Let’s Go Zero supports schools across the UK become zero carbon by 2030.
Our team are passionate about radical climate action – and want to empower schools to make it happen.
Let’s Go Zero Team
Alex Green
Head of Let's Go Zero
Alex is the Schools Lead for Ashden and leads on Let’s Go Zero 2030. She managed Ashden’s sustainable school awards and peer to peer LESS CO2 programme for 7 years before launching the Let’s Go Zero campaign in 2020.
Suzanne gibbon
Programme Coodinator
Suzanne helps to build the movement of change by engaging with local authorities and organisations. She also speaks with schools directly, collecting inspirational stories that have made strides on their path to zero carbon.
Alison Lasenby
Project officer
Alison works on the OVO Foundation Nature Prize, which awards schools for creative nature projects that inspire climate action and bring students closer to nature.
Suzy Van den Eynde
LGZ Coordinator
Suzy manages the Let’s Go Zero sign up process, liaising with campaign partners and participating schools
Sue Wheat
Press Lead
Sue shares the powerful examples of Let's Go Zero schools with media across the UK.
When not working, she loves honing her green building skills.
Lucy Archer
Climate Action Advisors Project Manager
Lucy is the Project Manager for the Climate Action Advisors programme supporting schools on their journey to zero carbon. She manages a team of Climate Action Advisors who support school leaders, local authorities and others to carry out projects that reduce emissions, inspire young people and spark change in the wider community.
Max Evans
Grant coordinator
Max is a member of the Let's Go Zero team, supporting schools to reach zero carbon by 2030. He coordinates the Zero Carbon Fund which funds established programmes and projects who are helping schools in the UK to decarbonise.
Will Walker
Policy Lead
Will is a local and community energy specialist with 15 years' experience in a range of a policy and delivery roles, including central government where he was brought in to lead the development of the UK’s first Community Energy Strategy.
Jo Walton
Director of Communications & People
Jo has been at Ashden since 2005 and is responsible for our communications. She is also a member of the Executive Management team with particular responsibility for HR.
She is a keen gardener, dog walker and reader and trying to be a better piano player.
Fran Tute
Communications Officer
Fran manages Let's Go Zero social media channels, maintains the Let's Go Zero website, and shares relevant and inspiring stories.
Abigail Ray
Communications Co-ordinator
Abby uses her strategic storytelling and campaigning skills to support schools in lowering their emissions and inspiring students into climate action.
With more than 20 years in national journalism across print and digital, as well as being a qualified marine biologist and anthropologist, Abby puts people at the heart of her stories.
Tara Choudhury
Project Assistant
Tara supports our Climate Action Advisors programme, helping schools across England on their journey to zero carbon. She works closely with our team of Climate Action Advisors, coordinating their work to encourage schools to sign up to the campaign and deliver change for the wider community.
Sam Owen
Digital Lead
Sam looks after Let's Go Zero's online presence, making sure our website is the best it can be, positioning Let's Go Zero as a bold voice for change across our digital channels, and growing our online community to maximise reach and impact.
Lucy Blackburn
Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer
Lucy is responsible for the stewardship of Let's Go Zero's corporate partners and fostering new relationships, both in the UK and internationally. At its heart this means the development of partnerships that are mutually beneficial and based on a shared commitment to sustainability.
Alex Seal
Climate Action Specialist
Alex helps to provide the most appropriate and effective guidance to our team of Climate Action Advisors by engaging with best practice and sharing examples of successful decarbonisation schemes more widely to inspire progress. He also speaks with wider partners directly, ensuring that the most up to date routes to zero carbon are shared widely and are accessible for all.
Dan Ritman
Impact Lead
Dan helps Let's Go Zero to ask and answer questions like, What difference are we making in the world? How can we tell? How can we strengthen our approach? He aims to embed curiosity, evidence and learning in our programme delivery and strategic thinking.
Climate Action Advisors
Jo Pettifer
East Midlands
Jo is a Climate Action Advisor Team Leader for the East and West Midlands, Her work includes supporting school leaders, local authorities and others to carry out projects that reduce emissions, inspire young people and spark change in the wider community.
Rosie was a science teacher in Portsmouth and Bangkok, where she developed environmental groups and delivered school projects to drive sustainability. She says it’s great to be part of a mission that aims to drive change in a meaningful way towards zero carbon, and to share the passion of the people around her.
Born and bred in Derbyshire, Cindi’s work has centered around environmental and local authorities, with fundraising, baking and voluntary work thrown in. Cindi has worked in schools over the years and seen first-hand how local authorities interact with schools and where the opportunities are.
Having worked as a TV producer, secondary teacher, sustainability group leader, volunteer coordinator and fundraiser, Sarah is looking forward to tapping into all of this experience to help schools make the biggest possible impact on their carbon footprint in ways that make the most sense to their community.
