the executive committee (2021-2022)



THE CASTLE WARD TEAM
STEPH NISSEN
BOROUGH COUNCILLOR FOR CASTLE WARD, ELECTED 2021
Steph took on the role of Party Coordinator in mid-2020 and the previous Coordinator Amanda Kirke became Campaign Manager. Steph lives in Castle Ward, near to Castle Park, and works for the Green Party nationally. She works hard for residents in Castle Ward organising litter-picks, talking to residents and raising issues with the Council.
MARK GOACHER
BOROUGH COUNCILLOR FOR CASTLE WARD ELECTED 2019
I was born in Leicester and grew up in Leicestershire before reading History at Lancaster University. I moved to Colchester in 1990 and have worked as a History teacher at Colchester Sixth Form College since then.
I first joined the Green Party around 1993, inspired by the anti-roads campaigns at the time and the rising interest in environmental issues at that time. Although I was not an active member indeed I never expected to be active in politics after a brief dalliance as a student. However I rejoined again in 2012 as I was angry at cuts to the funding of public services by the coalition and livid at a range of environmental issues, both global and very close to home.
I didn’t want to just be an angry keyboard warrior ; I’d done that and was looking to channel that into something more positive I suppose. I wanted a political brand that had ‘Green’ at the core of it but which would also be opposing the cuts to pensions and education funding. The Green Party was the only choice I felt comfortable with.
I received a nice welcome email from Colchester Green Party inviting me to their AGM. I went and was inspired to keep going to meetings and to get more involved. The rest, appropriately, is History.
The Green Party of England & Wales
Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer Co-Leaders of The Green Party of England & Wales
Amelia Womack
Deputy Leader of The Green Party of England & Wales
Caroline Lucas MP
Green Party MP for Brighton Pavillion
Jenny Jones
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, Green Member of The House of Lords
Natalie Bennett
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, Green member of the House of Lords
Alexandra Phillips MEP
Green MEP for The South East
Ellie Chowns MEP
Green MEP for The West Midlands
Gina Dowding MEP
Green MEP for The North West
Magid Magid MEP
Green MEP for Yorkshire and The Humber
Molly Scott Cato MEP
Green MEP For The South West
Scott Ainsle MEP
Green MEP for London