Appointed Chair of Trustees in November 2021, Paul retired from running his own management consultancy business in 2017 and prior to that was European Commercial Director for an American chemical company with responsibility for business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Paul was previously Chair of the Board of Trustees for Citizens Advice North Oxfordshire & South Northants, and also volunteers for the Environment Agency as a volunteer assistant lock keeper on the river Thames. Together with his wife Rosie, Paul has been an active volunteer at Cogges since January 2017.

Currently Head of Operations at Blenheim and previously Area Manager for a leading visitor attractions company, developing and operating award winning sites across the UK. Emily has worked in heritage management for the last 15 years, in both commercial and charitable fields. She lives in Oxfordshire.

Managing Director of Tribe Festivals, who run events and festivals including the 10,000 a day capacity Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse; launched in 2005, it has been nominated Best Family Festival in the UK Festival Awards each and every year since. Graeme also set up and runs the Cheltenham Comedy Festival. He previously worked across arts and events and in music sponsorship for Elton John. He is a local resident who has enjoyed Cogges with his children for the last 13 years.

Works as a valuation surveyor, within a specialist leisure and trade-related team at Savills PLC in Oxford, for the last ten years. She lives in north Oxfordshire with partner and cocker spaniel who keep her outside and active.

Trained as a Chartered Public Finance Accountant. He worked for several organisations including Lancashire County Council and Oxfordshire County Council but the significant part of his career has been as Deputy Vice Chancellor with Oxford Brookes and Sunderland Universities.

Head of Marketing Communications for the Renault, Dacia and Renault Van brands in the UK; with over 20 years previous experience of building strong brands at Dyson, Jaguar and Hyundai too. In his day job, Adam brings together customer insight, data, creativity and an in-depth knowledge of many media channels to grow Renault’s brand and subsequent market share. Adam lives locally in Witney, with his wife and family.

Recently retired from running her own educational consultancy business working with schools in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. Previously worked with Oxfordshire County Council Children Services department for over 20 years, having previously worked in education for Coventry City Council and as a teacher in Worcestershire. She is currently Chair of Trustees for The Iffley Academy the largest special school in Oxfordshire and a Trustee for a Domestic Abuse Charity, Reducing the Risk, based in Oxford. She lives in a village on the edge of Witney.

Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of Southampton, Gillian specialises in the literature of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. From 2014-2019, she was seconded as Executive Director of Chawton House, an Elizabethan Manor house in Hampshire, once owned by Jane Austen’s brother. Gillian lives in Oxford.

Rachel Harber is an HR Consultant specialising in talent attraction and retention strategies. She has over two decades with recruitment and HR and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Rachel lives near Burford and has a young family who regularly enjoy visiting Cogges.

Peter Harkness has spent most of his career on the Boards of media and finance companies, having started life as a newspaper reporter. He is a director of GlobalData plc, an international business information group. For the last 10 years he has also farmed in the Cotswolds, specialising in sheep, with six different breeds, including a flock of rare Whitefaced Woodlands. He has previously served as a Trustee of organisations managing heritage assets in Yorkshire and Gloucestershire.

Suzanne Williams is Head of Marketing & Communications for Oxford University's Gardens, Libraries and Museums. She has over 20 years' experience in senior roles covering audience development, exhibition programming, marketing, communications and digital in libraries (Bodleian Libraries), museums (Glasgow Museums, Leicestershire Museums) and for clients such as the Toronto Film Festival and History Television. Suzanne lives in Oxford with her two daughters.

Lewis is a chartered accountant and holds the ICAEW charity specialist qualification the Diploma in Charity Accounting. He trained within practice at a firm based in Oxfordshire and London but he is now Head of Finance at national charity Plunkett Foundation, a charity that focuses on rural empowerment through community business.

Lucy Chesher is a Chartered Health & Safety lead with over 20 years experience working across different businesses from UNESCO World Heritage Sites to rural and manufacturing environments as well as being an Event H&S Advisor. Lucy is also a member of the IOSH Rural Industries Group who provide guidance to industries including farming and forestry. Lucy lives in Oxfordshire with her family and two cats, and has also been a Cogges Volunteer on the Witney Remembers Project.