Director: Dr Beck Collins.  Beck was awarded her PhD in Success in Local Sustainable Energy Projects in 2014, and now lectures on sustainability issues and research in planning and construction at Birmingham City University.  Beck has worked on renewable energy and energy retrofit projects in Darmstadt, Germany and as an officer at Birmingham City Council.  She has also provided training and consultancy as part of the Pioneers into Practice Alumni programme of Climate KIC.  When not delivering or thinking about renewable energy projects, Beck enjoys a spot of gardening, and cider making.

Secretary: Phil Beardmore. Phil is a highly experienced and respected sustainability consultant.  He  was one of the founders of the Birmingham Social Enterprise Energy Network in 2005. He is a Director of the think-tank Localise West Midlands, and co-wrote the Birmingham Energy Advice Manual. In 2010 he was voted one of the top 50 Green Leaders in the West Midlands. He is also a board member of Cooperatives West Midlands.

Director : Angela Cooper.  Angela project-managed a £90,000 grant from the Department of Energy and Climate Change which enabled BHiOP, SusMo and KHT to raise awareness of the Green Deal in the local community, and engage with early adopters. The project also installed external wall Insulation on two exemplar buildings (you can watch the video on the Kings Heath Transition Facebook page). Angela retired from the University of Wolverhampton in 2010 where she had held a series of managerial posts within the university administration.

Treasurer: Dr. John Newson. John has a PhD in Technology Policy from Aston University. He has been Development Officer for Balsall Heath is Our Planet since 2009 and is well-known as a sustainability consultant. He  has also been a Climate-KIC West Midlands ambassador in Poland, and has mentored Climate-KIC project workers in Birmingham. He is lead waste campaigner for Birmingham Friends of the Earth and he also belongs to the Old Home: Super Home network and regularly hosts open days at his home, to demonstrate its various energy-generation and energy-saving measures.

Director: Kathy Hopkin. Kathy is an experienced co-operative development, social enterprise and sustainability professional. Kathy has previously worked for Scotland’s multi-million pound Climate Challenge Fund, and has also successfully fundraised for several other environmental and social initiatives. She is currently a trustee for EcoBirmingham, a local charity which exists to affect social change and the transition towards a low-carbon and sustainable lifestyle. Kathy was also previously an active member of SusMo: Sustainable Moseley, and a founding director of EnergyWise.

Chair: Shaz Rahman. Shaz works as a Domestic Energy Assessor and Insulation Surveyor. He is a member of the Management Committee of Birmingham Friends of the Earth and is a director of The Real Junk Food Project which diverts surplus food to those who need it. He also has a blog about environmental campaigning and co-ops. www.shaziety.com

Director: Shamsher Dharsani. Shamsher works as a coach at Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations to support directors and senior managers in third sector organisations with their management development needs. These are usually related to their strategy governance, funding, and their approach to issues they face with their clients or competitors. Shamsher is also a director of a charitable Community Benefit Society which he helped to set up as a collaborative body for 10 member organisations who are suppliers of health and well-being services. Shamsher’s knowledge of co-ops and CBS includes setting them up and funding them through writing community share documents for renewable energy CBS. He will contribute this knowledge and experience to support other directors on the CEB Board.

Director: Daniel Wilson.Daniel worked for many years as a computer programmer in a CADCAM company. He put solar panels onto his own house at an early stage and is an enthusiast for renewable energy. He has been involved with solar at All Saints Church, Kings Heath and he invests in CEB and other community energy schemes, including Power for Good.