What is Transition Town Totnes all about?

Guy

Transition Town Totnes Coordinator

Guy is a born and bred Totnesian who left to study but the magnetic pull of his home town brought him back again. He lives at local land cooperative ‘Landmatters’ with his young family where they work off-grid and practice permaculture principles.

Johara

Mother Roots co-founder

Johara is co-founder of the Mother Roots project. She arrived in Totnes in 2020 after 18 years working in climate change and disaster response across the world. She is a doula, a researcher and a mother of two daughters.

Barry

Office Manager

Barry retired from healthcare regulation in 2018 and, until the first lockdown, tutored maths to small groups of KEVICC students who needed extra support. He has also been actively involved with Extinction Rebellion locally and nationally.

Jem

Energy Local Advisor

Jem’s background is in the health and wellness industry as a therapist and coach. Since 2019 he's worked on various projects to help our local communities consciously respond to the challenges of climate and ecological breakdown.

Pete

Finance

Pete brings extensive small charity financial experience, at operational and strategic levels. He spent several years as an activist on national and international campaigns, before raising a family in south Devon and supporting community activism.

Helen

Mother Roots co-founder

Helen grew up with strong family ties to Devon and moved here over thirty years ago. She is mother to two sons, trained in Mindfulness and various therapies, and a keen community builder with a great love of the wild edges!

Paul

Incredible Edible Coordinator

Paul became a keen gardener whilst living in London as part of a growing community, producing food for market gardens and a box scheme. He moved to Devon with his partner and two boys a to live at Landmatters in Allaleigh, where they live off grid.

Hilary

Inner Transition

Hilary has been a volunteer since 2011 and runs the weekly Time to Breathe session for Inner Transition. She has been involved in healthcare and alternative medicine since her 20s.

Hal

Transition Tours

Jay

REconomy Project Coordinator

Jay is co-founder of the Totnes REconomy Project and the Local Economic Forum. He coordinates the running of the REconomy Centre alongside his role as lecturer for Regenerative Economics at Schumacher College, Dartington.

Viki

Project coordinator

Local activist Viktoria is currently completing a PhD in social justice, mental health and climate change. She worked on our local food map and organised the Community Resilience Forum this Spring/ Summer.

Nick

Transition Trustee

Nick previously worked as a local GP and delivered training for new doctors, as well as the development of NHS services. Nick has extensive experience in charitable ventures, both in the UK and Africa. He joined as a Trustee in 2018.

Ruth

Transition Streets Project Manager

Ruth has spent 20 years working with communities using practical and creative ways to engage with the issues of climate change. She has a degree in Psychology and an MSc in Environmental Science and is interested in the place where the two meet.

Mary

Trustee

Mary was born in Torbay and moved to London in the 70s to pursue a career with the NHS. She moved back to Devon to bring up her three children. Mary became a Trustee in 2018 and brings her wealth of expertise in leading change.

Charles

Trustee

Charles is a former solicitor who ran his own firm in Nottingham for nine years. He spent three years at a local firm in Devon before retirement. Charles provides legal and management input to the board of trustees and any projects that require it.

Sienna

Trustee

Sienna is passionate about empowering people to engage in decision-making in community development. A degree in Zoology and MSc in Conservation and Policy led her to work in campaigning, policy and research roles in the charity sector.

Erica

Transition Homes

El

Communications Officer