Difference between revisions of "Barbara Scott Young"
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*[[Institute of Public Policy Research]], Trustee | *[[Institute of Public Policy Research]], Trustee | ||
*[[Environment Agency]], Head since 2000 | *[[Environment Agency]], Head since 2000 | ||
| + | *[[Flora and Fauna International]] VP since 1998–date | ||
| + | *[[BirdLife International]] VP since 1999 | ||
| + | *British Trust for Ornithology, President since 2005 | ||
'''Former Positions''' | '''Former Positions''' | ||
| − | *[[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] Chief Executive | + | *[[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] Chief Executive (1991-2000) |
*[[English Nature]] 1998-2000 | *[[English Nature]] 1998-2000 | ||
*[[BBC Board of Goveners]] | *[[BBC Board of Goveners]] | ||
| + | *[[King’s Fund International]] Fellow (1985–1990) | ||
| + | *Trustee, the [[National Council for Voluntary Organisations]] (1993–1998) | ||
| + | *Member [[UK Round Table on Sustainable Development]] (1995–2000) | ||
| + | *Member of the [[Commission on the Future of the Voluntary Sector]] (1995–1996) | ||
| + | *Member of [[Committee on the Public Understanding of Science]] (COPUS) (1996–1997) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 6 June 2008
Baroness Young of Old Scone was made a labour peer in 1997. Originally from Perth in Scotland she was educated at University of Strathclyde and Edinburgh University before becoming a health service manager. Young then, in 1991, became chief executive of Royal Society for the Protection of Birds where she has been credited for increasing the membership and making the charity a more comercial enterprise. Baroness Young has recieved much criticism for the extent of recent floods in Southern England, as head of the Environment Agency she has been criticised for not doing more to prevent the floods in May 2007. [1].
Current Positions
- Institute of Public Policy Research, Trustee
- Environment Agency, Head since 2000
- Flora and Fauna International VP since 1998–date
- BirdLife International VP since 1999
- British Trust for Ornithology, President since 2005
Former Positions
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Chief Executive (1991-2000)
- English Nature 1998-2000
- BBC Board of Goveners
- King’s Fund International Fellow (1985–1990)
- Trustee, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (1993–1998)
- Member UK Round Table on Sustainable Development (1995–2000)
- Member of the Commission on the Future of the Voluntary Sector (1995–1996)
- Member of Committee on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) (1996–1997)
References
- ↑ Sarah Mukherjee, BBC News Website 27th July 2007 In the eye of a storm accessed 6th June 2008
