Our staff

View profiles for our staff in the Senior Leadership Team, National Offices, Engagement and Communications, and surveys and science research teams. Please be aware that some of our staff might appear in multiple teams due to the nature of their role and responsibilities within BTO.

David Noble
Head & Principal Ecologist
Philipp Boersch-Supan
Principal Ecological Statistician

Senior Leadership Team

Juliet Vickery
Chief Executive Officer
Sian Knott
Head of People and Organisational Development
Andrew Scott
Director of Finance and Services
Ieuan Evans
Director of Engagement
James Pearce-Higgins
Director, Science
Graham Hatt
Director - Information Systems
Chris Wernham
Associate Director Country Offices
Rob Robinson
Associate Director, Research

BTO Cymru

Rachel Taylor
Senior Ecologist
Callum Macgregor
Senior Research Ecologist
Hannah Hereward
Research Ecologist
Photo of Gethin Jenkins-Jones
Development and Engagement Coordinator
Katharine Bowgen
Senior Research Ecologist
Welsh Raptor Monitoring Coordinator - Project Lead

BTO Northern Ireland

Research Ecology / Engagement Intern
Senior Research Ecologist
Research Ecologist
Sorrel Lyall
Ripple Project Officer
Jemma Davies
Engagement Coordinator

BTO Scotland

Chris Wernham
Associate Director Country Offices
Liz Humphreys
Principal Ecologist - Seabirds
John Calladine
Honorary Research Fellow
Mark Wilson
Head of Science Scotland
Amy Challis
Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator
Ben Darvill
Head of Engagement and Development (BTO Country Operations)
Senior Research Ecologist
Steve Willis
Development and Engagement Coordinator, BTO Scotland
Nina O'Hanlon
Senior Research Ecologist
Paul Noyes
Wader Project Officer
Fieldwork Coordinator (BTO Scotland)
Daniel Johnston
Research Ecologist
Jacob Davies
Research Ecologist
Research Ecologist
Blaise Martay
Senior Research Ecologist
Research Ecologist
Research Ecologist

Communications

Mike Toms
Head of Communications
Media Manager
Viola Ross-Smith
Science Communications Manager
Garden BirdWatch Survey Organiser
Susan Jones
Garden BirdWatch Supporter Development Officer
BTO Archivist

Data Science and Bioacoustics Team

Simon Gillings
Principal Data Scientist
Stuart Newson
Senior Research Ecologist
Dario Massimino
Senior Data Scientist
Ailidh Barnes
Research Ecologist
Caroline Brighton
Research Ecologist
Jeremy Smith
Research Ecologist
Biological Data Manager

Dispersed Threats Team

Phil Atkinson
Head of the Framing Futures team, and Principal Ecologist
Adham Ashton-Butt
Senior Research Ecologist
Chris Hewson
Senior Research Ecologist
Senior Research Ecologist
Jennifer Border
Senior Research Ecologist
Blaise Martay
Senior Research Ecologist

Engagement

Youth Engagement Coordinator
Nick Moran
Training Manager
Robert Jaques
Training Officer
Training Officer
Youth Engagement Officer
Development and Engagement Coordinator (England)

Statistical and Monitoring Science

David Noble
Head & Principal Ecologist
Philipp Boersch-Supan
Principal Ecological Statistician
Jeremy Smith
Research Ecologist
Ecological Statistician
Jazz Rhoades
Ecological Statistician

Ringing and Nest Recording Team

Dr. Ellie Leech / BTO
Head of Ringing & Nest Recording Team
Mark Grantham
Licensing Officer
Bridget Griffin
Ringing & Nest Records Process Manager
Carl Barimore
Ringing & Nest Record Database Officer
Hazel McCambridge
Scheme Support Officer & Sustainability Officer
Louise Bacon
Ringing Officer
Lee Barber
Demographic Surveys Organiser
Licensing and Sales Manager
Ringing & Nest Recording Communications Officer

Science Research Fellows

Honorary Research Fellow
Stephen Baillie
Honorary Research Fellow

Surveys Team

Dawn Balmer
Head of Surveys
Teresa Frost
Wetland Bird Survey Manager
BBS National Organiser
Sarah Harris
SMP Organiser
Neil Calbrade
Waterbird Surveys Officer
BirdTrack Organiser
Engagement & Surveys Officer (England)
Gill Birtles
WeBS Counter Network Organiser

Terrestrial Research Team

Gavin Siriwardena
Head & Principal Ecologist
Ian Henderson
Senior Research Ecologist
Senior Research Ecologist
Senior Research Ecologist
Senior Research Officer
Hugh Hanmer
Senior Research Ecologist
Research Ecologist
Charlotte Ward
Research Ecologist
Research Ecologist
Survey Organiser

Wetland and Marine Research Team

Niall Burton
Head & Principal Ecologist
Liz Humphreys
Principal Ecologist - Seabirds
Senior Research Ecologist
Samantha Franks
Senior Research Ecologist
Ian Woodward
Senior Research Ecologist
Senior Research Ecologist
Nina O'Hanlon
Senior Research Ecologist
Ros Green
Research Ecologist
Harry Ewing.
Research Ecologist
Daniel Johnston
Research Ecologist
Jacob Davies
Research Ecologist
Research Ecologist
Katharine Bowgen
Senior Research Ecologist
Research Ecologist
Winter Gull Survey Organiser


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