Sam's background is as a Forest School practitioner, trainer, speaker and consultant specialising in quality, accredited development work. He says his entire career has been an extension of playing in the countryside near his childhood home. Since taking the reins at Cambium Sustainable in 2018, Sam's mission has been to connect all children with the natural world around them and give them the opportunity to thrive in this environment, developing the skills and knowledge necessary for a positive life. He loves ideas and new ways of looking at problems and is committed to moving Forest School forward in new and exciting ways. Sam believes that every child and young person has the right to quality outdoor experiences and works hard to make this a reality. He can often be found in the woods or at the river with his Granddaughter who he cares for and he loves long walks in the bracing Autumn air.

Holli has put her talent for creative problem-solving to good use managing a variety of voluntary sector projects over the last 25 years. These include an integrated youth circus (she is a whizz with a hula hoop) and Swansea's Forest School charity (where she learnt to not get lost in the woods). She is happy to currently be using those skills to direct Cambium towards a bright and sustainable future.

Carol started in Outdoor Learning and Forest School in 2001 and worked for Forestry Commission Wales in the Woodlands for Learning team until 2016. This work included working with schools across Wales delivering curriculum based outdoor learning sessions in woodlands and forests, as well as Forest School programmes and training.

She joined Cambium Sustainable later in 2016 as a FS trainer and also supported the business with FS delivery at local schools and becoming the quality assurance officer, which is now her main role.

In her free time she supports Welsh rugby with a passion and loves to look after her granddaughter and do gardening, cooking and baking whenever she can. 

Jo Dainty is passionate about providing Forest School for children and young people and has over 11 years experience of facilitating outdoor play with children in communities all over Herefordshire.

Jo loves that the most requested Forest School activities are usually the same as her own favourites- squelching through mud, cooking on a campfire and building dens in the woods! Reliving her childhood? No way! Outdoor Play is SERIOUS BUSINESS!

Laura is a proud Essex girl and her passion is Essex wildlife. Laura has an affinity with the local river Colne where she lives and loves nothing better than a swim in it at any time of the year, with curlews and kingfishers for company.

Laura has nearly thirty years experience working in environmental education in Essex and has been a Forest School trainer with Cambium since 2014, training educators all over Essex and beyond.

She loves nothing better than a challenge and has her own training company, Forest School Training Essex. Being a true Forest Schooler, Laura loves playing with mud...so much so that she's also progressed to become a professional mud mug maker too, with her own ceramics company.