Kent and Medway Biological Records Centre

Meet the Team

To contact a member of the team, please see our contact details page.

Dr. Hannah Cook

Records Centre Manager

In addition to the day to day management of the Records Centre, Hannah spends her time forging and maintaining links with the local recording community, and building relationships with local government and businesses. She develops partnerships with other organisations and is always looking to secure new avenues of funding, in order to maintain the high quality of service the KMBRC achieves.

The KMBRC TeamThe KMBRC Team. From left to right: Teresa, Tony, Dave and Hannah.

Dave Giffen

Infrastructure Manager

Dave is responsible for the provision and maintenance of the IT systems and our main Recorder 6 database. He has a wide experience in the Information Systems of Local Government and manufacturing.

Teresa Frost

Data Manager

Teresa is responsible for responding to data enquiries and works with Dave in developing and maintaining data storage, retrieval and reporting products. Her background is in statistical ecology, particularly long-term biodiversity monitoring schemes.

Tony Witts

Support Officer

Tony started volunteering at the KMBRC in 2007 and now works at producing the reports and maps for the enquiry requests we receive. He is a keen birdwatcher and an amateur entomologist.

Judith Church

Support Officer

Judith has worked for a number of organisations, mainly on botanical projects, including the production of Red Data Books for lower plants.