Meet The Team
Nico
NICHOLAS
Our CEO
Chief Eco Officer
Co Founder
Elkie
NICHOLAS
CTH
Chief Tree Hugger
Co Founder
Giannis
PARASKEVOPOULOS
CTO
Our Techie
Toria
HOUSTON
Senior
Partner Hugger United Kingdom
A business entrepreneur, Nico has continuously strived to build the best companies in a multitude of sectors, which has been justly acknowledged through various nominations & awards received over the years. An influential leader & ideas guy with a can-do attitude who creates business with integrity & passion. A culture of ‘Business for Good’ is his new ambition.
A marketing & branding professional with a positive & tenacious entrepreneurial spirit. Elkie has worked in a variety of sectors all over the world including more recently in education, travel & technology . As a dynamic creator of numerous award-winning products, she is now channelling her extensive experience & knowledge to support her love of nature & travel.
A chief technology officer & professional software engineer who studied Computer Science at the TEI of Piraeus in Athens. He has a natural fascination & curiosity for software development, keeping up with new trends and technologies. His expertise & knowledge has come through working on a range of different projects in banking, entertainment press & travel.
After 8 years of retail management, Toria has now entered the travel industry with the hopes to make a positive difference to an industry the world so heavily relies on. Toria has used her years of management to showcase her passion for networking & building businesses, passions she now proudly shares with the Trees4Travel team. Toria has always had a desire to leave a positive (& green) mark on the world & sees Trees4Travel as a powerful, motivating, & educational way to do so.
Dale
NUFER
Forest
Branch Manager
Dale accrued a plethora of skills from resolving difficult situations under pressure, to organisation, problem solving & staff management during his 30 year career in the UK Metropolitan Police, Dale’s over-riding passion has always been for nature & the environment so sees this as an excellent opportunity to merge his skill set & passion into one ensuring the success of our projects.
Jack
THIRKELL
Bio Scientist &
Environmental Advisor
Jack is a published research scientist with an academic background in biology and wildlife conservation, Jack holds a MSc and is currently finishing his PhD. He has a love of sports, food and responsible travel. His passions are centered around promoting biodiversity conservation and environmental health.
Clelia
GOODCHILD
Film Creator
& Researcher
A multilingual (French, Spanish, Portuguese, English) filmmaker & writer. Her passion for nature & travel is the driving force of her work. Clelia has collaborated on a wide range of projects, from the conservation of the Atlantic Rainforest with STR Brazil & Voices for Nature, to Accessible Travel with Accomable (now part of Airbnb). Her film work has also earned the recognition of Institutions such as the UN.
PR
Tree Whisperer
Almost 20 years in lifestyle PR & marketing has given Caroline a contact list of media across the world. An inveterate traveller, she has represented destinations and tour operators on four continents. Growing up in the woods, she is at her happiest ‘forest bathing’ with a muddy dog. As a result, she is thrilled to be tasked with showing the world what Trees4Travel and its partners are achieving.
Caroline
DONALDSON-SINCLAIR
Fiona
BARCLAY
Vice President
North America
Simon
TATTERSALL
CFO
Our Numbers Guy
Highly accomplished and respected Travel Industry professional with extensive knowledge and cross-functional expertise in strategic planning for start up and growth organizations that develop into industry leaders. Recognized as a strategic thinker with deep operational expertise, who builds and leads high performing teams. A leadership style that focuses on continuous improvement with comprehensive experience including: innovative product development
Simon is a U.K. Chartered Accountant who has been MD & FD of several businesses across a range of sectors. Previous roles include being on the management team at Deloitte & MD of Egon Ronay's Hotel & Restaurant Guides in the UK. During the last 25 years, Simon has been involved in a number of start-up and young businesses in various roles including Founder, MD, FD & Advisor.