Our Employees

Anna Blackwood , Garden Manager

Anna is the new Garden Manager at Amisfield. She is a passionate horticulturalist and experienced garden designer.

Anna will oversee the garden and its ongoing development, working closely with volunteers, the garden team and the Board of Trustees to help deliver the vision of a beautiful community garden that supports health, wellbeing and education.

Contact: anna@amisfield.org.uk

Louise Lissaman, Wellbeing & Outreach Worker

Louise is passionate about plants and gardening and even more passionate about the benefits that community gardening can bring to people’s physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing. As a former HR Manager, she has many years’ experience in coaching and mentoring, training and development and project delivery. Her horticulture training and experience of working as a gardener complete the skill set that enables her to deliver well-being and employability support at Amisfield. When not at work she can usually be found in her own garden – reaping the wellbeing benefits for herself.

Matt Green, Assistant Garden Manager

Contact: matt@amisfield.org.uk