Started by Clare Dakin after she crashed into a tree (discover the story here), TreeSisters is a registered charity (No.1149961) that is supporting the emergence of a global network of women committed to healing their relationship to each other and the Earth. Our focus is to support one another to harness our creativity, connections and resources toward reforesting the tropics within the next 10 years by (1) developing educational and organizational tools to mobilize women's attention and leadership; and (2) directing grassroots funds toward tree-planting projects managed by our first organizational partners: Project Greenhands, and the Greenbelt Movement.
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Our Board of Trustees
Chairwoman - Julie Ellison
Julie has supported the development of TreeSisters as a Director since 2010, bringing her expertise in business administration and organisational development. Read more...
Trenna Cormack
Trenna is committed to fostering positive social and environmental change in the world. Read more...
Wendy Stephenson
Wendy brings 15 years of experience working in the field of energy and climate change both at a technical and strategic level. Read more...
Alexandra Stubbings MSc BA Hons
Alexandra is currently the head of Ashridge Consulting’s Sustainability Practice, and specialises in strategic change and engagement programmes to help build sustainable and socially responsible organisational cultures. Read more...
Our Core Team
Clare founded TreeSisters after a car crash that delivered a life changing message. Considering herself ‘an unlikely leader’, she is an Earth loving social entrepreneur and inspirational speaker with 18 years of international experience Read more...
Bernadette Ryder
Bernadette is a passionate environmentalist, trainer, dancer and change-maker. Read more...
Emily Stewart
Now mother to a wonderful young daughter, Emily has been a nurse, bookkeeper, a student of herbal medicine, and always a deep lover of the natural world. Read more...
Pollyanna is the author of the award-winning book: The Relationship Revelation, contributing author to the bestselling Adventures in Manifesting series, experienced intuitive life coach, speaker, creatrix and mother of four boisterous boys. Read more...
Sophie Mortimer
A Jane of many trades, including film-making, non-profit communications and Marketing and Yoga teaching, all Sophie’s work focuses on restoring balance to ourselves and our fabulous planet. Read more...
Alison Ramsay
For the last 15 years, Alison has been delving deep into the health and sustainability of our planet and Her people. Read more...
Caroline Nettle
Caroline enjoys the planet up close and personal. She has travelled widely. Wildlife and conservation are her first love. Read more...
Lauriane Cayet-Boisrobert
Lauriane brings 8 years of experience in policy relevant forest data and information, working primarily as a specialist in geospatial information and remote sensing applications. Read more...
Our Advisers
Our advisors are successful change makers who endorse TreeSisters' vision and who offer feedback and strategic advice where needed.
Lynne Franks
Author, entrepreneur and lifestyle guru Lynne Franks has a communication reach that stretches across the world. Read more...
Jarvis Smith
Jarvis has published a number of ethical magazines, including a special green edition of At Home and the Mail on Sunday supplement, Make Your Money Go Further and Be Kind the Environment. Read more...
Dr Rosy Daniel, M.D. BSc, MBBCh
Rosy has spent 28 years studying, developing and practising what has come to be known as Integrative Medicine, and is now one of Britain’s leading Integrative Medicine Consultants. Read more...
Professor Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir
Vala is the Dean of Engineering & Natural Sciences at the University of Iceland. Read more...
Our Network