Our Retired Trustees

Some of our Retired Trustees

Agneta Granstrom

She is a Sami person, of the indigious people of European and Sweden. She is also Regional leader of the Greens in Region Norrbotten, Sweden.  She is very focused on Sustainable development and climate change in her work. Agneta Granström, has been a Concillor Commissioner since 2002 in the Region of Norrbotten Sweden and is on the Executive Board Member of the Regional Council, in the Region of Norrbotten.

She is also President of the Assembly of European (AER) Regions E Health Network. Mrs. Granström has a long standing commitment to utilizing new technologies for providing better health and care. In 2006 she founded the AER E health Network and recently she was appointed as Vice Chair for the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Digitalization Committee.

Ms Granström holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing Science, Gerontology and Public Health. With a background as a chief community nurse, a State Registered Nurse, and as lecturer at the Department of Healthcare Sciences at Luleå University of Technology, Mrs Granström brings a unique perspective to the healthcare policy making process.  Mrs Granström possesses wide clinical expertise in primary and elderly care and as a political leader she has a profound understanding of the organizational and political challenges involved in redesigning healthcare on a regional, national and pan-European level.

With a collaborative spirit and an international outlook she is confident that through collaboration and smart use of technology we can transform healthcare together.

Don O’Neal

Don O’Neal has a BSc(Hons) in Mathematics and an MA in Environmentalism and Society, both from Oxford Brookes University. He is a political columnist for The News and The Vincentian national newspapers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He is a cofounder of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Green Party.

Pamela Harling

Pamela Harling graduated in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and has an MSc in Information Science and one in Landscape Ecology. She has worked in technical libraries for BP and the Central Electricity Generating Board, in the conservation sector (The Woodland Trust), environmental consultancy (Environmental Resources Management) and environmental policy (International Institute for Environment and Development).

Jack Easton

Jack is our lead on Finance and Accounting and Sustainability.

Jack Easton is a qualified Chartered Accountant who has enjoyed a long career in public practice in the UK.

Until recently Jack was the Technical and Training partner in a City of London-based firm of accountants, specialising  in auditing and financial reporting, both by companies and not-for profit organisations, such as charities. As you might have already guessed, the role also included the oversight of the firm’s training programme and the delivery of many of its courses.  He was one of the founders of Transition St Albans and remains on the local steering group.  Long ago but not so far away, Jack’s first degree was in Mathematics.

Jack is committed to harnessing his accounting and business skills for the good of the broad green agenda, and was part of the GEI team in Paris at COP21, COP22 in Marakesh Morocco and part of the management team at COP23 and helped develop our new theories and solutions for climate change.

Areti Zenon

Rose Bridger

Photo: Rose Bridger, delivering a speech in the House of Commons

Rose works on environmental issues in the UK in the areas of policy, practical projects and community development. She has been a consultant for the local food sector and campaigned against air freight expansion for a number of years.

Rose is a writer and campaigner, most recently her book Plane Truth exposed the expansion of aviation into less developed countries where it has harnessed local resources and displaced local people.

It is good to have a book packed with detail about aviation, but not written from an industry perspective. Rose Bridger has produced such a book. (John Stewart, Chair of Airport Watch)

Plane Truth is an essential read for all of us who care about the environment and future generations. Flying has become as natural to most people in countries like the UK and USA as having breakfast or listening to music. It is easy to forget that flying is helping through climate change emissions and other forms of pollution to destroy our world. The air industry is a huge lobby but Rose Bridger has produced a book that punctures their dangerous lies. (Derek Wall)

Plane Truth is truly comprehensive in its global perspective and illustrates the stark reality of the impact of the rapid growth in aviation. It highlights the sustained and damaging effect that aviation has on our environment, the lives of individuals and whole communities. It is a fascinating and extremely insightful narrative. (Liz Mason, Teaching Fellow in International Business, Leeds University)

Rose Bridger’s research is at the cutting edge of understanding new perspectives on Green economics. Plane Truth provides a valuable analysis of the role of the industry in the world economy that is second to none. This is a massively helpful contribution to the literature on aviation, and industry in general, giving valuable insight into how we all end up paying for the follies of large industrial concerns and networks. The cost of this industry to all of us is substantial and hitherto little understood. This ground breaking book shows how it really works, how we are all paying the cost, and a small minority are reaping the benefit. Bridger exposes the narratives used to justify airport expansion, which include “greenwash” and technological innovation which fails to address the real impacts. Don’t miss this timely and vital book as climate extremes and instability start to impact all of us. Bridger exposes the truth – make sure you read it in this vital book! (Miriam Kennet, Director of the Green Economics Institute)

There is a lot more at stake in arguments about aviation than appears at first sight. This book is a guide to the wider issues: how airports shape food supply, international trade flows, government bailouts, and the future of the climate. (Prof. Victor Anderson, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University)

A treasure trove that will shock and surprise with much jaw dropping material about the rapidly expanding and much subsidised world of airports, air travel and freight and their impact on climate change, biofuel demand, and much more. (Geoff Tansey, writer, Joseph Rowntree Visionary for a Just and Peaceful World, Trustee of Food Ethics Council)

A veritable ‘vade mecum’ of the sins of the aviation industry, with the references all lined up standing at attention. Indeed if the aviation bosses were in court with you as the prosecuting counsel, they would all receive long terms in prison.

