Over her four-decade career she has worked with teams developing renewable energy projects, setting company direction given market and regulatory signals, and advising corporate customers on energy markets. Marjorie has lived in Oxfordshire, England, since 2004 and was previously based in Houston and northern California. She is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Between 2013 and 2018 Marjorie served as Chairman of The Thomas Gifford Trust during which time the Trust raised funds, developed and constructed a new £2.5m community hub with a library, sports hall, studio and café. The centre opened in 2017. In 2019 she was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of her work with communities. In October 2021 Marjorie was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

Marjorie is a graduate of Stanford University.

Prior to founding RidgeWind, Dine co-founded The Ridge Group LP, an energy investment company in Houston, Texas, in 1999. The Ridge Group has developed three separate companies: RidgeWind Ltd; EnerSea Transport LLP, a marine compressed natural gas technology and shipping business; and Ridge Energy Storage and Grid Services LP, a compressed air energy storage development company.  Previous to The Ridge Group, he co-founded National Gas & Electric in 1988 (“NG&E”), helping grow the energy marketing company from a start-up company to an enterprise with annual sales of nearly $800 million.

In 2019 he co-founded Ridge Clean Energy and then went on to co-found Ridge Carbon Capture in 2021.

Dine has lived in Oxfordshire, England, since 2004 and was previously based in Houston, Texas. He is a Churchwarden at St Mary’s Church, Charlbury and enjoys golf and playing for the local tennis team. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Dine is a graduate of Harvard College.

Nigel’s earlier career was in commodity trading with one of the largest purchasers of grain for mills and export with Souflett, the French agricultural commodities/export giant. In 2003, he was invited by the Glasgows at the inception stage to help establish RidgeWind and was part of the senior management team until its sale in 2013.  During his time there, RidgeWind became one of the UK’s largest independent renewables developers with over 100MW of operational wind assets, more than 60MW under construction, and in excess of 100MW in pre-construction. With the added advantage of his farming experience it helps to fully understand the needs of our clients from farmers and landowners to planners and local communities.

His work has involved all aspects of the development cycle from site identification and feasibility, through to environmental management, planning and financial close, with more than 500MW of projects that he has worked on now operating and generating low carbon electricity.

Bruce is a member of the Institution of Highways & Transportation and has experience across the full project life-cycle, including Due Diligence and contract negotiation. Bruce has extensive project management experience and brings a wealth of knowledge, and strong leadership to his projects.

Jonny's renewable energy development experience includes 150MW of project work. He has a particular interest in working with communities that host developments to result in mutual benefits that drive the broader sustainability agenda.

Betsy is thrilled to be working on renewables, and her background in government policy and work with local communities gives her an excellent foundation. Betsy graduated from Oxford University with a degree in French and Italian. 

Daniela was involved in the fundraising and development of the centre in both a paid and volunteer position.

Prior to that role, Daniela worked in public relations, marketing and office management. Daniela is a very active community volunteer, having founded a community café and working with local school children. Born in Austria, Daniela speaks English, German, and French. Daniela is married to Paul Jenkins and they have three children.

Teresa joined Ridge Clean Energy in 2021 as a Community Engagement Coordinator and strives to build positive relationships and enable improved services and opportunities for those living in the vicinity of RCE sites. Alongside her current role at Ridge Clean Energy, Teresa works as a primary school teacher and enjoys being part of a thriving school community.

Having come from a farming background and through her experience of living in the countryside, Teresa brings a strong understanding of rural life and the problems it can present for daily activities. Teresa is married to Chris and they have two children and a collection of animals.

During his time at university, Toby developed an in-depth knowledge and understanding of sustainable development, community engagement and planning, writing his dissertation around these topics. Toby is very passionate about the environment and he thoroughly enjoys working on the renewable energy project development team. 

His research experience spans the spectrum of affordable housing, universal design, active transportation, and placemaking. Cooper recognises the key connection between energy generation, our climate, and investment in the health and wellbeing of our communities.

She is a former Intellectual Property lawyer and jumped at the opportunity to be part of the RCE team contributing towards creating a more sustainable future for both the environment and local communities. Carina has lived in Charlbury for over 15 years and loves her carbon neutral walk to work.

Carina brings her own international flavour to the RCE having grown up in Geneva, Switzerland. She speaks French fluently along with some rusty German.

Her previous roles were varied and included Domestic Bursar for a charity and an Emergency Ambulance Technician. She has experience ranging from working in close contact with patients in the hospital and emergency services sectors, to planning and managing events for conferences and private events. Other roles included office, budget and team management.

She lives locally with her partner, two children and their menagerie of animals.