Working with Sniffer means engaging with a team who understand the implications of a changing climate for society and are committed to working in ways that are informed, fair and collaborative. You will find we bring a lot of energy and creativity to our approach.
Read more about our team below.
Harper is the Climate Resilience Manager for Highland Adapts. Building on her academic background in ethnic studies, migration, and environmental sustainability, Harper is passionate about climate resilience and environmental justice. In addition to working in the environment sector, Harper also has experience in refugee and asylum law. She is particularly interested in partnership building, climate data democratisation, and nature-based resilience. Read more
Jess has over a decade of experience working in communication roles for charities, public bodies, and businesses, mostly recently in nature conservation. She is passionate about the power of communications to connect with people and inspire action, and how this can help bring positive change for communities and the environment. Read more
Linda has worked in the environmental sector for over 25 years exclusively for charities and not-for-profit organisations. She is passionate about tacking environmental and social injustice and specialises in fostering partnership and community-led action, programme development and co-ordination and project delivery. With an academic background in environmental management, she is interested in the use of nature-based solutions to tackle biodiversity loss and the impacts of climate change. Read more
Kirsty has worked in the environmental and sustainability sector for most of her career, starting in New Zealand before returning to the UK. She has experience in the public, private and voluntary sectors, and has a particular interest in the relationship between local community aspirations and national policy. She specialises in multi-partner programmes, and has a strong understanding of community activities that are led and delivered by volunteers. Read more
Emilie has worked in the environmental sector in Scotland for approaching 20 years, starting out research climate change and then entering into ecology. She has a particular interest in blue-green infrastructure, nature-based solutions and biodiversity. She enjoys partnership working and collaborative projects that make a real difference to the environment and lives of communities. Read more
Andrew is a sustainability professional with experience working in marketing, communications, and project management around environmental and social justice issues. He works on the Creative Climate Futures project at Sniffer, building climate resilience across Glasgow. Andrew has a particular interest in how community climate action can allow under-represented groups to have their voices heard. Read more
Jonny has over 10 years’ experience in supporting communities, businesses, and governments to implement climate adaptation and resilience policies and initiatives in the UK and globally. He has worked with rural communities through to international institutions, with particular expertise in the agriculture sector, creating innovative partnerships for locally-led adaptation. Read more
After building an academic foundation around nature and climate change, Alex has spent the last 15 years working with non-profits around the world. She specialises in collaborative project delivery, establishing beneficial partnerships, and people-centred engagement to amplify marginalised voices. Alex is dedicated to leveraging systemic change and works on multi-level community projects across Sniffer programmes to integrate climate justice at their core. Read more
Ruth trained as a natural and social scientist and has a Masters degrees in both. 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 fairer and flourishing future for all. As well as building on a scientific and policy evidence base, Ruth is a strong advocate weaving in local knowledge, climate just Read more
Aoife has worked with the private, public and third sector to support their response to the climate crisis. Aoife is particularly interested in partnership development, collaboration and working together to address multiple inequalities. With a background in ecology, Aoife is passionate about bridging the science-communication gap and making our messaging accessible to everyone. She was recently named in University of Edinburgh’s Climate 75 alumni list. Read more
Ben leads Sniffer's Climate Ready Placemaking work, and joined the team in 2022 after ten years' experience working in the environment sector across the UK. He has held roles in local government, civil society and partnership organisations, most recently working for the Greater London Authority on a range of green infrastructure and climate adaptation policies and programmes. Ben is particularly interested in nature-based solutions, community climate action, and place-based approaches. Read more
Cat is an unabashed climate science anorak and a committed science communicator. She has spent over 20 years working in the private, public and third sector translating climate science into meaningful messages to inspire local action. She is passionate about challenging the status quo, transformational adaptation and showcasing the multiple co-benefits that climate resilience can bring. At Sniffer Cat works on Adaptation Scotland, the Place Standard Tool and Flood Risk Management. Read more