Ewa Sufin (Poland- )

Ewa is on the board of the Green European Foundation, and also a former Consul of Poland. Ewa Sufin ran a Green Summer School in Bialowieza in 2017 and summer schools in Ciechociniek and in Puszcykowo and in Janow Podlaski and in 2019 in Osna Lubuskie. She ran a seminar on Green Economics at our Summer School at Said Business School, University of Oxford. She wrote text on green economy in European Green Journal and green magazine Zielone Wiadomosci, (Poland) Revue L’Esprit, (France) and others.

She organised a very large gathering and speeches in Katowice outside the United Nations Climate Conference in December 2018.

She organised a panel on Green Economics with distinguished economists at Osna Lubiske in summer 2019, which is pictured above.

She also took part in our delegations and exhibition stands at the United Nations Climate Conferences in Katowice Poland COP24 and worked on the Exhibition stands we had at Bonn, Germany COP22.

Besmir Geziqi

He has done a number of speeches for us- and is a specialist in environmental management and risk assesment.

His first speech for us was at MansfieldCollege, University of Oxford, GreenEconomics Institute conference on “Sustainable Development” And “Biodiversity and Ecotourism Possibilities in Albania August 9 – 15,2009                               

He also spoke at Workshoppreparing for Climate Change (COP15) United Nation Panel for Climate Change, “Come2gether” A world beyond oil!? Brandbjerg Folk Hojskole, Vejle and Copenhagen,Denmark

In  2019 he gave a speech at SaidBusiness School, University of Oxford, GreenEconomics Institute, 10-th annual conference he gave a speech on “Construction and Environment – HSE Issues in the Construction Industry and Effects of green spaces in social life”.

Douglas Watson

 Councillor Larry Sanders

County Councillor at Oxfordshire County Council I grew up in New York City live in Oxford since 1969,. I was elected to the County Council in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. I was the Leader of the Green Group I trained as a Social Worker and Lawyer. I have worked as a Community Worker, Social Worker (with Children and people with Mental Health problems), Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Visiting Lecturer in Health and Social Care Law, Director of the Community Work Practice Learning Centre for Oxford University, Anti-poverty Project Leader for Oxfordshire Carers Forum, Legal Advisor for Oxfordshire Community Care Rights and as a Non-Executive Director of Oxfordshire NHS Mental Health Trust.

Hans Kare Flo, Norway

Hans Kaare Floe  holds a masters degree in Physics from University of Oslo and a masters degree in Management from Norwegian Business School in Oslo.

  Hans has worked as a research assistant and an institute director at the University of Oslo and is now a special adviser at the engineering association Tekna – The Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals. Presently he is also president of the Industrial Board of The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences, https://www.ntva.no/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/NTVA_review2016.pdf. He has broad experience as president and board member at a number of NGOs in the cultural sector, among them eight years as president of The Adult Education Association of Music in Norway which is a governmentally approved adult learning association, http://www.musikkensstudieforbund.no/english1/, and six years as president of the Norwegian Folk Song Archive. Hans has been developing and managing several projects within innovation, learning economy and sustainability and has initiated and developed two co-creation, development and learning platforms, Singing Norway (Krafttak for sang, https://www.krafttakforsang.no/) and Front Runner (Paadriv, https://paadriv.no/). Singing Norway is a government supported programme for inclusive singing inspired by the earlier English programme Sing Up, though more holistic, and Front Runner is a programme for green city development in Oslo. Both programmes are action oriented and bring together a large number of partners from across society.

  Hans has been active within the Green Economics Institute for a number of years, speaking at many GEI conferences. He was assistant delegation manager for GEI at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, RIO+20, in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and assistant delegation manager for GEI at COP 24 in Katowice in 2018. He is  managed Teknas contribution to Oslo European Green Capitial 2019 and ran the operations for the Summer School at Oxford University in 2019.

(Photo below Hans Kare Flo at Katowice COP24.)

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Councillor David Williams, Advisor

(Photo above Councillor David Williams  with an official Chinese Delegation leader at Oxford University)

Councillor David Williams has a Degree in Art History and Politics at Newcastle University and international politics at Manchester University with an MA. He took a further Masters Degree in International Education later.

David worked as a senior lecturer in FE and HE for 35 years in a number of Colleges and Universities including a number of years as Chief Executive of Quest Quays International, an organisation heavily involved in developmental projects with Eastern European countries.

He came to Oxford in 1997 as head of the International Office at what is now OCVC. His role was to recruit students to study in Oxford at the College and its associates. As a result of his work he travelled all over the world.

David now heads up Oxford UK Excellence a consultancy group that brings  Educational edge expertise in a wide range of themes to international clients especially diplomats from China. He spent 20 years on Rochdale Council as a Labour councillor where he served as Chair of Education Committee and Chair of Economic Development.