People
Joanne McAlpine, Chief Executive
Joanne is the founder of Localise Ayrshire. She is a graphic designer to trade and co-partner in The McAlpine Partnership, a design agency based in Troon. In early 2006 Joanne started Localise Ayrshire after reading an article on Peak Oil and decided to do what she can to raise awareness of oil depletion and promote localisation.

Joanne lives in Troon with husband Gary and their 3 sons.

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Dr. Barbara Jenkinson, Director and Chairperson
Barbara joined the Board of Directors for Localise Ayrshire as the organisation's Chairperson in March 2007. She has a wealth of experience spanning the UK's private and public sectors and has served in a number of senior management and directorship positions. In recent years these have included: senior strategist for Scottish Power, Ayrshire Cancer Support (Strategy Director); Frontier Business Solutions (Managing Director) and Light and Life (one of the founding Directors).

A committed Christian, Barbara has degrees in Mathematics, in Business and in Research and has recently completed a PhD in 'Green Choice' - an economics based thesis which explores the likely impact of different policy measures on the environment.

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Tommy Loudon, Director of Communications
I used to milk cows. I was a dairy farmer next to the village of Moscow, Ayrshire up until 2000 when I decided, through ill health after a farm accident, to stop full time dairy farming and divsersify into my farm conservation advisory career. The experience and 39 years on the family farm has been invalueble to take on and help the rural community in Ayrshire and Arran. I am farm advisor in the West of Scotland for the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, a nationwide farmer led group that delivers agri-enviroment schemes and rural projects. Having worked for FWAG since May 2000 our team has successfully brought in over £8 million of grant aid for conservation work to Ayrshire and Arran. We are now busy with local projects involving local food, renewables, water quality and landscape skills.

I live with my wife, Fiona who is a head teacher in Glasgow, just outside the village of Kilmaurs. My hobbies are hill walking, rugby and photograghy. I am delighted to be a director of Localise Ayrshire, because it is bringing real issues to society that will help create more effective resource management.

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Jean Killen, Director and Secretary
Jean is from Ayrshire. She has worked for Sir Tom Hunter at his Sports Division HQ, for Thomas Cook Tour Operators and the National Australia Group in Glasgow. Jean is married to Ian, who works for a local Dairy Farm, and they have three sons. Having trained at SAC Auchencruive and with a father who managed the dairy herd at The Hannah Research Institute, Jean’s knowledge of the dairy industry is valuable. With this and her administrative and creative skills, she has brought her own brand of expertise to Localise Ayrshire.

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Gary McAlpine, Webmaster and Graphics
Gary is managing partner of The McAlpine Partnership, an Ayrshire based design agency founded in 1999. His career in graphics started in 1989 working 6 years for Land Use Consultants, one of the UK's leading environmental planning and design consultancies.

He designed and maintains Localise Ayrshire's website as well as producing the organisations marketing material.

Married to Joanne, he lives in Troon with their 3 sons. Hobbies include table tennis - he is one of the founding members of South Ayrshire Table Tennis Club.

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