Teresa is responsible for the development of environment-related training courses and professional development opportunities for BASIS, alongside leading the audit schemes team, who ensure compliance with legislation and best practice standards in the distributor and amenity sectors, and manages public affairs for the organisation. BASIS is a charitable organisation committed to raising professional standards across the land management and food production sector.
With a career background, which includes working with farmers and advisors in environmental stewardship with Natural England, improving water quality as a Catchment Advisor with Essex & Suffolk Water and most recently in arable knowledge exchange with AHDB, she has a keen interest in linking sustainable farmed landscapes with productivity and profitability, along with peer-to-peer learning, education and professional development.
Teresa is currently studying for a Nuffield Scholarship looking at how to increase the widespread uptake of Integrated Pest Management in the arable sector, runs a grassroots volunteering organisation in Ecuador and enjoys all activities outdoors!
