Alexandra is the Manager at Humber Nature Partnership. She has a background in geographical information systems and geospatial data. She has spent most of her 25-year career working in the nature and environment space across public, private and non-profit sectors.
At HNP Alexandra works with over 40 partners to deliver the sustainable management of the Humber Estuary. She seeks to contribute to the region's economic success and increased resilience to climate change and sea level rise through conservation and restoration of the estuary's wildlife, habitats and natural systems.
Alexandra has a BSc in Geography from the University of Hull and an MSc in Geographical Information Systems from the University of Leicester. She has been a Chartered Geographer since 2007. Alexandra volunteers for the Royal Geographical Society - where she has been involved with the Chartered Geographer scheme since 2010 - and her local Rivers Trust. She likes Lapwings and Buff-tip moths.
Jackson Sage is the Project Manager for the Humber Management Scheme at Humber Nature Partnership. Jackson has an interdisciplinary background in Marine Biology and Fluid Mechanics from both University of Hull and University of Lincoln. Following four years of postgraduate study, Jackson worked within the Sustainable Development Team of a Local Authority where he worked closely with both residents and businesses impacted by coastal erosion, along with helping the Council maintain its ISO14001 accreditation.
Since joining Humber Nature Partnership in late 2019, Jackson has focused heavily on addressing issues with recreational disturbance that has the potential to have a negative impact on the ecological status of the Humber EMS. This work has varied from working with user-groups to promote and implement changes in behaviour on the ground, to collaborating with government organisations to change legislation around recreational activities.
Jackson's favourite time of year is early Autumn when the Pink-Footed Geese arrive from Iceland.
Leah is the conservation assistant at HNP. She works on all kinds of projects from responding to ecological queries from members, producing databases and directories, to helping the HMS Manager with recreational disturbance work. She is currently working on creating a marine mammal strandings protocol for the Humber in partnership with various organisations.
She studied her BSc (Hons) Marine Biology at University of Plymouth, then moved to Australia to work in cetacean (whale and dolphin) research, and education and outreach. She has been involved in various projects including mapping dolphin abundance in response to industrial activities and determining the hearing range of humpback whales.
Her favourite animal is any kind of cetacean (but probably humpback whales)!
Charlotte is the administrator over here at the HNP. She monitors the finances, creates social media and web content, arranges meetings and provides assistance on other larger projects.
Charlotte has a background in conservation and animal behaviour having joined us after the completion of her Masters specialising in animal social network analysis at the University of Chester. During her undergraduate studies at Liverpool John Moores she assisted with data collection, investigation and writing for the publication of "Behaviours of farmed saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) housed individually or in groups" (Campbell. D, et al,. 2024).
Her favourite animal are smaller native mammals such as the Pine Marten and the Eurasian Otter.
At Humber Nature Partnership, we care about both the environment and our team members. We recognise that anyone can struggle with their mental health at any point. We strive to be a part of the solution and not the problem and have joined the Mindful Employer scheme to help support and advocate for our team members. By signing the 'Charter for Employers Positive about Mental Health', we have made an ongoing commitment to supporting all staff experiencing mental ill-health. We make it clear that those with mental health conditions will not be discriminated against, and reasonable adjustments will be made to support them in the workplace.