Our Team

As an Environmental Conservationist and Business Developer, with over 20 years combined experience, I am keen to promote a ‘New Approach’ – one that embeds the ‘Value’ of natural capital at its heart, mitigates risk and delivers profitable and healthy production. Supporting farming towards more sustainable futures is much about knowledge sharing and building social and environmental resilience to adapt and shape change.

My role as CEO is to ensure farmers have access to exemplary advice and guidance, especially during periods of uncertainty and rapid change and Suffolk FWAG have strong foundations and a legacy of trusted advice within the farming sector. Knowledge is essential for informed decision making – enabling a more adaptive approach to farming. I believe any new environmental land management scheme can readily sit within highly productive, innovative and competitive farmed environments – it is a question of ‘optimising’ resource not ‘maximising’. There is an immense opportunity to change the way we manage land to create a ‘win-win’ scenario. Farms need to be operating as productive resilient food producers where the output is long term ‘quality’, not short-term volume that depletes natural capital. As such we have been busy expanding our ‘Advisory Portfolio’ to ensure farming in this region has a sustainable and exciting futures.

Specialist Areas: Complex Systems, Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, Woodland & Forestry, Business Strategy and Development, Project Management, Leadership, Facilitation & Collaboration, Innovation and Best Practice.

Anna Beames Mobile: 07740 901590
Anna Beames Email: anna[dot]beames[at]suffolkfwag[dot]co[dot]uk

MSc, Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Conservation Management, Chartered Environmentalist, Member of the Institute of Agricultural Engineers.

Senior adviser working for FWAG for over 20 years. Lives on the Essex/Suffolk border on the family farm which she helps run along side a livery business. Dora has extensive experience of successful Environmental Steward Scheme agreements and compliance issues … has been involved with all aspects of woodland management, Woodland Management Plans and applying and managing grants, has undertaken many Farm Assurance and Audits, (incl LEAF), Advised in aspects of farm diversification, resource protection, Basic Payment Scheme Undertaken health checks, whole Farm Plans, mapping.

Worked with a wide range of partners/projects.

Dora Nichols Mobile: 07713 333191
Dora Nichols Email: dora[dot]nichols[at]suffolkfwag[dot]co[dot]uk

Denise started her career in law firms and for many years worked as IT & Practice Manager. After having her first child she decided to set up her own IT company which has been going strong for over 20 years.

In 2018 she was introduced to Suffolk FWAG and worked with Anna to create their website, which continues to evolve. Denise continued working with FWAG taking on their IT.

During recent years Denise has undertaken management of the Great Crested Newt Pond Project for Suffolk FWAG, which restores and creates ponds within the farming community.

When not knee deep in ponds, Denise can be found spending quality time with her Husband, two children, Granddaughter, and mini home zoo, especially her beloved dog Mavis. Denise is very much an animal lover and has completed two London Marathon’s to raise money and awareness for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. She continues to support them whenever and however she can.

Denise Dormer Email: denise[dot]dormer[at]suffolkfwag[dot]co[dot]uk

Ali Gray Email: ali[dot]gray[at]suffolkfwag[dot]co[dot]uk

David Price Email: david[dot]price[at]suffolkfwag[dot]co[dot]uk

sophie Gee Email: sophie[dot]gee[at]suffolkfwag[dot]co[dot]uk

Chris had a long and distinguished career across the agricultural and agri-environmental landscape, pioneering and leading by example. We were honoured when Chris saw the potential in Suffolk FWAG, and agreed to become our chairman.

Chris is often described as the thinking farmer due to his insightful problem solving skills on farm. He was an early adopter of regenerative farming practices to replenish and restore his farm’s soil, both with nutrients and organic matter. His most recent endeavour focussed on the local flooding and water quality by creating reedbeds across his farm to slow down and filter the water, whilst exploring funding to do so.

Because of this approach, Chris continues to inspire the SFWAG team to honour his legacy by producing, sustaining and championing innovative, ecology lead, sustainable solutions to the problems facing agriculture.