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The SCYPN was founded by Charlie Collins in November 2006 and a Steering Group was set up to run the network. The group has recently experienced a changing of the guard and a newly formed Steering Group has been established to oversee the running of the network. The positions are held voluntarily and everyone contributes where and when they can. We’re all enthusiastic young planners and are keen to see the SCYPN continue to grow. If you are interested in finding out more about what we do and have the urge to contribute to the network yourself, whether it be writing articles for our newsletter or hosting events in the future, please feel free to contact Gemma Christian

Who's Who

Gemma Christian                    Chair

Gemma is a planning officer at Eastleigh Borough Council. She studied Planning Practice and research at Cardiff University and joined the SCYPN Steering Group in November 2008.

Nicola Tippett                     Membership & Communications Manager

Nicola is a Minerals and Waste Policy Planner at West Sussex County Council. She studied Geography at Southampton University and has a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Westminster. She joined the SCYPN Steering Group in July 2010.

Lucy Harding                       Events Coordinator East

Lucy is the Minerals and Waste Support Officer for the South Downs National Park Authority.  She graduated from the University of Wales, Bangor in 2003 with a BA (Hons) degree in Environmental Planning and Management and from Oxford Brookes University with an MSc in Spatial Planning in 2008.  Lucy specialises in planning and Environmental Impact Assessment for minerals and waste development and joined the SCYPN Steering Group in November 2010. 

Vashti Gooding                    Events Coordinator West

Vashti is a Planning Officer in the Spatial Strategy and Research Group at Hampshire County Council. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a Masters in Town and Regional Planning in 2006. She joined SCYPN Steering Group in July 2010.

Nicholas Perrins                 Member Regional Activities Committee

Nicholas is a Senior Planning Officer for the Borough of Poole and Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. He graduated from the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL in 2007 with an MSc in Spatial Planning. He has over 5 years experience in both the private and public sectors working on a range of Local Development Framework and Development Management projects. He joined the SCYPN Steering Group in December 2010.

Kirsten Williamson            RTPI Consultation Coordinator

Kirsten is a Senior Policy Planner at East Sussex County Council, primarily working on the Waste and Minerals Development Framework.  After studying Natural Sciences, she graduated from Heriot-Watt University with a BSc (Hons) in Urban and Regional Planning and is currently studying for a diploma in Economics. She specialises in minerals policy, SEA and policy implementation. She joined the SCYPN Steering Group in 2010.

Daniel Ramirez                    Newsletter Editor

Daniel is a Planning Policy Officer at Fareham Borough Council. He studied Geography at the University of Birmingham and graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in 2008. He has worked at Fareham since mid-2010 andwill be starting a part-time Masters in Spatial Planning at UCL in September 2011. Daniel specialises in housing policy and joined the SCYPN Steering Group in January 2011.  

Frances Pickering             Treasurer

Frances recently graduated from UCL where she undertook a Masters in Spatial Planning whilst working for her present employers as a Planner at Savills. Whilst working for Savills Frances has worked and led on a range of large and small scale planning applications nationally. She joined the SCYPN Steering Group in January 2011.

Luke Bennett                      Web Administrator

Luke is a Trainee Planning Officer in the Policy Team at the Borough of Poole. He studied a BA (Hons) degree in Geography at the University of Southampton and went on to complete a PGCE in Secondary Education Geography. He has since seen the light and has worked in planning since 2009 and will be starting a part-time Masters in Town Planning at the University of Brighton in September 2011. He joined the SCYPN Steering Group in January 2011

Polly Barker                         Student representative

Polly is currently studying an MSc in Spatial Planning at University College London while carrying out ongoing work placements with Hampshire County Council and a private land developer. She joined the SCYPN Steering Group in January 2011.

Laura Cox                         Member Regional Activities Committee

Laura graduated from the University of Greenwich with a BSc (Hons) Natural Resource Management in 2001.  She then worked with the Planning Policy and Information Section of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, up to joining The Landscape Partnership in 2003.  Laura completed an MA Town and Country Planning with the University of the West of England in 2007.  Laura is a Corporate Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and a Full Member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.  She established the London Young Planners Network, which now has over 200 members.  Laura will soon be joining Pro Vision as a Senior Planner.

Kathryn Reeves                Secretary

Kathryn is a Planning Officer for the Strategic Planning Team at Horsham District Council. She graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2008 with a BA (Hons) degree in Geography and from Kingston University in 2011 with an MA in Planning and Sustainability. She joined the SCYPN Steering Group in March 2011.

Author:

Trish Cookson

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

26-Aug-11

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