Surrey Community EnergyTeam
Surrey Community Energy is made up of Surrey residents who are enthusiastic about local energy generation. We've got a range of different skillsets, and we're always looking for more people to get involved - don't worry if you don't have any experience, we can teach you what you need to know, whether you're motivated by a career change, tackling climate change, or supporting your local economy with cheaper, cleaner energy!
Directors
Andrew Broadbent
Andrew was Head of Sustainability and Energy for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust for 10 years prior to retirement in October 2022, and had wide ranging experience in energy strategy, planning and prioritisation as well as project delivery. He's also qualified in PRINCE 2 project management, and currently volunteers with Oxshott Net Zero.
Ben McCallan
Ben is one of the residents who founded Zero Carbon Guildford, and currently works as Engagement Lead across Surrey County Council's 'Greener Future' strategic priority. Working to create collaborative community-council initiatives in the last few years he set up the Home Energy Advice Taskforce, as well as SCC's warm hub programme and Surrey Energy Advice tool
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Cat Reeby
Cat is an engineer with circa 25 years' experience in the energy sector and was previously the Head of the Community Partnerships team at the Energy Saving Trust. She Chairs Surrey Energy Partnership and is a Director of the Surrey Climate Commission, currently managing the HEAT+ service to support residents with energy grants
David Griffiths
David, usually shortened to Dai, was Partner in a law firm for a long stretch of his career, before setting up his own company to design and code electronic control systems. In his spare time he's a Trustee of The Cancer Prevention & Education Society, and he volunteers as a HEAT Energy Champion
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Janice Bennett
Janice has been involved in environmental protection since her teens, working for both CPRE and the RSPB. She moved into management of a grant giving charity in Guildford, and since retiring in 2017 has become Treasurer and Membership Secretary of Guildford Environmental Forum.
Lisa Scott
Lisa has 20 years of project management experience in the highly regulated clinical research industry, and is motivated by the transition to fair and affordable energy through community ownership. She's led by example in retrofitting and electrifying her own home and works to support others to making changes, particularly through her work as a parish councillor.
Maddie Evans
Maddie is a Trustee of the charity Zero Carbon Guildford. She's a chemical engineer by training, with a 2022 MSc in Climate Change, Environmental Science and Policy (KCL). She is an early adopter of PV, heat pump and EV cars, and in her work with Shalford council is working on putting PV on the village hall.
Oleksandr Andreiuk
Oleksandr has recently moved to Surrey from the Ukraine, graduating Odessa Polytechnic University and embarking on an engineering career. Since 2003, he's been focused on residential energy efficiency, with a particular interest in thermal imaging technology and air tightness, and his work in Ukraine was recognised by Germany's Passive Housing Institute.
Sam Moffitt
Sam is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant, although he arrived there via an unusual route, studying music at the University of Oxford and later the Royal Academy of Music before working as a session trumpet player in London. Sam now works for Azets, a top 10 UK accounting firm, working in their audit team on clients from a broad range of sectors, including software developers, Michelin star restaurants, music publishers, charities and renewable energy sector clients.
Advisory Members
Nicola Davidson
Nicola is a Project Manager at Community Energy South which is supporting Surrey Community Energy to grow. She has volunteered on the board of MaidEnergy CBS for 10 yrs, and previously worked in a technical role at the EA. Nicola has a Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and a degree in Rural Resource Management
Ollie Pendered
Ollie is Chief Executive of Community Energy South, a social enterprise enabling local people & places to scale up the community energy sector. Ollie is part of the Advanced Practitioner Forum and the government's Community Energy Contact Group helping make recommendations to support the sector, which is currently a focus of GB Energy.