People

GUARDIANS

Merling Preza (Guardian President)
General Manager of Prodecoop in Nicaragua. Merling is a board member of the CLAC (Latin American network), Chair of CLAC coffee network. She is also the CLAC representative on the Fairtrade Foundation board.

Michael Barratt Brown (Vice President)
Principal, Northern College, South Yorkshire (1977-83). Chair, TWIN and Twin Trading (1984-1996).

Bert Beekman (Vice President)
NOVIB, Founder and Director of “The Smell of Coffee”, Co-founder and director of Novotrade Consult. First director of the Max Havelaar Foundation.

COUNCIL

Robert Hutchison (Chair)
Chief Executive of Oxford Inspires (cultural development agency) 2002-06, and of Southern Arts Board 1996-2002; previously General Manager of Tanzania Publishing House, and Co-ordinator Green Alliance.

Debra Davis (Treasurer)
Finance Director, Learning for Life. Formerly International Tax Partner Andersen, Deloitte & Touche.

Catherine Cameron
Catherine has worked for many donor agencies including DFID, the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD, the World Bank EC, the IADB, various UN agencies, the WHO, Save the Children UK, the Open Society Institute, Oxfam, CARE, Traidcraft and Global Witness.

Bob Challens
Ex Managing Director PPP Healthcare Limited, Ex Group Commercial Director, Air Lingus PLC.

Elaine Jones
Independent consultant ethical, fair trade and development: Director of Global Markets Programme, Women in Informal Employment Globalising Organising WIEGO, Associate Cooperative College, Formerly Head of Ethical Trade at The Body Shop.

Vijay Krishnarayan
Commonwealth Fund. Formerly Managing Director, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute.

Delmar Lopez
General Manager of Mas Café Coffee producer cooperative in Mexico.

Robin Murray
Founding partner Ecologika Former Fellow of Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex Director of Industry, Greater London Council Ministerial Adviser, Government of Ontario , Demos Associate, Design Council Associate.

Willington Wamayeye
General Manager of Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative in Uganda.