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Our Staff

Siobhan Mellon

General Manager

Siobhan joined Cambridge Carbon Footprint as General Manager in November 2024. This is her second role here; she worked on the multi-faith Akashi Project in 2010-11. In between she worked on sustainability in a local council role and then spent a year studying Regenerative Economics at Schumacher College.

Sandy Skelton

Repair Cafe Officer

Sandy has an academic background looking at demand-side responses to climate change. She joined CCF in 2022, and is enjoying getting stuck in to the practical aspects of living more sustainably in Cambridge.

Mitchell Phillips-White

Project Officer

Mitchell studied Politics and International Relations at the University of Sussex and has a background in environmental campaigning. New to Cambridge, he’s been struck by the local commitment to sustainable living, and is excited to meet and work with CCF trustees, volunteers and the wider Cambridgeshire community.

Nicole Barton

Community Engagement Manager

Nicole Barton joined Cambridge Carbon Footprint in January 2014. Nicole has significant experience working in the not for profit sector engaging volunteers and supporters and organising events both big and small.

Fran Sutton

Home Energy Officer

Fran has been Open Eco Home host since 2017. She has experience in working in the charitable sector, organising events and project management. She hopes to work to expand access to information and resources to help everyone improve their home energy. ​

Siobhan Mellon

General Manager

Siobhan first joined CCF in 2009 to manage the multi-faith Akashi Project, before moving to SCDC as their Climate Change Officer. Having just finished a Masters in Regenerative Economics, she’s excited to return to CCF to support the team and community in creating impactful initiatives.

Trustees

Sandy Chidley

Chair of Trustees

Sandy joined CCF as a trustee in 2023 after relocating to Cambridge from London two years prior. His background is in social research and policy evaluation within the public and voluntary sectors and he currently works as a consultant for the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). He has a keen interest in supporting individuals and communities to move towards low-carbon lifestyles in an ethical and equitable way.

Edward Coulman-Cook

Treasurer

Edward joined CCF as a trustee in 2023. He has a wealth of financial experience in the non-profit sector and a passion for environmental sustainability. He wanted to bring these together and was introduced to CCF, where he is keen to help continue their mission and raise awareness to its cause.

Iain Smith

Secretary

Iain became a Trustee in 2022. He is a retired physicist/engineer very interested in energy efficiency and is on his way to making his house as low carbon as possible. CCF has been a source of inspiration and Iain is making use of a number of services/ideas. He has experience in trustee-like roles and is keen to assist in CCF’s mission.

Shaun Lindsay

Shaun became involved with CCF in 2017 by becoming an Eco Home host having retrofitted his whole home and now saving about 11Mw of energy a year. Originally an engineer and having worked in the technology industry for over 35 years, primarily working with University IT systems. He now works for a local housing charity and is keen to combine his skills and knowledge to help others further through CCF.

Nicole Dang

Nicole became a Trustee in 2019. Having spent a decade in the legal sector as a linguist, Nicole recently re-trained as a Research Psychologist. She is a keen Eco-Minimalist & completed a whole-house retrofit on her own home in 2016, thereby reducing her home energy use by an estimated 70%.

Kirsten Newble

Kirsten joined CCF as a Trustee in 2023. She has experience in marketing communications and spent 2023 as a Boardroom Apprentice with Natural England. She has a broad background having studied Biology, Industrial Design and an MBA. Kirsten learned about CCF when borrowing a thermal imaging camera that enabled her to retrofit her home to reduce its carbon impact. She is keen to help others through CCF.

Stacey Ruggles

Stacey joined CCF as a Trustee in 2024. She has a love for writing and developed a career in communications and marketing afterachieving a degree in Journalism. With a passion for sustainability and conservation, Stacey learned about CCF whilst enrolled on a green skills boot camp and was keen to get involved to help make a difference in her local community.

Clare Dyer-Smith

Following a research career in renewable energy, Clare has worked in programme management, community engagement and governance, primarily in the science, higher education and charity sectors. She joined CCF as a trustee in 2024 and is keen to contribute her skills to support its mission for accessible and inspiring local climate action.

Janet Swadling

Janet has a keen interest in minimising waste and the development of the circular economy. As well as her Trustee role at CCF, she is a Non-Executive Director for Zero Waste Scotland. She is well-known in the field of agricultural education, skills and development, having held a variety of senior posts in the sector for nearly 30 years. In 2022, she was awarded an OBE in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours list, for services to farming & education.