Organisational structure

Find out how the Chartered Institute of Horticulture is structured

As a registered charity, with charity number 1159140, we are required by the Charity Commission to have a council of trustees. Our trustees are therefore responsible for making the strategic decisions that define who we are and what we do and make up part of our organisational structure.

The CIH Management board members over see the making of day to day decisions. These may in turn be forwarded to our council of trustees for discussion.

Members can find contact details for all CIH officers in their members area.

CIH President

David Richardson CHort FCIHort
President

Council of Trustees

Management Board

Dimitrisz Sopisz MCIHort
Hon Treasurer

Jason Daff MCIHort
Hon Secretary

Helen Sessions CHort MCIHort

Membership and External Relations Manager

Branch representatives

Paul Mann MCIHort
West Midlands and South Wales

John Cappalonga MCIHort
Eastern

Joseph Croke CHort MCIHort
Ireland

George Gilchrist FCIHort
Scotland

Jason Daff MCIHort
Northern

Vacant
South West

Andrew Cotterill CHort MCIHort
South East

Vacant
North West and North Wales

Officers holding other positions

David Richardson CHort FCIHort

President and Chair of Council of Trustees

Susan Nicholas FCIHort

Immediate Past President

Co-Opted Members

James Simpson

Commercial

Claire Mitchell ACIHort

Early Careers Horticulture Representative

Sue Jeffries MCIHort

Social & Therapeutic Horticulture

James Wagstaffe MCIHort

Education Committee

Young Horticulturist of the Year (YHOY)

Regional organisers

Vacant
South East

Chris Bird FCIHort
South West

Melanie Taylor ACIHort

Brendon Sims MCIHort
Eastern

Josh Egan-Wyer MCIHort
West Midlands & South Wales

Robert Mackey FCIHort
North West & North Wales

Cal Stewart MCIHort
Northern

Sandra Austin MCIHort
Ireland

James Douglass MCIHort
Scotland