Jelly has been working in the third sector for over a decade in housing research, programme management and sustainability management. She helps run a weekly walking bus at her son's school and she’s a member of the council at a parent climate movement supporting parents to take climate action in their community
Kumari has specialised in mental health for children and as a health visitor for 18 years. Working in the community has given her an understanding of the inequality in schools and the importance of making a difference.
Catherine is the Team leader for South East and South West. She has worked with schools for 20 years, supporting them to explore global issues in ways that can really engage young people and amplify their voices to make positive change happen.
Jasmine taught primary in London for five years, has always been passionate about outdoor learning, especially where green space is minimal. She’s an educational consultant, and worked with a range of organisations to develop programmes for climate action in colleges and schools
Libby has lived in Southampton for over 20 years. She has loved working with the super enthusiastic ‘Planet Protectors’ at her last school, where she was a primary music teacher. Libby even goes grocery shopping on her bike, and has been known to carry a watermelon back in the basket.
Chanodi has a master's in Urban climate and Sustainability, and a background in Architecture. She previously worked with schools raising awareness and inspiring positive change in sustainable transportation.
Mel has a degree in Wildlife Conservation and enjoys volunteering in the UK and abroad in animal rescue centres, planting trees, carrying out surveys, and tracking animals. She previously worked for a local authority on a range of environmental projects and campaigns.
Prior to joining the team, Felicity was engaged in more than a decade of work on environmental and social sustainability in Higher Education. She specialised in peer-to-peer engagement and gamification of climate education and action, drawing on her background in behavioural psychology and youth work.
Will has worked in education for 19 years, most recently as a headteacher of two schools in Somerset. He has a great understanding of the challenges that school leaders are under and has these in mind when supporting schools. Will uses an electric bike, electric car, solar PV array and battery at home, with an intention to become carbon neutral.
Jen’s ‘ecopiphany’ came when she decided her family would buy nothing new for a year back in 2012. This opened her eyes to the issues facing the planet and how our own consumption decisions can make a difference. She created an online platform called ‘Sustainable(ish)’ which is focussed on imperfect eco-action for ordinary.
Paula has been a primary school teacher and worked with Energy Sparks. She’s a trustee of Wicked Weather Watch, a charity focused on inspiring children to take climate action. She’s passionate about empowering children to take positive action.
Hannah is the team leader for London and the East of England. She is deeply committed to inspiring everyone to do their part in living sustainably within the limits of our planet's resources.
Nige’ has a wealth of climate action experience working with schools & communities. This includes delivering energy saving programmes in schools & managing community climate action programmes for local authorities.
Oci says this is her dream job because it combines her experience in urban planning and sustainability and her previous role as a secondary school teacher, teaching in London for 13 years.
Anna was the Green Co-ordinator at the Harris Federation, an education charity led and run by teachers. She’s on the steering committee of Croydon Climate Action, installing air monitors at schools and planting trees in nature-deprived areas.
Luciana worked with primary schools in Essex getting school children to lead on energy saving. She has extensive carbon reduction experience with local authorities and has led a collective purchasing scheme for solar panels.
William has a Masters in Urban and Environmental Management so is skilled in creating sustainable & resilient solutions to different urban & environmental challenges.
Aisyah is the team leader for the North West of England. Her background is in environmental consulting, where she was responsible for managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver environmental impact assessments.
Tom was a chemistry teacher and head of department in secondary schools for ten years. He has a PhD in Civil Engineering materials, having researched alternative binders for masonry with a lower carbon footprint.
John has been a carbon accountant for 15 years after writing a PhD on emissions trading at the Tyndall Centre Manchester. He moved back to County Durham nearly ten years ago, retrofitting an old chapel into a modern, energy efficient home.
Aurora has a PhD in Environmental Politics. She has been part of a variety of grassroots climate action campaigns, with a specific focus on the promotion of cycling.
Rob is the team leader for North East & Yorkshire and Humber. He has worked as a Geography teacher for 10 years and has been a senior leader in Doncaster and across a Multi-Academy Trust.
Danielle’s background includes teaching and leading in inner-city Primary Schools and, more recently, Project Management of retrofit projects for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Matt has previously worked as an A-level geography and geology teacher. Matt has also been a senior tutor for the field studies council and a Community Scientist for the Open-Air laboratories project.
Katherine was recently a senior leader across a Multi-Academy Trust, including leadership of primary and secondary teacher training. She is an inspector for Church of England schools and a Diocesan school development adviser. Previous roles have included Head of Geography and Geography teaching. She volunteered as a Trustee for three Multi-Academy Trusts.
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