Edward Baxter is a long-term resident and farmer in the East Neuk. He has been involved in ENCAP since its inception and became Chairman in 2017, taking over from Alex Nairn of Elie who had guided Colinsburgh and Kilconquhar through the preparation of their community action plan. Edward has had various public roles in Scotland, including chairing the environmental charity LEAF in Scotland (Linking Farming and Environment) and for 15 years he has been involved in RHET’s (The Royal Highland Education Trust) Fife’s initiative, hosting an annual visit to his Estate for 250 Levenmouth school children.
Stuart Bridges
Stuart has lived in the East Neuk for over eight years. A qualified company secretary, Stuart has worked in a number of senior compliance, legal and risk roles within the UK financial services sector. He currently is the risk and compliance director for a wealth management company and a non-executive director for a software company. In 2018, he chaired the Steering group which was responsible for the production of the St Monans & Abercrombie Community Action Plan. He was Secretary of his local Community Council and is currently a Trustee of the JM Camera Collection Trust
Principal Officer
Sonja Potjewijd
The Project Officer at Transition, University of St Andrews and Co-Founder of Footprint East Neuk. She has a keen interest in restoring the Earth ever since she can remember: at the age of 6, she organized cleanup activities of ponds and ditches, and lead nature walks for school friends. Born and raised in The Netherlands, she moved to the UK and USA because of its vibrant community of changemakers. She gained extensive experience in volunteer management, environmental campaigning, and educating and empowering youth to think globally. In the USA, she has managed teams from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds from across the world on three programmes: 1) Community Environmental Projects; 2) Research & Writing; 3) Operations. In East Neuk she organizes tree planting activities, nature workshops and an annual Science & Nature Festival and coordinates the Shared Path project from Pittenweem to Earlsferry.
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