. He has a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences (Ecology) from the University of Sheffield.
Richard Sylvester
Support and Logistics Officer - Europe Regional Climate Centre
Richard started with Earthwatch on 30th June 2008 as the Support and Logistics Officer at the European Regional Climate Change Centre at Wytham Woods.
He is responsible for the logistical stuff at the centre and for supporting both the Climate Champions during their time here, and the PI's working on the research projects in Wytham Woods. He also works with and support the other members of the HCP team, principally Rowan, Abi and Rowena.
In his previous life he was, among other things, a bar manager and spent several years offering light relief and strong medicine to the happy, the hedonistic and the hopeless, the wild and untamed, the windswept and exciting, mainly in Oxford, Winchester, Bath and London.
As Richard neared his 30th year he turned back to his Cambridgeshire country lanes background, dusted off his binoculars and his field guides and reacquainted himself with the wonders and delights of the wild. Finally, in 1999, he put away childish things, if only temporarily, and went back to college, gaining a BSc in Rural Resource Management at Writtle College, part of the University of Essex.
Since then Richard has spent much of his time in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, working with both the Wilderness Foundation and the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, mainly helping to develop environmental management plans and action plans on the stunning Wild Coast and in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
His interests are many and varied, usually unfulfilled and often accompanied by a small beer or a good book.
Abi Jermain
Learning and Communications Manager, Europe Regional Climate Centre
Abi Jermain is the Learning and Communications Manager at the Europe RCC. She has worked for Earthwatch for many years in environmental engagement and learning and brings extensive experience from other Earthwatch programmes from Kenya to Europe.
She has a Masters degree in Environment, Development and Policy and a background in influencing environmental policy making through her work with environmental NGOs and research institutes.
Abi is passionate about working with individuals to help them make environmental changes in their work and home life.
Chloe Wells - Support and Logistics Officer - Europe Regional Climate Centre
Chloe joined Earthwatch in March 2009 at the Climate Centre in Wytham Woods. Working closely with the team she keeps the Centre running smoothly and helps to keep the Climate Champions, scientists and other partners happy.
After graduating in Hospitality Management, Chloe worked in Central America organising jungle conservation projects and teaching placements for volunteers in Belize and Guatemala. She then went on to set up a new expedition in Argentine Patagonia, which incorporated scientific research and trekking. Chloe chose an Andean condor conservation programme and Lanin National Park as research partners, and established contacts for the trekking element, which was conducted in the Andes of Chile and Argentina. This job gave her the chance to develop her Spanish skills to near fluency.
Her next job took her back to Belize, where she worked as a Development Officer for an international charity. There she assisted a local NGO that manages a protected area and supports local communities and farmers. She worked on fundraising, promotional communications and on general organizational development.
Chloe loves to get out and learn about the nature and wildlife around her wherever she is. She is a qualified British Summer Mountain Leader and is currently studying for a Post-Graduate Diploma in Biodiversity Conservation and Management.
Alex Segrt
HSBC Online Project Manager - Ext: 814
Sarah Brown
Team Administrator, HSBC Climate Partnership - 263
Sarah joined Earthwatch in March 2009 as the Team Administrator for the HSBC Climate Partnership. She is assisting the HCP team with general administrative duties, coordinating and facilitating their activities across the globe.
Sarah has spent most of her working life in museums: at the Tate, the National Gallery and the Ashmolean in Oxford. Her belief in the care and understanding of our heritage translates well to the environment. As HCP team administrator she has the enviable task of helping a global team - from Brazil to Hong Kong, Boston to Mumbai - fulfill their valuable work of research and learning. The fact that she genuinely loves the boring details of filing and organizing makes her perfectly suited to the backroom role.
Sarah has a BA Hons (History and History of Art) at Bristol; Fine Art Foundation (Witney College). When she is not in the office, Sarah spends nearly all her time either in the garden; looking after her hens and sheep or standing on the side of a rugby or cricket pitch watching her husband and sons in their element.