Ana Bondsfield
Volunteer
Ana is a business student at the University of Reading and also works in the education sector.
She is passionate about sustainability and helping people of all ages learn about the planet.
Ethical Reading is run almost entirely by volunteers. Below you can see profiles of our current line-up, but we’re always looking for more people to get involved. If you would like to join our team as volunteer or Advisory Council member, or contribute in some other way, please get in touch.
Ana is a business student at the University of Reading and also works in the education sector.
She is passionate about sustainability and helping people of all ages learn about the planet.
Brendan is an investment specialist with a passion for sustainability, he originally moved to Reading from Northern Ireland to attend university in the town. He previously worked at an investment consultant advising pension schemes on their investment strategy and helping them improve their environmental, social, and corporate governance practices.
Brendan is a CFA Charterholder, has the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG, Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and a degree in Finance and Investment from the University if Reading. Brendan is a key cyclist taking advantage of the various national cycle routes in Reading.
Caroline, our resident professional photographer, specialises in headshots, business events and education marketing.
She grew up in Reading and is passionate about community, progression and kindness. She hosts a yearly event to raise funds for local Reading charities, is a trustee for Brighter Berkshire and enjoys connecting people.
Photographer at Viva Photography
Clinton is a master trainer, professional speaker, published author, coach, and HR Consultant. He has invested over four decades observing, researching, and analysing how and why people perform as they do.
Applying contemporary behaviour engineering principles, he has worked with thousands of individuals, in hundreds of organisations, and in 14 countries – optimising individual, team and organisational productivity and accelerating their development in healthy and ethical workplaces.
Clinton is co-author of “SuperTeams: Using the principles of RESPECT to unleash explosive business performance” and author of “Impact Virtually; How to maximise your impact without going anywhere.”
David recently completed his T Levels in Digital Production, Design and Development with a Distinction (A*) and brings strong technical and organisational skills to his volunteer role as Admin Lead at Ethical Reading.
He has taken part in numerous virtual work experiences with leading global organisations such as Accenture, Cognizant, MasterCard, KPMG, and DeepLearning.AI, where he explored various aspects of the tech industry.
David is passionate about technology and ethics in the digital space, and he is aiming to study BSc Computer Science at university. His career aspirations lie in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, where he hopes to make a meaningful impact through innovative and responsible tech solutions.
After more than 25 years in the mobile communications industry as a design engineer and manager with companies including AT&T and Panasonic, David is now bringing his industry experience to the third sector.
These days David manages the Get Online project for Reading Voluntary Action, and has been helping to develop Ethical Reading’s website. He also produces Ethical Reading’s podcasts and videos.
Digital Inclusion Development Worker at Reading Voluntary Action
Emily has formerly worked as an HR specialist and a Personal Assistant.
She has also been an English teacher and has recently started teaching refugees English to help them overcome their language barriers. She has also achieved a Masters degree in Education at the University of Reading.
She is passionate about psychology, specifically in relation to personal development and is very keen on learning. Knowing that Ethical Reading is such a dynamic group and dedicated to making the society better where everyone lives a fulfilled, purposeful, and balanced life, she was fascinated and eager to join the team in order to contribute her part.
In her spare time, she writes blogs, enjoys running and meditating. During lockdown, she has also developed her interests in chess, painting, as well as learning the piano.
Emma is a qualified counsellor in private practice, lecturer for a variety of counselling courses (level 2, 3 and 4) and designer of wellbeing courses.
Emma is a passionate people person who has devoted the last decade to learning ways to support people grow and develop. She completed a psychology degree with the Open University when her children were small and then began a 4-year journey to become a qualified counsellor. In 2013 she joined Reading Samaritans and became a trainer, both designing and delivering courses and loved watching people have lightbulb moments where they learned about themselves and others and she really took inspiration from that. So much so that she decided to undertake a teaching qualification to teach adult learners. She has designed course on understanding anxiety, managing depression, improving listening skills, stress management and how to improve sleep. Emma combine her busy lecturing work with a successful private counselling practice working from home Trainer for Thrive and Seek
A qualified Chartered Management Accountant, (ACMA), Graham also has a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Sheffield and over 30 years’ experience in senior management roles within the Thames Valley telecoms industry, including Motorola and Sopra Steria.
His skills in Engineering, Finance and Supply Chain management enabled Graham to break technological and organisational social barriers to provide teams at work with improved and happier working environments, and in particular to focus on equality in the workplace. Using lessons learned from being at the forefront of technical innovation in SME supply chain finance and digital transformation programmes, Graham is very excited to be working now with Ethical Reading to make Reading a better place to live and work.
