Our People

CORE FACULTY

Alice Oswald co-leads the poetics of Imagination course at Schumacher College. She studied Classics at Oxford and then trained as a gardener.  She has written six collections of poetry. Read More…

DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONS

Georgina is a designer, facilitator, and researcher whose work is rooted in emergent processes, exploring how mindsets shape the worlds we create. She is a recent graduate of Schumacher College with an MA in Ecological Design Thinking. Read More…

CORE FACULTY

Mona is Interim Head of Schumacher College and a Trustee and Director of the Satish Kumar Foundation. She is an educator, researcher, and participatory design practitioner with over a decade of experience in higher education, interdisciplinary research, and organisational leadership, working at the intersection of education, community engagement, and environmental challenges. Read More…

CORE FACULTY

Rachel is a practicing movement artist whose research focuses on transdisciplinary approaches to decolonizing body-place relationships, creatively engaging with cultural heritage, and exploring sustainability discourses. Read More…

CORE FACULTY

Roberto designs interactive products, spaces and experiences that allow participants to tune into their innermost curiosity and creativity. Through a sideways approach and gently playful interrogation… Read More…

CORE FACULTY

Emma focusses on meta-design as a practice that fosters awareness of the interconnectedness between being, knowing, and doing. She is passionate about practices that cultivate attention and awareness, allowing for a deeper understanding of life. Read More…

ADMINISTRATION & COURSE SUPPORT

Ruth was a chef at Schumacher from 2010 to 2020, where her cooking was rooted in seasonal, nourishing and ethically sourced food. Hospitality sat at the heart of this work, supporting the rhythms of college life and creating a sense of welcome and care for students, staff and visiting teachers.  Read More…

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Sarah is a regular guest lecturer at Ravensbourne University, acting as a bridge between regenerative and mainstream education, and has appeared as a speaker and workshop facilitator at The RSA, Civic Square and The House of Hackney. Read More…

ORIGINATOR & CO-FOUNDER

Satish Kumar is the Founder of Schumacher College in the United Kingdom. He was Editor of Resurgence magazine for 40 years. The Guardian newspaper described this magazine as “the artistic and spiritual flagship of the Green Movement”. Read More…

CORE FACULTY

Jay a co-founder of several place-based regenerative economics initiatives. He is also an associate lecturer in economics at Plymouth University. With over two decades of experience in grassroots 'new economics,' Jay has worked as an entrepreneur, community organiser, consultant, and teacher.. Read More…

ADMINISTRATION

Tamsin has over 18 years’ experience working in Higher Education Administration, 10 years of which have been at Schumacher College, handling admissions and course administration. Prior to this, she managed front-of-house teams at Historic Royal Palaces and the Museum of London. Read More…

CORE FACULTY

Valentin Gerlier, scholar, songwriter, and musician, leads the Poetics of Imagination programme at Schumacher College. He is also a Fellow and Tutor at the Temenos Academy, Research Associate in Philosophy at the UC-CERES/Institut Catholique Toulouse and a Visiting Lecturer at several institutions including The University of Notre Dame (London Gateway) and the University of Cambridge. Read More…

FACULTY

Sarah’s background is in cultural theory and critical thinking, with interests spanning the arts, movement practice, environmental philosophy and nonduality. Read More…

Andy led MA Engaged Ecology at Schumacher College and Andy has doctorates in Ecology (Oxford University – studying patterns of distribution of mammals at the continental level) and in the Study of Religion (King Alfred’s College, Winchester – researching bardic performance within contemporary Druidry and radical environmental protest movements). Read More…

Anne Poelina is a Nyikina Warrwa woman from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. She is an active community leader, human and earth rights advocate, film maker and respected academic researcher, Winner of the 2024 Geoethics Medal… Read More…

Christian Felber is a writer, university lecturer, initiator of the “Economy for the Common Good“ and the “Cooperative for the Common Good“. Read More…

Helena is the director of Local Futures, is a linguist, author and filmmaker. With decades of experience in indigenous cultures, she has been promoting re-indigenisation or localisation while raising awareness about the disastrous impact of the global consumer culture. Read More

Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. Read More…

Dr Martin Shaw is a writer, mythographer, and Christian thinker. He founded the MA Myth and Ecology and MA Poetics of Imagination programmes at Schumacher College and Dartington Arts School. Read More…

Natasha is a systems convener, commoner, social entrepreneur, and regenerative strategist with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of food systems, commons governance, and regenerative finance. Read More…

Peter Reason was Director of the Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice at the University of Bath, and an international leader in the development of participative approaches to inquiry. Read More…