Working with Sniffer means being part of an engagement processes where organisations and communities work collaboratively to develop ideas and joint action to be better prepared for the future, particularly in the face of environmental change
To do this effectively we build on three key skills:
Read more about our team below
Rod trained initially in music, which led to ten years managing creative industries projects. A growing interest in sustainability led Rod to low-carbon transitions project work and PhD research in sustainability and management at University of St Andrews. Since then, he’s been lecturing on sustainability and social innovation. He’s passionate about sustainability and enjoys working with artists, business leaders, community activists, and policymakers on transitions projects. Read more
Ruth is a passionate facilitator with a keen ear for a good idea. She has been involved in Sniffer from the start and enjoys working for a small company that brings people with different perspectives together to find creative approaches to ensuring a more sustainable and fair society . Read more
Anna manages the Adaptation Scotland and TalX programmes. She nurtures relationships and networks so they can develop their own ideas and solutions. If it’s never been done before she will have a go and won’t take no for an answer. Read more
Kit manages the Climate Ready Clyde initiative. He knows everybody, which is really handy when you work on partnerships. He connects public sector, organisations and businesses to work together on strategic planning, focusing right now on Glasgow City Region. Read more
Janet is a qualified Chartered Accountant and member of the ICAEW, having gained her qualification with Deloitte in 2000. Her career experience extends from senior finance roles within a large scale multinational to a Board level role managing the finance functions of a global group of small to medium sized businesses. She enjoys using her financial and commercial acumen to help Sniffer achieve its goals. Read more
Ellie supports resource development for organisations to better adapt to climate change. She enjoys learning new things, meeting new people and getting stuck into diverse projects to help make Scotland a sustainable, thriving, climate resilient place. Read more
Catherine is with the Sustainable Scotland Network and previously led the Future Justice programme with the World Future Council where she focused on initiatives to secure the needs of future generations. Her work looked at establishing dedicated institutions and legal mechanisms to bring long-term needs and intergenerational justice principles into present day policy. Read more
Eleanor loves bringing organisations and people together to find solutions to environmental challenges. She finds learning and working in the spaces that sit in the overlaps between traditional policy areas invigorating. Her wider interests include outdoor learning, listening to oddly-shaped music and being in, on or near water. Read more
Iryna is a cultural geographer, artist and an experienced project manager. At Sniffer Iryna brings her creative and organising skills to flood risk management and knowledge exchange projects and is involved in Adaptation Scotland, Climate Ready Clyde and other programmes. Read more