OUR TEAM
Paradise Cooperative is led by an Operations Team and Board of Trustees. None of our work would be possible without fantastic engagement from our community: from committed volunteers to partner schools and organisations. Interested in working with us? Click here. Or, donate to support us.
Lauren DUNCAN
Director
Vicki COOKE
Head of Food Growing & Biodiversity
MIA KRUGER
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & FUNDRAISING LEAD
DIPA PATEL
Facilitator & Volunteer Coordinator
TESS SULLIVAN
Head of Education
BETH carriaga
OUTDOOR EDUCATION ASSISTANT
tom davis
Community programme facilitator
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SCOTT THOMPSON
Chair
Scott is our Chair of Trustees and co-founder. He has a background in sustainable finance. He has a passion for bees, biodynamics, and permaculture after having taken a sabbatical to work in sustainable farming. This was the inspiration for a community-focused charity.
SHRIYA SAMARTH
Funding Trustee
Shriya is a financial services professional with over a decade of experience on fast-paced, investment bank trading floors. She enjoys using her capital markets and strategic expertise to advise sustainability efforts – a passion she developed growing up in California. Shriya is an advocate for empowering women in finance, a pilates enthusiast, a sock knitter, and an avid cook with an interest in locally grown ingredients.
JO OSBORN
Education Trustee
Jo has been a teacher for more than two decades, specialising in Geography and the Sixth Form. She works at Saint Cecilia’s, Church of England School, in Southfields. She is passionate about outdoor education and everything geographical.
Eleanor Malcom
Governance Trustee
Having lived locally for over 30 years, Eleanor is passionate about the role Paradise plays in bringing people together, connecting the community with nature and inspiring children to learn outdoors.
With over 40 years in financial services, including senior leadership and Company Director roles, Eleanor brings valuable experience in governance, risk management, strategy and regulatory compliance to her role as Governance Trustee.
Radhika Trivedi
Partnerships Trustee
Radhika is a public sector consultant, and brings expertise at the intersection of digital innovation programmes, policy, and placemaking. She is passionate about community-led regeneration projects, and sits on the NLA’s Built Environment Tech Expert Panel and the Royal Foundation’s Homelessness Data Taskforce. Radhika loves hiking, dad rock, and a good marinara pizza.
VERA DUBROVINA-THOMPSON
Treasurer Trustee
Vera has been involved with Paradise since its inception and she brings over 20 years of experience across financial services, and is a CFA charterholder. Outside finance, Vera has spent many years working in health and wellbeing as a yoga therapist and birth and postpartum doula. She is passionate about community spirit, bees, nature, mindfulness and drumming, and strongly believes in the value of creating spaces that bring people together.
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