Tree of Life Project Management and Operations
Tree of Life Programme
The team is drawn from a broad range of backgrounds with complementary skill sets. Our goal is to bring focus to the programme, improving operational work in order to free up faculty for scientific endeavour and strategy. We aim to generate efficiency, reduce cost and improve staff wellbeing.
The team can be subdivided into four main areas:
Samples Management – oversees the acquisition of samples from our partners collecting organisms in the field. This team manages sample storage and distribution, and offers our partners strong working relationships so that they can be confident their samples will arrive efficiently and in usable condition.
Wildlife and Environmental Law – provides advice and support regarding all aspects of wildlife and environmental law, both to Tree of Life colleagues and our partners globally. This includes ensuring compliance with regulations and providing practical support where necessary.
Communications & Public Engagement – informs the public, partners, and other internal and external stakeholders about Tree of Life’s science. Most importantly, it means getting people excited about what we’re doing. This can range from producing articles on scientific breakthroughs, running Tree of Life’s social media channels, engaging students with school visits, or appearing at events to show the public what we do.
Project Management – supports faculty and the Delivery & Operations leadership team by translating ideas into deliverables, and implementing strategy. This means managing some of our most high profile projects – including our Sample Tracking System, Darwin Tree of Life and Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics – and delivering their objectives within budget, scope, on time and to a high quality.
Core team
![Sinead Calnan Photo of Sinead Calnan](/userpics/200/sc47.jpg)
Sinead Calnan
Wildlife & Environmental Law Support Officer
![Molly Carter Photo of Molly Carter](/userpics/200/mc39.jpg)
Molly Carter
Project Coordinator
![Charlie Hathaway Photo of Charlie Hathaway](/userpics/200/ch20.jpg)
Charlie Hathaway
Principal Functional Analyst & Product Owner
![Nancy Holroyd Photo of Nancy Holroyd](/userpics/200/neh.jpg)
Nancy Holroyd
Samples and Partner Relationship Manager
![Wiesia Johnson Photo of Wiesia Johnson](/userpics/200/wj3.jpg)
Wiesia Johnson
Research Manager
![Dr Victoria McKenna Photo of Dr Victoria McKenna](/userpics/200/vw6.jpg)
Dr Victoria McKenna
Project Manager
![Haoyu Niu Photo of Haoyu Niu](/userpics/200/hn7.jpg)
Haoyu Niu
Project Support Officer
![Radka Platte Photo of Radka Platte](/userpics/200/rp3.jpg)
Radka Platte
Sample Manager
![Mr Ian Still Photo of Mr Ian Still](/userpics/200/ips.jpg)
Mr Ian Still
Advanced Research Assistant
Previous team members
![Theodora Anderson Photo of Theodora Anderson](/userpics/placeholder.jpg)
Theodora Anderson
Research Manager Tree of Life Programme
![Jessica Bernard Photo of Jessica Bernard](/userpics/200/jb51.jpg)
Jessica Bernard
Team Administrator
![Dr Nikki Chapman Photo of Dr Nikki Chapman](/userpics/200/nc13.jpg)
Dr Nikki Chapman
Wildlife and Environmental Law Adviser
![Miss Chloe Leech Photo of Miss Chloe Leech](/userpics/200/cl22.jpg)
Miss Chloe Leech
Project Coordinator
![Luke Lythgoe Photo of Luke Lythgoe](/userpics/200/ll16.jpg)
Luke Lythgoe
Communications Specialist
![Jack Monaghan Photo of Jack Monaghan](/userpics/200/jm58.jpg)
Jack Monaghan
Public Engagement Coordinator
![Dr Sophie Potter Photo of Dr Sophie Potter](/userpics/200/sp27.jpg)
Dr Sophie Potter
Projects and Communications Manager
![Dr Lauma Ramona Photo of Dr Lauma Ramona](/userpics/200/lr17.jpg)
Dr Lauma Ramona
Research Administrator Tree of Life Programme
![Miss Eve Riley Photo of Miss Eve Riley](/userpics/200/er17.jpg)
Miss Eve Riley
Management Trainee
![Dr Nick Salmon Photo of Dr Nick Salmon](/userpics/200/ns18.jpg)
Dr Nick Salmon
Head of Strategic Delivery & Operations
![Jonathan Threlfall Photo of Jonathan Threlfall](/userpics/200/jt29.jpg)
Jonathan Threlfall
Genome Note Editor
![Magdalena Wilczewska Photo of Magdalena Wilczewska](/userpics/200/mw26.jpg)
Magdalena Wilczewska
Management Trainee