Three new appointments at the National Trust

Friday 28 March 2014

The National Trust for Jersey has added three new members to team based at the charity's headquarters at The Elms in St Mary.

Jon Parkes, who was educated at Les Quennevais and Hautlieu and joined the trust in 2003 as a countryside ranger, is the new Lands Manager and responsible for 1,300 vergées of Jersey, the largest amount of land in private ownership in the Island. During his time with the trust, Mr Parkes has been involved in a number of major projects, including the refurbishment of Devil's Hole and the opening earlier this year of the Wetland Centre overlooking St Ouen's Pond.

History of Art graduate, Chris Addy, has heen confirmed as the House and Collections Manager responsible for three National Trust properties: 16 New Street, Grève de Lecq Barracks and Moulin de Quétivel in St Peter's Valley. He will be responsible for site operations, marketing, events, site hire and collections management.  He also has a masters in Museum Studies.

Jo Stansfield brings ten years experience as a teacher in the UK and Jersey to the part-time role of education officer. Born and educated in Jersey, she will be responsible for the national Trust's programme of events to engage children with their environment.