ABOUT JWT

JWT Trustees

The Jericho Wharf Trust is incorporated as a Charitable Society for the Benefit of the Community. The trustees are:

Phyllis Starkey (Chair)

Phyllis Starkey started her career in biomedical research, becoming a Lecturer at Oxford and Fellow of Somerville College 1984-93. She was elected an Oxford City Councillor in 1983 and went on to serve as Chair of the Finance Committee and Leader of the Council. From 1997-2010 she was MP for Milton Keynes South West and was Chair of the Select Committee on Communities and Local Government 2005-2010. Phyllis is a long term Jericho resident, elected first Chair of the Jericho Wharf Trust. She is a graduate of both Oxford and Cambridge (DPhil).

David Feeny (Secretary)

David Feeny worked for IBM for more than 20 years, moving from analyst to senior marketing management roles. In 1984 he joined Oxford University’s management faculty and is now an Emeritus Professor of the Saïd Business School. He has extensive experience in management consultancy and has been a non-executive director in both private and public sector organisations. David lives in Jericho and is a Trustee of the Jericho Living Heritage Trust. He is a graduate of Oxford University and of the Harvard Business School

Charlotte Christie

Charlotte Christie has worked for more than 20 years in Local Authority Education and Children’s Services Departments having begun her career as a Primary School teacher in London. Charlotte has lived in Jericho since 1998. She has been a member of the Jericho Community Association committee for much of that time and served as Secretary and most recently as Chairman, playing an active role in the debate about the future of the wharf site. Her civic contributions have been recognized by the award of an Oxford City Certificate of Honour. She has previous experience as a Trustee of 3 Charities all of which had a focus on local activities for the benefit of children and young people.

Mark Davies

Mark Davies has lived in Oxford since 1989, working for 18 years as a fundraiser for Oxfam. A chance decision to live on a narrowboat on the Oxford Canal in 1992 led to an interest in the past and current importance of Oxford's waterways, and the history of the adjacent suburbs, leading subsequently to self-employment as a local historian, guide and author. In addition to the history and literature of Oxford's waterways, Mark's specialisms include Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' (first printed in Jericho) - he is a committee member of the Lewis Carroll Society and of the Alliance of Literary Societies - Oxford Castle, Oxford University's Botanic Garden, and early hot-air ballooning. He is the Chair of the Jericho Living Heritage Trust.

David Edwards

David Edwards was Executive Director for Regeneration, Planning, Housing and Economy at Oxford City Council from 2011 – 2017. During that time he was responsible for commissioning the Jericho Canalside SPD. More widely, he established the Council’s £3bn retail, commercial and residential development programme, including the City Deal and Growth Programmes. Previously as a Director at Arup, he was head of the firm’s consulting business in Europe: development, planning, economics, policy, environment and transport, and advisor to London 2012 Olympics. He is also a former Director of English Partnerships/Homes and Communities Agency; and served as the UK government’s lead regeneration advisor as Head of Regeneration, Land and Property.

His other activities include being a trustee/charity trustee/non-exec director for organisations and housing associations over the last thirty years, including the establishment of a community watersports charitable trust which owns and manages property. He has acted as a national assessor for arts, heritage and other Lottery grant organisations. He is currently Vice Chair of Response, a regional mental health housing and support charity.

Bruce Heagerty

Bruce Heagerty is a residential boater who has maintained a narrowboat on the Oxford canal for 14 years. He is a trustee of the Corpus Christi Barge and returned to being a Director of the Jericho Community Boatyard after a 4-year stay in Wales. He has worked in a number of areas, including marketing and communications, fundraising, as a teacher of English, and as a mountain guide, while volunteering time to support environmental causes in the UK, Spain and Peru. He has a BSc in Psychology and Anthropology from Oxford Brookes and recently completed an MSc in Renewable Energy through the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, where he simultaneously worked as a communications officer for their Zero Carbon Britain programme.

Stephanie Pirrie

Stephanie Pirrie has many years experience in business development and general management, in a career ranging from Financial Manager in a London-based fashion house, Vice President of e-business at Telelogic - a global software company, to partner in a media production company. She now runs a software company specializing in the medical sector. Stephanie has been an active member of the Jericho community for many years, a former Chair of the St Barnabas School PTA and a co-founder of the Jericho Living Heritage Trust. She is also a singer, musician and performer, prominent in the community music scene in Jericho. Stephanie has a BA in business studies.

Peter Stalker

Peter Stalker started work as a brand manager - first for Unilever and later for Oxfam. He then became a co-editor for the New Internationalist Publications cooperative. He is now an editorial consultant for the United Nations and works extensively in Asia and the Pacific. He has written a number of books on economic and social development. Peter has been based in Jericho for over 50 years. He is treasurer of the Jericho Community Association and edits the Jericho Online website. Peter graduated from Oxford University in Chemistry.