The Team 

National Representatives

Role Name & Authority Region Telephone
Joy Blizzard Chair Joy Blizzard
Shropshire Council
Waste Initiatives Officer
West Midlands 01743 255 991
Lee Marshall Lee Marshall
Powys County Council
Senior Manager Policy and Waste
Wales 01597 826 064
Durk Reyner Durk Reyner
Welwyn Hatfield District Council
Head of Client Environment Services
East 01707 357 160
Mark Foxall Vice-Chair
Policy Officer
Mark Foxall
Shropshire Council
Policy & Development Manager
West Midlands 01743 255 936
Jennifer Gosling Communications Officer

Jennifer Gosling
Maidstone Borough Council
Waste Collection Manager
South East 01622 602 400
Kitran Eastman Policy Officer Kitran Eastman
Warwickshire County council
Waste Partnership & Strategy Manager
West Midlands 01926 418 064

Regional Representatives

Role Name & Authority Region Telephone
Hilary Palmer Eastern representative Hilary Palmer
Suffolk County Council
Service Development Officer
East 01473 264 048
Dave Thomas East Midlands representative
Policy Officer
Dave Thomas
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Recycling Officer
East Midlands 01159 148 396
Tom Lawrence London representative Tom Lawrence
London Borough of Redbridge
Recycling Manager
London 0208 708 5517
Victoria Burrell North East Representative
Policy Officer
Victoria Burrell
Durham County Council
Strategy Team Manager
North East 01913 835 691
Carole Taylor North West representative
Treasurer + Secretary
Carole Taylor
Pendle Borough Council
Waste and Recycling Co-ordinator
North West 01282 661 747
Mark McAdoo Northern Ireland representative Mark McAdoo
Cookstown District Council
Waste Manager/Senior Technical Officer
Northern Ireland 02886 762 205
Stratton MacDonald Scotland Representative Stratton MacDonald
South Ayrshire Council
Group Leader - Waste Strategy
Scotland 01292 606605
Stephen Baker South East representative
Stephen Baker
Medway Council
Recycling Contracts Officer
South East 01634 333164
Gemma Clinton South West Representative
Vice-Chair
Policy Officer
Gemma Clinton
Dorset Waste Partnership
Interim Operations and Waste Reduction Manager
South West 01305 224 716
Roger Mills Wales representative
Principal Policy Officer
Roger Mills
Torfaen County Borough Council
Waste Policy Officer
Wales 01495 766 745
Andrew Bird West Midlands representative Andrew Bird
Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council
Recycling Policy and Commissioning Manager
West Midlands 01782 742 510
Adam Lech Yorkshire and Humber Representative
Adam Lech
North East Lincolnshire Council
Waste Strategy Manager
Yorkshire & Humber 01472 325 844

Co-optees Appointed by Exec

Role Name & Authority Region Telephone
Carol Arthur Recycling Officer of the Year 2011 Carol Arthur
Torbay Council
Recycling Officer
South West 01803 207 744
Sally Sheward Policy Support Officer Sally Sheward
Staffordshire County Council
Team Manager - Waste Strategy & Operations
North West 01785 276 227

Support Services

Role Name & Authority Region Telephone
Larac Office For all enquiries Larac Office

01544 267 860
Colin Kirkby Executive Officer Colin Kirkby
LARAC
LARAC
PO Box 28
Knighton
LD8 2WA
07791 389 343
Jenny Perry Support Services Officer Jenny Perry
LARAC
Support Services Officer
LARAC
PO Box 28
Knighton
LD8 2WA
01544 267 860
Andrew Craig Policy Support Officer Andrew Craig
LARAC
Policy Support Officer
01544 267 860
Paul Deakin Conference Liaison Paul Deakin
Waste Information Services Ltd
Waste & Recycling Manager
07771 797113
Melvyn Lilley Training Manager Melvyn Lilley
Larac
LARAC
PO Box 28
Knighton
LD8 2WA
07904 671 661
Liz Drew Policy Support Officer for Devolved Governments Liz Drew
Armagh City and District Council
Recycling Officer
Northern Ireland 02837 529 624
Ian MacKenzie Policy Support Officer for MWE Ian MacKenzie
LARAC
Policy Support Officer for MWE
01304 841 862