Joanna Baker
Project SIARC Senior Project Manager
All workpackages
Jo leads project management and is involved in all workpackages. She has particular focus on strategic design, interpretation of results and ensures outputs are used to inform conservation and are fedback to the community
Ben Wray
Project SIARC NRW Project Manager
All workpackages
Ben provides co-management support to the Project Lead, providing input and specialist advice to project design and work package activities from an ecological, policy, legislative and licensing perspective. Ben draws on significant experience managing Wales-based conservation projects and advising on marine activities and developments specifically related to mitigating impacts on marine ecology receptors and protected habitat and species features.
Jake Davies
Project SIARC Coordinator
All workpackages
Jake supports the management of the project and involved in all workpackages. He’s focus is on the fisher engagement, BRUVs and eDNA workpackages.
Sarah Davies
Project SIARC Assistant
All workpackages
Sarah is involved in multiple workpackages, with a focus on fisher engagement, eDNA surveys and school engagement
Alice Chamberlain
Project SIARC Communities Coordinator
Diversity and inclusion; eDNA sampling; data analysis; school engagement; wider engagement; research group; dissection events and project management
Alice supports Project SIARC deliver multiple workpackages, with a focus on diversity inclusion and communications.
Charlotte Pike
Project SIARC Activity Coordinator
Dissection events; research group; BRUVs; eDNA sampling; data analysis; project management
Charlotte supports the delivery of multiple workpackages, with a focus on organisation of the dissection events and developing the research group.
Kathryn Whittey
Project SIARC Local Community Organiser
Equality; Diversity and Inclusion; fisher engagement
Kath is the North Wales community organiser and is involved in the Diversity and Inclusion workpackage.
Francessca Mason
Project SIARC Postgraduate Research Assistant
Data analysis; fisher engagement
Francesca (Chessie) supports the delivery of data analysis work packages focusing on current & historical fisheries data.
Surshti Patel
Project SIARC Technical Specialist
Equality; Diversity and Inclusion; fisher engagement
Surshti provides oversight and technical input to the delivery of our equality, diversity and inclusion work, work with communities and fishers engagement. She has a particular interest in ensuring inclusive and ethical conservation science and practise
Nia Haf Jones
Living Seas Manager
Diversity and inclusion (D&I); citizen science; project management
Nia supports the delivery of the Citizen Science initiatives focussing on archival research and Great Eggcase Hunts
Dawn Thomas
Living Seas Officer
Diversity and inclusion (D&I); citizen science
Dawn coordinates and delivers Great Eggcase Hunt events, volunteer training and supports the delivery of archival research
Kate Moses
Instant Wild Project Manager
Citizen Science
Kate manages Instant Wild and will be implementing Project SIARC project on the platform and managing the build of the Project SIARC focused tutorial and dual language functionality
David Curnick
Project SIARC Postdoctoral Researcher
eDNA; data analysis; research group; project management
David provides technical support and oversees the eDNA surveys and data analysis work packages.
Nick Dunn
Project SIARC Postdoctoral Supervisor
eDNA; data analysis; research group; project management
Nick leads on the eDNA survey design, implementation and analysis.
Sophie Ward
Research Fellow in Physical Oceanography
eDNA; data analysis; research group
Sophie is a research scientist and ocean modeller who is conducting the hydrodynamic modelling designed for interpretation of the eDNA surgey results.
Pete Robins
Senior Lecturer in Physical Oceanography
eDNA; data analysis; research group
Pete is an ocean modeller who will help Sophie with the hydrodynamic modelling designed for interpretation of the eDNA surgey results.
Dimitris Pletsas
Project SIARC education outreach officer
School engagement
Dimitris provides techical support with the installation of 3D printers to the SIARC Chamption schools, including CAD design and 3D printing induction
Cat Gordon
Senior Conservation Officer
Citizen Science
Cat is developing resources to be used for fisher engagement and citizen science activities, as well as supporting the delivery of Great Eggcase Hunts in Wales