IAgSA Council Members
Tim Cartwright, Chairman
Tim has recently set up Buckland Accounts Services and works as a freelance book-keeper in the north Devon area having recently moved from Leamington Spa where he was Accounts Manager for Ray Gasson & Associates based at Hook Norton.
Many of you will know Tim from his work as a Software Support/Trainer for HN/Farmplan specialising in Accounts, Payroll and Property program training and support.
Tim was brought up on the family farm in Lincolnshire and has always worked in jobs connected with agriculture, and specifically accounts for the last 16 years. Tim completed his AAT qualifications in 2005, and has served on Council for 5 years as Treasurer, having been an IAgSA member for over 30 years!
Having been involved with the Institute for so long he is very keen to see it grow in membership and recognition within the industry.
Billie Johnson, Vice Chairman and Membership Development
Billie Johnson is the Council member responsible for Government liaison, and she has been invaluable to the Institute due to her attendance at the RPA Stakeholder meetings. She is a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians and has been a member of IAgSA since 1986. Billie is a partner in Ellam Oxtoby & Peck; a farm business consultancy and accountancy practice operating on the outskirts of Oxford and near Tiverton in Devon.
Ann Davies
Ros Foreman
Ros is a Partner of BCM Bays Curry McCowen, Rural Asset Management based in Hampshire but also working in Wiltshire, Dorset, Oxford and Sussex. They are responsible for 150 clients on aspects of management, book-keeping and general land agency matters. Ros has worked in the industry for over 20 years, and has been co-opted onto Council having put herself forward following the 2009 conference in Lancaster.
Sue Gillbard
At the age of 36, Sue decided that she didn’t want to simply feed calves and bed stock for the rest of her life and so she signed up for a business course at Duchy College at Callington. She set up her business once this was completed and soon had a client base of 46 farmers. She now completes 70 Single Farm Payments forms each year and she does the book-keeping for 11 businesses. Sue was co-opted onto Council in March 2009, having put herself forward following the 2009 conference in Lancaster.
Marty Handley
Marty originates from the town but has been farming since 1980. To help subsidise the farm income, she did her City and Guilds Phase III in Farm Accounts and in 1996 started out as a part time farm secretary. Following joining IAgSA, she set up and became chairman of the Lancashire branch in 2003. She has a range of rural businesses as clients, and her work covers all aspects of their administration
Rebecca Hill
Rebecca has been working as a self-employed farm secretary in Wiltshire for over 20 years. She looks after about ten different farms and small businesses varying in size from 200 acres to 4,500 acres. Rebecca is responsible for our CPD scheme.
Jerilynn Kinnett
In 1999 Jeri studied at Lackam College of Agriculture as a Farm Secretary. She became a Student Member of IAgSA whilst at college but only became an active member in November 2005 when she became self-employed. She gained her AAT qualification in 2006 and is currently Gloucester IAgSA Branch Treasurer. Whilst horses remain on the back burner for now, her hobbies include the gym & clay pigeon shooting.
Sally Lemonius
My father owned an arable farm on the Isle of Wight from 1973. I returned to live on the Island full time in 1985 and began working as a farm secretary on a mixed arable & dairy farm. I am now Company Secretary of an Investment Company within the same group, working in London and on the Isle of Wight and also look after the book-keeping and records for 3 farms, 2 other businesses and the arable records of a contractor.
I have been Chairman and Secretary of the Thames and Test branch in the past and am a great promoter of training and CPD.
Cathy Meredith
In 1999 Cathy became Projects Co-ordinator at Holme Lacy College working on rural projects and is currently working as Co-ordinator for Herefordshire Rural Hub. The Rural Hub provides support and sign posting for rural businesses in the Herefordshire area and is part of the wider Rural Hubs-West Midlands network. Cathy is responsible for Training.
Jim Harrison, co-opted Farmer
Jim has been a senior partner for over 50 years in a family farming partnership which grew from 12 cows and 100 acres to 1,040 cows and 2,000 acres. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Agricultural Management, of the Royal Agricultural Societies, an honary Nuffield Scholar, secretary to the Dairy Study Group and a Mentor for the Prince's Trust. In 2002 Jim was presented with the RABDF Princess Anne Award for services to Dairy Farming and in 2004 was a recipient of the Plunkett Foundation Plaque, Milk Group Award, for the most outstanding contribution from a Farmer member.
Charlotte O'Kane, Company Secretary
Charlotte joined IAgSA in 1988, and has been the first point of contact for all of our members at our office in Stoneleigh. Charlotte is the lynch pin that keeps us all together and on track!
The council is also supported by other co-opted members who give us vital links to outside bodies such as the NFU, the colleges, DEFRA and Natural England. We are very grateful for their support and guidance which is vital if we are to have a full picture of our industry.