New faces at GM Freeze
A huge thank you to Charlotte and Lucia, and welcome Rebecca, Giulia and Hannah!
GM Freeze is delighted to welcome Rebecca Dearden, who’s joined the team on a freelance basis to help with finances, general admin and editing. Rebecca is a writer, communications specialist and all-round whizz, who has worked with Natural England, the Canal and River Trust, many government departments and a wide range of businesses, as well as founding her own online magazine. We’re very happy to have her on board.
Dr Charlotte Bickler previously represented the Organic Research Centre on the GM Freeze Board of Directors. She’s stepped down to focus on the UK Grain Lab, though she’s continuing to work with ORC on a part-time basis. Stepping in to represent ORC is Giulia Kessous— already a friend of GM Freeze thanks to her help on the Vintage Seeds of Resistance project. Giulia is on ORC’s Crops and Agronomy team, and has a background in law and ecology as well as hands-on experience with heritage grains in France. She’s well placed to continue Charlotte’s great work.
We said a bittersweet goodbye to Lucia Monje-Jelfs earlier in the year. As the Soil Association’s representative on the Board, she was inspiring and innovative but also highly dependable—a great asset. Thankfully, Hannah Blitzer, the Soil Association’s Farming and Land Use Senior Policy Officer, was ready to take up the mantle. Hannah is an environmental law and policy expert with a deep commitment to sustainable agriculture—something that was immediately obvious as she joined the team.
