Jenny Andersson, Director,  Regenerative Designer & Fire Keeper.

Jenny founded Really Regenerative in March 2020 (bad timing!). Having spent 30 years in international development, brand strategy, communications, and sustainability design, Jenny embarked on a new learning journey seeking strategies and processes commensurate with the global systemic crisis. Regeneration was the answer she found. The fractals of place is the territory that grounds all our work. Jenny leads programme development and place-based institutional support. Her place is Midhurt, Sussex.

Dr Al Mathers, Director & Relationality Tender.

Over the past 20 years, Al has worked across academic, charitable, and practice sectors, always with a focus on how we can create meaningful change led by, and working with, communities.  she is passionate about: place-based work, participatory approaches, and building regenerative futures with the people who know their places best.

She has held leadership roles at The Young Foundation, The RSA, and Good Things Foundation, and earlier in her career, worked in academia focusing on participatory landscape architecture and urban design with underrepresented groups. Her place is Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Sam Smithson, Relationality Tender & Water Keeper.

Sam’s ‘day job’ is for Experience Sussex whose leadership team have all been gifted participation in Power of Place to support regenerative development in Sussex.  Sam has been our zoom room manager on our signature learning journey Power of Place and Beyond Polarisation for 2 years where we have supported her learning and development.  Sam’s place is Lancing, Sussex.

Maria Camilla Carrascal, Regenerative Re-Source & Spirit Guide.

Camilla is deeply connected to the indigenous cosmology of her home country Colombia.  She brings a deep interconnection with the rhythms of life, and has real undertanding of what it takes to build community.  She is also a brilliant researcher and analyst – working both sides of her intelligence in service of regeneration. Camilla’s place is Geneva, Switzerland and Cartagena, Colombia.

Bill Reed, regenerative designer, built environment.

Bill has spent his life’s work on creating regenerative approaches in the built environment. A founding partner in the Living Building Challenge, Bill is also a Director of Regenesis Group, one of the world’s leading regenerative educators.  Bill is also a whizz with frameworks, particularly the Law of Three. He joins our learning journeys as a regular guest. Bill’s place is Arlington, Massachusettes.

Anna Pollock, regenerative tourism.

Anna is one of the earliest visionaries in regenerative tourism. A sought after speaker and advisor all around the world, Anna supports us in our signature learning journeys, and when we are working with partners in tourism.  A native of our home county Sussex, Anna’s places are now Herefordshire and Mexico City where she winters.