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Our peopleWe are a small company so we all turn our hand to a fair amount, but, with loads of experience within the company and a team of talented partners behind us, small is perfectly formed. M4CAnn Durrant - Managing Director Before working at M4C Ann did trains, maths and drugs - in that order. A varied career has taken her from working as an engineer on the railway through to starting M4C - making stops as a maths lecturer and project manager at AstraZeneca on the way. Ann is a regular visitor to the Primary Health Care Institute (IPASC) in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo where she has run a participative video project and assisted with the admin and management of the business. Ann is an excellent project manager with a clear view of the big picture combined with attention to detail. Ann is responsible for the operational side of M4C and also goes out into the world talking about M4C and what we do. Using her lecturing experience Ann also delivers our 'educate' offerings. Ann runs races dressed as santa, knows all the nominal codes in Sage and tries to teach Alex, Alastair and Jess maths against their will. Despite the fact she is the boss, Ann gets told what to do by Alex, Alastair and Jess. Alex McKay - Project Designer Alex has experience working in both the public sector and a large multinational pharmaceutical company. Just before joining M4C she took a year out to travel the world, or at least a bit of it, including a stint looking after parrots in a Bolivian animal sanctuary. Alex works on a wide variety of projects tending towards copy led projects. She has had her hand in most of the reports we have produced - from copy writing to research. She also works with Yearsley on their CSER programme and designed IPF's big green sticky feet. Alex likes drinking real ales in comfortable pubs, cheese and listening to radio 4. After many years' effort Ann has finaly got Alex running, although Alex is yet to be convinced that it is a good idea. Jess Keeling - Sustainability Project Assistant
Jess studied History and French at Liverpool University and spent her third year in France teaching teenagers the English language. Jess loved studying (and Liverpool) so much she went back to University to do a Masters degree in International Relations and Security. Jess then went on to fight crime back home in Staffordshire working in the Criminal Records Bureau for Staffordshire Police before joining the team at M4C. Jess has recently discovered exercise but still loves socialising, cooking and more socialising. Her favourite things are her nephew Casper, Sweden (and all things Swedish) and Derby County FC. Alastair Pattrick - Sustainability Project Assistant
Alastair studied Geography at The University of Manchester before sticking around to complete a Masters in Environmental Governance, which included a dissertation on sustainable energy. Having enjoyed the University so much he worked in the Admissions Office, helping future students follow in his footsteps before joining M4C. Alastair has a passion for playing and watching football - specifically Macclesfield Town. He travels the length and breadth of the country to provide entertaining audio commentary from all their away matches. The 'entertaining' part can occasionally prove challenging. He also likes to indulge in a spot of baking. Our partners from local companiesSarah Pratt - Sustainability Strategy and Reporting Sarah has over 13 years of experience in environmental management, sustainability and corporate responsibility. Sarah's skills and experience ensure that clients receive pragmatic, practical advice on strategy development, stakeholder engagement, programme implementation, communication and reporting in line with international reporting and disclosure standards. View website Peter Nolan - IS0 14001 and 18001 consultant Peter has worked in the environmental sector for many years. He is very experienced in environmental management and has published a number of papers on the subject. Pete works with M4C providing support and advice to businesses wanting to achieve ISO 14001 or 18001 accreditation. View website Barbara Morton - Sustainable Procurement Specialist We are very privileged to work with Barbara, who has worked in sustainable procurement for many years. She was Project Manager of the Sustainable Procurement Task Force. She is technical advisor to the Marrakech Task Fore on Sustainable Public Procurement and her recent work includes sustainable procurement policy and practice advice to local governments, regional development agencies and the fire service. View website Dr Alan Knight, OBE – Sustainability Guru Alan has nearly 20 years’ experience of working on sustainability. In that time he has helped to create the Forest Stewardship Council and worked with companies as diverse as B&Q, Kingfisher, SABMiller, Coca Cola, Axa Insurance, Body Shop and the Alberta Oil Sands Industry. For nine years he was a commissioner with the Sustainable Development Commission and is a founder of the Global Association of Corporate Sustainability Officers (GACSO). Among other things, Alan currently chairs the UK Task Force on Peat and advises the Virgin group on sustainable development. View website Mike Thorpe - Graphic Designer Mike has over 30 years experience working for a national charity, an advertising studio, lecturing in art and design and as a freelance designer covering magazine and editorial work, leaflets, posters, corporate identity projects, CD design, photography and illustration. Mike's great skill is his ingenuity; he is able to take any message and present it in an intriguing and yet pleasing way. View website John Hartridge and team - Video Production John and his team have many years experience delivering effective and engaging videos and multimedias for leading businesses. They can take complex corporate messages and turn them into highly viewable programmes. This is often achieved by involving and featuring ordinary people - staff and customers, and allowing them to express themselves in their own words. View website |
