The team was project managed by Bill Jenman, the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme Manager. Bill was with the project from its inception and left the Scheme at the end of July 2025, bringing together a strong team to help deliver the Scheme across its five years.

Community Engagement & Volunteering was run by Jon Barrett. Jon had a background in arts management working with the communities of West Somerset. He was a keen socially-engaged photographer whose photographs appear across the scheme. Jon has diverse experiences in community art, heritage, and digital development, and lead the way to making the QLPS truly inclusive and accessible amongst a wide range of audiences, many of them non-traditional. He made a particular effort to reach out to communities that may have otherwise been excluded from opportunities.

Jon stayed with the scheme until its final date at the end of November 2025, then transferring over to the core Quantock Hills National Landscape team.

Dan Broadbent was the QLPS Historic Heritage Officer. He always loved history and wanted to be an archaeologist since first seeing Indiana Jones! Dan was the recipient of the Highly Commended category for the Community Archaeologist of the Year award 2025 during his time at QLPS. Dan also has a successful storytelling business, Blabbermouth, offering events and workshops, connecting community, nature, and cultural diversity across Somerset and beyond.

Dan has also been featured on BBC Somerset’s ‘Secret Somerset’ podcast. Before the project Dan worked as a field archaeologist before moving to The Museum of Somerset where he spent seven years, most recently as Museum manager.

Dan stayed with QLPS until the end of November 2025.

Lisa Whittle joined the team in March 2024 as the QLPS Project Support Officer responsible for finance and administration of the project, a role previously delivered by Alison Ricketts, and Vickie Sellick, during the Scheme’s time.

After a long career in the financial services industry and having lived in most Counties in the UK, Lisa settled in Somerset in 2021.  She has travelled extensively, and most recently enjoyed 5 years living and working in India.

Lisa was with the QLPS until the Scheme ended on 31st November 2025.

The team also had a vibrant and productive Wildlife and Natural Heritage Officer programme, which over the years was headed by Paddon, Jem Gibson, and Simon Phelps.