David Key - Director
BA (Hons), Cert. Adult, Teaching (NZ), MSc. (Dist.), FCHE.
NZOIA Alpine & Rock Instructor, MLTUK Summer & Winter Mountain Leader
Dave is an outdoor educator and ecotherapist. He holds international qualifications in mountaineering and rock climbing and has over fifteen years experience leading groups in some of the world’s wildest places. Dave also teaches ecopsychology and provides consultancy to organisations who want to design sustainability change programmes and campaigns. He lives in Cornwall.
Rob McKenna - Associate Facilitator & Catering Manager
Rob spent eight years working as the catering manager at the Buddhist Retreat Centre on Holy Isle, off the West coast of Scotland. He has many years of experience as a mindfulness practitioner. Rob is also a Shiatsu practitioner and is currently training as a Natural Change facilitator to develop his interest in working with the power of wild places.
Osbert Lancaster - Associate Facilitator
BSc (Hons), MBA.
Osbert is a consultant and facilitator crafting events, activities and programmes to foster a world where individuals, families, communities and organisations flourish in harmony with the rest of nature. For 20 years he has worked with inspiring thinkers and innovators, putting his learning into practice with government agencies, community groups, businesses, universities and NGOs. He lives in Edinburgh.
Deborah Richardson-Webb - Associate Facilitator
Deborah is the Head of Performance Pedagogy and Programme Leader and teaches contemporary performance practice at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Deborah is involved in developing an understanding of ‘pedagogy’ in the performance context and the application of quality arts practices in differing social contexts. She is an experienced director, devisor, collaborator and teacher.
Deborah’s latest work had been addressing issues of how the socially engaged artist can best meet the challenges presented by the global environmental crisis. She has been a participant in The Natural Change Project for over five years and this work has led to the development of the ‘eco-centric’ artist through the process of the performance degree.
Richard Profit - Associate Facilitator
Richard works for a leading multinational business helping them develop
sustainability strategies across their supply chain. He has been on a number of wilderness expeditions taking him to Africa, South America and the North Pole.
He is currently exploring the role the natural environment has on relationships, empowerment and collaboration for sustainable change and growth within organisations.