Married with one son, Graham has lived in Reading for many years and has worked with various charitable organisations across Berkshire. A keen golfer and DIY enthusiast, Graham recently fulfilled a lifetime ambition by self-building the family home and is an excellent cook!
Gurprit has over 30 years’ experience in computing and IT as a software engineer and as the consulting services Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft and Hewlett Packard across Europe, Middle east and Africa.
He has always been fascinated by philosophical questions and co-founded Ethical Reading after completing an ethics course. Gurprit is passionate about developing healthy and ethical workplaces where people are treated fairly, are shown and show respect in turn, have a clear social purpose and understand their responsibilities, duties and obligations to themselves and those around them.
Gurprit holds an MSc in Electronics from Southampton University and is a Fellow of the British Computer Society. He is married with three grown-up children and, in his spare time, enjoys keeping fit and running.
Ian has led, developed and run technical and market innovations and productivity tools for Vodafone, Orange, Racal and MACH.
These include leading the launches of text messaging and pre-pay for Vodafone in the UK and various voice, messaging and value added services for Orange in Europe and Africa. Ian is an advisor to the Mobile Ecosytem Forum and Patient Insight Partner with Versus Arthritis. Ian is an amateur musician playing and recording a variety of music.
Jamie is passionate about sustainability and fighting climate change through promoting sustainable practices.
He’s interested in rewilding and encouraging companies to make more sustainable food choices. He became involved in the sustainable champions initiative last year not long before the event in the KPMG.
He is very passionate about neurodiversity, particularly in the context of work. Hence why he was asked to join the Neurodiversity at Work initiative. He is the founder and organiser of a monthly adults ADHD support group in Reading, they meet monthly in person and have the occasional online event. He is an Ambassador for ADHD UK; He is involved in the council’s “working together” group which allows members of the public to give feedback information to the council about the services they provide in relation to adult social care. He also does a lot of independent campaigning to try and push for better provisions for the ADHD community.
As a freelance copywriter, Kathryn specialises in helping organisations get their message across in a clear, compelling way that engages their target audiences.
She works both through agencies and directly for clients in a wide range of sectors, from architecture to water purification. However her real passion is helping organisations that work to make a positive difference, including charities, social
enterprises and green start-ups.
She also manages Reading Farmers’ Market and is the co-ordinator of Reading Green Drinks.
Kathryn is an active volunteer for Ethical Reading and has been helping with our marketing communications, including our website, since we started. As part of our sustainability team, she also helps to run our Trees for Reading initiative and keeps in touch with our growing list of sustainability champions.
Marian worked in small organisations and large corporations before following her passion to become a counsellor and help people change their lives.
She joined Ethical Reading as she believes working for organisations that treat staff and customers fairly and honestly builds trust, which in turn supports emotional and mental health. She thinks this is especially important in uncertain times so people can connect with each other and put energy into what matters. She also cares about the environment and volunteers with two local conservation groups.
Brad Hooker has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Princeton and a doctorate in Philosophy from Oxford.
He worked at Virginia Commonwealth University before moving to University of Reading in 1993. His book Ideal Code, Real World: a Rule-consequentialist Theory of Morality was published by Oxford University Press in 2000.
Brad has published 80 articles and edited or co-edited 7 collections of new essays. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Utilitas from 2011-2016, and has been an associate editor of various other journals. He was on the Executive Committee of the Mind Association 1998-2005 and the Executive Committee of the British Philosophical Association 2003-2009. His recent research has been on fairness and on financial regulation.
Rob spent over 35 years as a secondary school teacher in Islington. Since retiring he has been involved with Launchpad in Reading and is involved with a number of local sustainability groups.
He is particularly interested in the challenges of sustainability and developing Ethical Reading’s work in schools.
Shanti is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and Royal Meteorological Society respectively with extensive experience in the Energy Industry and Climate Change adaptation.
His working life spans over 39 years in the Energy Industry – at National Grid (NG) as Head of energy forecasting predicting energy requirements for England & Wales from very short term to 3 years ahead. Shanti was also responsible for delivering the NG Climate adaptation policy and a carbon budget plan.
As part of the climate adaptation programme for the UK Energy Industry, Shanti delivered a ground-breaking study on Climate Change adaptation programme. He has also published national and internal papers on Energy Forecasting.
His recent work included sitting on a European funded project advisory panel as well as being a trustee in the role of a General Secretary for the Royal Meteorological Society.
Currently he is a volunteer on the African Meteorological Society (AfMS) with a view to capacity building programme to advance meteorology and sciences related to an Africa-wide level, and to assist the development of applications of these subjects for the public welfare and benefit of the peoples of Africa and elsewhere.
