Our Team

Founded in 2013 by three scientists, we have grown into an transdisciplinary team all working towards the shared vision of a world in which seagrass meadows are thriving, abundant and well managed for people and planet.

Project Seagrass is led by three internationally recognised marine scientists with decades of combined expertise into the research and conservation of seagrass meadows as social-ecological systems.

Dr Leanne Cullen-Unsworth

Chief Executive Officer

Dr Benjamin Jones

Chief Conservation Officer & Co-Founder

Dr Richard Unsworth

Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder

Celia is standing on the beach. She is wearing a blue t-shirt and a rucksack. Celia is wearing glasses.

Dr Celia Marlowe

Chief Operating Officer

Dr Chiara Berteli is kneeling aboard a boat holding a camera up to her face to take a photograph.

Dr Chiara Berteli

Associate Scientist

Emma is standing on the beach with the sun in the background. She is wearing a blue coat.

Emma Butterworth

Solent Fieldwork Officer

Lucy is standing on the beach with the sun setting over the horizon. She is wearing a black Project Seagrass coat.

Dr Lucy Coals

Project Support Officer

Corinne is standing on the beach with the sea in the background. She is wearing a blue jacket and pink scarf.

Corinne Cox

Communications Officer

Abi's head is leaning against her dog's head. She has red curly hair.

Abi David

Conservation Trainee

Emma is standing aboard a boat with Project Seagrass' Skipper Eve

Emma Fox

Science Officer

Hannah is standing with an artic backdrop. She is wearing a light blue coat and a hat.

Dr Hannah Green

Senior Science Officer

Calum is standing against a mountainous backdrop. He is wearing a large rucksack and is smiling. He has short brown hair.

Dr Calum Hoad

Senior Science Officer

Jo is wearing a white t-shirt and carrying a rucksack. She has dark hair and a fringe. In the background are grasses and trees.

Jo Hughes

Volunteer and Outreach Officer

Adam is standing by a castle ruin. He has a beard and moustache.

Adam Kendall

Project Logistics Assistant

Dr Elizabeth Lacey

Senior Science Officer & Scotland Team Lead

Andrew is standing on the top of a mountain. He is wearing a blue jacket and a rucksack.

Andrew Lee

Finance Manager

Anouska is standing in the sea carrying out seagrass monitoring. She is wearing waders and is holding a clipboard.

Anouska Mendzil

Swansea University Senior Scientific Officer 

Bridget is standing in the sea wearing a wetsuit. They have curly hair and are wearing glasses. The sun is glowing in the background.

Bridget Patterson

Swansea University Seagrass Restoration Research Assistant

Emma is leaning against a railing with the sea behind her. She is wearing a pink top and pale pink jacket. She has curly hair.

Emma Povey

Office Manager and HR Lead

Adam is wearing a Project Seagrass jacket. He is standing outside with a tree behind him.

Adam Rogers

SeagrassSpotter Technical Lead

Flo is standing in the sea. She is wearing a wetsuit.

Flo Taylor

Stakeholder Engagement Officer

Ollie is standing beside a seagrass meadow. He is wearing a red rain jacket, waders, and a red hat. He has a beard and moustache. Ollie's coat and face have mud on them from fieldwork.

Dr Oliver Thomas

Senior Science Officer

Eve is aboard the Project Seagrass boat, Gwen. She is wearing jacket and a life belt.

Eve Uncles

Project Logistics Coordinator & Boat Officer

Emily is standing with the sea in the background.

Emily Yates

Nursery Lead

Jasper is wearing a white t-shirt with a black collar.

Jasper Brown

Intern

Iestyn Comey

Intern

Grace is standing in a lab holding bags of samples.

Grace Cutler

Intern

Ewan is aboard a boat. He is wearing dive gear. The sun is shining.

Ewan Garvey

Intern

William is wearing a University of Plymouth jacket and is holding a notebook. He is standing in a pool of water at the coast.

William Goldsmith

Intern

Anya Lamparelli

Intern

Dylan Tatham

Intern

Rosslyn is standing in front of a wall with the sea in the background. She is wearing a blue jacket and has her hands in her pockets.

Rosslyn Barr

Chair of Trustees

Dr Sarah Pilgrim is standing holding a puppy.

Dr Sarah Pilgrim

Trustee & Board Secretary

Mike Furness is standing on a slipway. He is carrying a hessian bag in each arm.

Mike Furness

Trustee

David King is standing on the beach wearing a wetsuit. The clouds in the background are dark.

David King

Trustee

Rob Raimes is standing next to the Project Seagrass boat. He is wearing a blue shirt and has his arms folded in front of him.

Rob Raimes

Trustee

Dr Bevis Watts is diving.

Dr Bevis Watts

Trustee

Laura is walking along a grassy path by the coast. She has her hood up.

Laura Evans

Trustee

Miranda is standing inside in front of a window. She is smiling at the camera and is wearing red t-shirt.

Miranda Krestovnikoff

Project Seagrass Ambassador

Jake is standing by the edge of the sea. He is wearing diving gear.

Jake Davies

Project Seagrass Ambassador

Coldplay Ticket Competition, Photo Credit Anna Lee

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