Christine Burt - Trustee

Christine joined the Community Forest Trust as a Trustee in 2020.

She was previously a Trustee at the Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum (FOWA), the National Arboretum. During her time on the board, she was involved in the recruitment of a new CEO for the charity and an interim CEO during the selection process.

In addition, FOWA with Forestry England who own Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, purchased a neighbouring property with land to extend this incredible tree collection site. A ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity.

Christine is passionate about tree conservation and tree planting.

Christine has a Plant Science degree from Kings College London and carried out research at Imperial College into plant pathogens before moving into IT. During her career in IT, she worked mainly in financial services as a project manager.

She is a Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS), a Chartered IT Professional, Fellow of the Association of project management (FAPM) where she previously was on the Charity Board as a Trustee and a Chartered Project Professional - although now retired.

Christine is passionate about tree conservation and tree planting.

She intends to use her previous board and project management experience for promoting and strengthening CFT for the future.