Andy is an all round graphic designer with a specialism in branding.
He was lucky enough to work with some of the best people in some of the most creative studios in London in the 80s and 90s, before becoming creative director at InTouch Marketing in Banbury, making the ‘cross-over’ into ‘advertising’. He discovered a new passion and ability in the written word as well as bringing design for print and branding experience into the role.
Having moved to Reading in 2020, he started The Ethical Branding Co., helping to create and develop brands for businesses on an ethical journey.
Having not quite given up his dream of pop stardom, he can also be found performing his songs at local venues around the region.
Chris is a former Chair of the Reading Climate Change Partnership. He has represented the Environment Agency on the board for the last four years.
Chris is very keen to develop a strong climate action network to help engage all sectors of the town.
Chair, Reading Climate Change Partnership
Clinton started his career in computer systems design, and led the design of the processes and systems for automating a large European distribution centre.
Whilst successful, the financial ROI on the project was not as high as hoped. Further study revealed that the hearts and minds of the employees and their managers had not been won. So utilisation of the new tools was sub-optimal. This set Clinton off on a journey which lasts to this day – studying productivity and behavioral engineering. What can we do to equip, encourage, and support individuals to realise their true potential and maximise their performance … without adding to any anxiety or stress?
Clinton has held numerous function and line-management roles, been Director of an HR Consultancy, and CEO of an international HR consultancy and software house in the. He now runs his own HR Consultancy and Management Development company. He is an international speaker, a published author, and an international master trainer in Management & Leadership.
Director, ClintonHR
James is an experienced professional services recruitment consultant with over 15 years in the industry.
He is Associate Director in the Reading office for Eximius Group, which he established in Reading in 2017 to support the local entrepreneurial digital economy and established technology sector. Prior to joining Eximius Group James has worked for international and UK recruitment businesses including being a founder member of a start-up recruitment company in Reading in 2010. He’s hired countless local people into the recruitment industry within Reading since 2005 and continues to do so today. He believes passionately in improving the service level provided by the recruitment industry.
Associate Director at Eximius Group
As a freelance copywriter, Kathryn specialises in helping organisations get their message across in a clear, compelling way that engages their target audiences.
She works both through agencies and directly for clients in a wide range of sectors, from architecture to water purification. However her real passion is helping organisations that work to make a positive difference, including charities, social
enterprises and green start-ups.
She also manages Reading Farmers’ Market and is the co-ordinator of Reading Green Drinks.
Kathryn is an active volunteer for Ethical Reading and has been helping with our marketing communications, including our website, since we started. As part of our sustainability team, she also helps to run our Trees for Reading initiative and keeps in touch with our growing list of sustainability champions.
Lorraine is Connect Reading’s MD, bringing businesses, charities and individuals together for mutual benefit to make Reading a better place … for everyone!
She founded Libera Voce and consults on organisational and leadership development for the MoJ, charities and faith organisations. Lorraine is also a Co-Director (and occasional celebrant) at Berkshire Funeral Pastors.
In her spare time she is mum to two lovely small people, active member of a Reading church, trustee of the national charity Beyond the Streets and loves Reading (as well as, um, reading).
Managing Director, Connect Reading
Nigel leads Reading UK CIC. He is an experienced and highly motivated leader of not-for-profit public and private sector partnerships.
Politically and commercially aware, he is committed to transforming local economies and communities through expert advice, lobbying, deal making and delivery of projects and services.
He has worked as a CEO of a small not-for-profit organisation and has directed a large public agency and his own commercial enterprises. He also has extensive board level non-executive experience.
Nigel has helped us connect with key business groups and leaders in the Reading area.
Executive Director at Reading UK CIC
Nina specialises in mergers and acquisitions at Shoosmiths in Reading.
Nina was very quick to understand our vision, aims and values and has provided us with input regarding legal matters through Shoosmiths.
Partner at Shoosmiths
Paul is CEO of a rapidly growing food and drink wholesale business and his team are currently opening a new food hall and restaurant.
He is one of the leading voices in the UK encouraging and inspiring businesses to make a positive impact on the world – this was the subject of his first book, Forces for Good, published in 2019. Many businesses, particularly since Covid, are realising that to prosper and survive in the 21st century they must put people and planet before profit, typically called the Triple Bottom Line.
However, in order to bring the radical and systemic change required to reverse climate change and the growing inequality in the world, more is required: a new compassionate, loving and servant-hearted leadership. This is what Paul calls The Fourth Bottom Line, and this is the name of his new book published in May 2021.
Chief Executive, Cotswold Fayre
