Advisory Council

Role

Advisory Council is the guardian of the spirit of the Landscape Institute’s Charter and of its long-term objectives.  As prescribed by the Royal Charter, By-Laws and Regulations its main responsibilities are:

  • Ensuring accountability
  • Holding the Board to account
  • Shaping Policy
  • Inspiring Support

Council’s role and responsibilities are set out in full in the Terms of Reference
The LI Working Together Policy supports members, staff, contractors, LI bodies including Board and Council working together in a professional and supportive way

Structure

The Council’s role is to represent members and to help set the LI’s strategic objectives, meeting three times a year. There are up to 30 Council members:

5    Honorary Officers
7    directly elected Corporate members
2    directly elected Associate members
1    directly elected Student member
12  Branch representatives
3    Standing Committee representatives (Education & Membership, Policy & Communications, Technical)

Members

2024-25

PresidentCarolin Göhler FLI PLICandidate StatementVideo
Vice PresidentNoel Farrer FLI PPLICandidate StatementVideo
Hon SecretaryMark Smeeden CMLICandidate Statement
Hon TreasurerMathew Haslam CMLICandidate Statement
CharteredBen Gurney CMLICandidate Statement
CharteredRuth Lin Wong Holmes FLICandidate Statement
CharteredNicola Phillips CMLICandidate Statement
CharteredWill Sandy FLICandidate Statement
CharteredAkash Wadhawan CMLICandidate Statement
CharteredAllison Walters CMLICandidate Statement
Co-optedVanessa Ross FLI
Student RepChung Ming Marko YauCandidate Statement
PPAC RepAnastasia Nikologianni AMLI
Br Rep – EMidsJennifer Smith CMLI
Br Rep – EofEDaisy Parsons CMLI
Br Rep – LondonAnnabelle Silver-Setchfield CMLI
Br Rep – MidsJohn Clay
Br Rep – NEJohn Turner CMLI
Br Rep – NW
Br Rep – SEDebbie Bartlett CMLI
Br Rep – SWJohn-Paul Friend CMLI
Br Rep – Y+HJohn Ingham CMLI
Br Rep – ScotMark Ross CMLI
Br Rep – WalesStephen Mann CMLI

Minutes of Meetings

2025

February
April ExecSummary
July
November 

A report is published soon after a meeting and shared with members online and via Vista. Please note that closed sessions are confidential and therefore not published.

2024

February  Minutes
July   Minutes
October Minutes

Minutes are published soon after they are approved by Council at a successive meeting. Please note that minutes of closed sessions are confidential and therefore not published.

2023

February Minutes
July  Minutes
November Minutes

Minutes are published soon after they are approved by Council at a successive meeting. Please note that minutes of closed sessions are confidential and therefore not published.

Council Committees

Appointments & Selection Committee | Terms of Reference