who are we?

Sector39 is a partnership between Steve Jones and Dave Richards

Dave Richards dave@sector39.co.uk Tel: 0845 070 2716 Dave is a graphic designer, photographer and author with a long association with city farms, community gardens and allotments. He has travelled extensively photographing development issues such as; indigenous peoples' rights in the Philippines, child labour in Nepal, tourism in Goa, rural development in Burkina Faso. His photos have been used by the British Museum, DfID, New Internationalist, One World Week, VSO. He has produced several teaching resource packs exploring development education themes; global connections, - inequality and the media - world music - globalisation - corporate spin and - the impact of transnational corporations. Dave is responsible for RISC's in-house graphic design - from posters for inhouse events and information leaflets to educational exhibitions. He also runs training courses for VSO and other development organisations. Dave took over managing RISC's roof garden project when Steve's externally funded part of the project ended in 2005. Steven Jones Steve grew up on a Shropshire farm and has experience in landscape design, community gardens and tree surgery. He is an experienced Business studies teacher with a degree in development and has a passion for communicating the ideas behind sustainability. As a founding member of Chickenshack housing co-op and ex membership secretary to the permaculture association in Britian Steve brings a life long commitment to and experience in sustainable development to the partnership As well as having project management experience with charities and small businesses in the UK, Africa, America & India, Steve draws on his 7 years experience as head of marketing at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Work at Machynlleth's renoun eco-centre included developing revenue and information dissemination via membership conferences, membership magazine & mailings etc. Expertese in media and communications compliments Steve's broad experience in the field project work managing a range of initiatives in education and sustainable development. When not involved in his award winning garden project Steve runs our website hosting and content editorial service.