Delivery team

Karen Gallagher

Sustainability Manager

Karen is currently the Sustainability Manager at the University of Exeter and is responsible improving the organisations environmental performance through the development and delivery of sustainability strategies and change management. Karen has been an environmental practitioner for over 10 years.  Previous roles include Energy Manager at the University of Bristol and Energy Consultant with a large engineering consultancy. She is a full member of IEMA, a Chartered Environmentalist and represents the education sector on the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment Southwest Steering Group.

Email: k.m.gallagher@exeter.ac.uk
Phone: 01392 72 5604

Godfrey Whitehouse

Energy Manager

Management of utilities procurement and efficiency, and management of the Carbon Management Plan (v8)

Email: G.Whitehouse@exeter.ac.uk
Phone: 01392 26 2502

Harriet Sjerps-Jones

Sustainability Curriculum Development Manager

Harriet is Sustainability Curriculum Development Manager with the responsibility to coordinate informal and formal learning opportunities for sustainability, link best practice in sustainability research with the curriculum, support staff development and develop (interdisciplinary) innovative learning projects. Previous roles include Director of a Graphic Design Studio, Design & New Media lecturer and Director of Education & Community Engagement at Somerset Wildlife Trust. A two year fellowship researching Education for Sustainable Development led to publications on Student Engagement with Sustainability, Sustainable Design and Sustainability and Teacher Educations. In 2010 she was appointed to the Board of the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges.

Email: H.Sjerps-Jones@exeter.ac.uk
Phone: 01392 72 6133

Julia Jack

Travel Plan Coordinator

Julia graduated from the University of Exeter in January 2010 with an MSc in Sustainable Development. For her dissertation by practice she developed a student communication strategy for the University of Exeter. After she graduated, Julia joined the University's Sustainability team as a Graduate Business Placement (GBP) intern where she concentrated on sustainable travel and communication. During her year long internship, she took the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) Associate exam and became an IEMA Associate. In December 2010, Julia started her current role as University's Travel Plan Coordinator.

Julia's role as a Travel Plan Coordinator is to oversee the development and implementation of the University's Travel Plan. She promotes, encourages and facilitates sustainable travel use in all spheres of University life. 

Email: J.Jack@exeter.ac.uk
Phone: 01392 72 5776

Tom Brine

Carbon Data Coordinator

Tom is the Carbon Data Coordinator responsible for managing the University’s large utility portfolio. He has two years of experience in the industry having previously worked for EDF Energy where he managed large B2B accounts before moving into the company’s dedicated Green Energy Team. There he administered the Government’s Feed in Tariff for renewable technologies as well as providing expert advice on reducing carbon emissions.
                                                                                   
Tom ensures that the University is able to accurately report on its carbon emissions for purposes of Carbon Reduction Commitment compliance, league table responses and identification of energy and carbon reduction opportunities. He maintains the campus utility transport network by identifying problems, allowing any potential wastage to be averted. He also engages departments in actively reducing their energy consumption to encourage a greener campus and to meet the targets set in the Carbon Management Plan.

Email: T.Brine@exeter.ac.uk
Phone: 01392 72 6382

Lucy Kimberley

Sustainability Projects Officer

Lucy is working with the Sustainability delivery team on a Graduate Business Placement, a scheme run by the University of Exeter’s Employability and Graduate Development Service. Lucy comes from a sustainability background having completed her Masters in Sustainable Development from the University of Exeter’s Streatham campus in August 2012. This followed on from graduating from the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus in July 2011 with her undergraduate degree in Geography with Environmental Management.

As a student Lucy volunteered for a number of environmental projects including the Student Re-Use Project and Green Impact. Lucy has also worked for the Met Office as part of their environment and sustainability team and has undertaken work experience with Marks and Spencer, where she worked on their award winning environment and ethical strategy, Plan A.

Lucy’s role is focussed on student and staff engagement with projects within Sustainability. This year she is leading the University’s Green Impact project and co-leading the Student Reuse Project. Lucy’s role also includes communicating Sustainability news and events around the University through the website, monthly Sustainability Newsletter and one-off events.

Email: L.J.Kimberley@exeter.ac.uk
Phone: 01392 72 2163

Kate Couper

Waste and Recycling Supervisor

Kate is our Waste and Recycling Supervisor responsible for managing the University’s range of waste and recycling schemes and student projects.  Kate is responsible for working towards the enhancement and development of new initiatives and supporting the delivery of the Waste and Resource Management Strategy and the waste related requirements of ISO14001, the international standard for Environmental Management Systems.

Having studied Waste Management and Materials Recovery at London Guildhall University, Kate has been in the Waste Management, Recycling and Land reclamation industry for over 15 years and is a full member of The Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM) and holds a level 4 WAMITAB certificate of technical competency (COTC).

Email: K.Couper@exeter.ac.uk
Phone: 0779 169 8174 or 01392 72 3919