The team

We work for Resource Futures, an accredited B-Corp, working to minimise the impact of consumption on the environment now and in the future. 

The CAG Somerset project is run by a small team of dedicated staff, supported by a team of specialists from Resources Future’s head office. Our team all live and work in Somerset and are passionate about supporting locally based community action.

Jinny Uppington – CAG Somerset Project Lead

Jinny is our CAG Somerset Lead and brings over 15 years’ experience working in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Somerset. She specialises in Community Development and has a successful track record of building strong community networks and strategic partnerships. 

She has led and developed county wide projects large and small, which are still flourishing today, including managing the Village Agent team and Somerset Diverse Communities. She is passionate about supporting others to be the best they can possibly be. She firmly believes that enabling people to come together to act on what is important to them achieves meaningful results at a grass roots level. This is especially important when the climate crisis facing us can seem insurmountable, but real solutions can be generated collectively locally. Looking forward speaking to groups and individuals about how we can support each other to take community action.

Lucy Smith – CAG East Somerset Project Coordinator

Lucy is Resource Futures’ CAG East Somerset’s Community Coordinator. Her background is setting up and running a not for Profit community venue in the heart of a rural town in Somerset. Before this role she was the sustainability Coordinator for Glastonbury Festival. Lucy has a strong understanding of community impact, not for profit sector and sustainability at large temporary events. 

Lucy has over 5 years experience working within local communities and  developing community-led services. She is skilled in project set-up, building projects from the ground up, supporting people and groups to take action and make a difference in their communities.

With a background in event sustainability, community cohesion and fundraising she has worked with a wide range of stakeholders across different industries. She has a strong understanding of behavioural change within communities and the social impact groups have on the people connected to them.

Charlie Eddisford – CAG Somerset Project Director 

Based at the head office, Charlotte is Resource Futures’ Community Impact Lead. An experienced leader with a deep understanding of community impact in public, not for profit, and charity sectors, Charlotte has a successful track record of building strong community networks and strategic partnerships. 

Her commitment to community action is rooted in her firm belief that our communities hold the power and have the influence to effect real change for people and planet. 

Charlotte has over 12 years experience working within local communities, developing community-led services. She is skilled in project set-up, building projects from the ground up, supporting people and groups to take action and make a difference in their communities. Establishing countless successful multi-year projects, Charlotte is a systems thinker, accomplished in innovative service design. 

With a background in fundraising, business development, and contract management – and considerable experience of collaboration and partnership within local authority, not for profit and private settings – Charlotte is an effective communicator and team leader. She also has six years Directorship experience as both a Non-Executive board member and Executive Director. Charlotte is also Project Director on the CAG Devon project, supporting synergies between projects.