Greener Leith board

Here is a brief overview of the current Greener Leith board. Board members are elected from the membership each year at our AGM.

All our board members are local residents - and they put loads of volunteer hours in to keeping the organisation going. Unsurprisingly, we're always keen to hear from other people who might be interested in joining the board - particularly if you have fundraising or legal experience - but we should be clear that we need more than just professional skills to grow. 

If you want to find out more about getting involved in the management of Greener Leith please do get in touch. 

Charlotte Encombe (Chair, Greener Leith)

• Founder member of Greener Leith (March 2006)
• Previously Treasurer and Secretary. Chair since January 2009.
• Trained as a landscape architect, but no longer practicing.
• Director of Greener Monday, a social enterprise started in November 2009 dedicated to improving the route to market for local food producers
• Prior to moving to Edinburgh in 2002, worked in the film and television industry and has brought up 4 children.
• Follow Charlotte on Twitter: @encombe

Rob Conner (Treasurer and Secretary, Greener Leith)

• Board member since September 2010.
• Qualified chartered accountant (ICAEW) since December 2000
• Employed by the Edinburgh International Festival (since 2002) as Finance Director.
• Board member (non-exec) of Grid Iron Theatre Company.
• Former employee of Scottish Water

Keith Simpson

• Trained Town Planner currently working for East Lothian Council as Planning Enforcement Officer
• Previously employed by National Trust for Scotland and as an English Teacher in Japan.
• MSc in Urban and regional Planning and a BSc in Environmental Science
• Board member since June 2010
• Strong interest in environmental issues and has volunteered and been involved in many organisations such as Historic Scotland, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth Scotland and WWF.

 Chas Booth

• Has been a Greener Leith committee member since April 2009.
• Currently works in public affairs as an energy efficiency and fuel poverty campaigner for a small not-for-profit association. Represents his employers on the Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum and the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition.
• Experienced public affairs professional with extensive experience engaging national, local and online media.
• Previously worked as Parliamentary Officer for Friends of the Earth Scotland and as Office Manager for Sustrans Scotland, the sustainable transport charity. Earlier employment includes spells working as an assistant in both the Scottish and European parliaments and teaching English in Bosnia and Bavaria.
• MA (Hons) in Social Policy and Politics from the University of Edinburgh
• Follow Chas on Twitter: @chasbooth

Alastair Tibbitt

• Founder member of Greener Leith, former chairperson and employee. Re-elected to board in 2011.
• Builds, edits and maintains Greener Leith websites and social media accounts.
• MSc in Energy and Environmental Management, BSc in Geography.
• Currently works full time for STV as a Community Editor
• Previously worked on a variety of community engagment and environmental campaigns in public and voluntary sectors.
• Particular interest in online community building, citizen reporting and social media, "for good."  
• Follow Alastair on Twitter: @allytibbitt