Senior Management
Alex Walker
Chair
Alex Walker is a consultant working in the fields of sustainability and social enterprise. His main interests are in creating community-based enterprises for both renewable energy and affordable housing projects. He lectures widely on the prospects for a low carbon economy and the philosophy of sustainability and is a board member of Development Trusts Association Scotland.
Fasil Bogale ACMA, CGMA
Chief operating officer
Fasil is a chartered accountant (ACMA, CGMA) and founding partner of Community Focused Accountancy Ltd. Fasil decided to leave a successful career in London working for renowned asset management firm, European Credit Management, in search of a way to provide support for local communities and sustainable living initiatives. He currently provides financial advice and support to several Findhorn Ecovillage Community-based organisations in the North of Scotland.
Non-Executive directors
Eian Smith
Since moving to Moray in 2005 Eian has managed both a bakery and a Cafe and served as Listener Convener of the New Findhorn Association. As well as his Ekopia directorship he has sits on the board of Duneland Ltd.
David Hammond
David is currently Managing Director of Phoenix Findhorn CIC, a community interest company operating a flourishing shop and cafe in the Findhorn Ecovillage. He also serves as a trustee of Moray Carshare, a growing social enterprise and charity providing convenient and affordable transport options that minimise environmental damage and encourage social cohesion, and on the board of Hammond Industries, comprising businesses manufacturing and distributing in the construction, display and lighting markets in the UK and USA. In his spare time David is a singer-songwriter, sound engineer and music producer, enjoying both live performance and recorded work with friends, and a lover of Scotland’s beautiful natural landscape.
Tallis Tibbo
Tallis has 20 years experience working in international development, focusing on food security, agriculture and social protection systems in Africa. She holds degrees in economics and zoology from London University and a Masters in Animal Production & Health from Edinburgh University. She has worked for the UK government (DFID), the UN (FAO), as a consultant with Oxford Policy Management and Wasafiri, as well as NGOs – CARE USA, Oxfam, Farm Africa. She has been using systems thinking in her work since 2003 and recently trained as an organisational constellation facilitator. Before arriving in Findhorn in 2019, she spent 2.5 years in Auroville, working with the Sustainable Livelihoods Institute. She currently supports the Findhorn Foundation with fundraising from government and trust sources.
John Lowe
Secretary
John Lowe is a retired solicitor and long-standing member of the Findhorn community. In his spare time, he is a racing driver and was the 2012 Scottish Modified Sports Hillclimb champion.