The ELA Council consists of a Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Elected Members and the Chairs of Committees.
Executive Committee Chair Peter King
Peter has been a breeder of pedigree livestock for over 20 years, specialising in Castlemilk Moorit Sheep (Primitive Northern Short Tailed group) and Traditional Hereford Cattle. He is specialist producer of organic free range traditional poultry and pigs as long ago as 1980. Peter served as National Field Officer Rare Breeds Survival Trust for 8 years. He is Founder member of the Traditional Hereford Breeders Club and Council Member for Rare Breeds Survival Trust. He is author and Traditional Livestock Consultant, and Convenor and Founder Chairman of ELA.
Vice Chair: Christopher Stockdale
Chris attended agricultural college in Scotland, England and Wales. In 1974, he started farming on 15 Ha of Hill land (now part of a World Heritage site) near Abergavenny. Later he purchased 17 ha bare field and woodland in Herefordshire to establish a small mixed biodynamic farm. He was elected to the Council of the Biodynamic Agricultural Association of UK in 2000. He is stakeholder representative to DEFRA FMD meetings, London. Coordinator of Herefordshire Biodynamic group, shortly taking up post as coordinator of Herefordsire Organic Producers. In March 2001, most of his stock was slaughtered because of the FMD outbreak. Chris obtained a MSc degree in Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Royal Agricultural College, 2003, with a dissertation on UK perspectives of the 2001 FMD epidemic.
Secretary Herbert Diemont
Herbert is a tropical soil scientist , with an European experience in heathland management. At present working with Alterra (Wageningen University and Research Centre ) in organizing international initiatives and platforms. Alterra is involved in revitalization of the European countryside and this will be useful for ELA and vice versa. Herbert is fluent in Dutch, English, German and French.
Drs Jan van Dorp Treasurer
Jan is a Dutch Certified Public Auditor with his own auditing firm. He graduated in Business Ecomomics (Erasmus University) in 1989 and started his career at KPMG Auitors in Hilversum. From 1995 upto 2001 he worked for DaimlerChrysler Nederland BV first as a Business Management Consultant and later as Finance Director. In 2002 he switched back into auditing with AccoN Auditors. From 2004 he is a partner of KRC Accountants in Hattem. A firm with 30 employees. His relation to livestock is based on interest rather than experience.
Elected Members of Council Sabine Zentis
Chairs of Committees Paul Sutmoller, Animal Heath & Welfare Herbert Diemont, Rural Structure in Europe Lawrence Alderson, Animal Breeding & Production Resie Oude Luttikhuis, Website & Communication
