Meet the Board

Michael Heylin (Chairman Angling Trust)
	Mike Heylin has fished for 58 years. After a career in corporate and business management Michael started and ran a succession of small companies in the construction and security industries. He now works full time in angling and fisheries. Mike is secretary of Boxmoor and District Angling Society and runs an angling project for disadvantaged children. He was Secretary of the Specialist Anglers Alliance, one of the organisations which wound up to form the Angling Trust. He is a Member of the EA's Thames Regional Fisheries, Ecology, and Recreation Advisory Committee, Secretary of the Fish Welfare Group, Secretary of Boxmoor & District Angling Society Ltd., Director of the Dacorum Angling Project and Secretary of Colne Valley Anglers Consultative. Mike finds time to call folk dancing and to be active in other community initiatives including the hospice movement. He is married with two grown-up children and lives in Hertfordshire.

Roger Furniss (Chairman Fish Legal)
	A graduate of the world renowned Fisheries Department at Liverpool University, Roger had a long career in fisheries and environmental management with South West Water and its predecessors. He retired as Customer Service and Public Affairs Director in 2000. Since 'retiring' he has chaired Groundwork Plymouth, and was a National Groundwork Board member, chaired Business Challenge South West, chaired the Public Relations Degree Advisory Committee at Marjons University College and chaired the operating company at the National Marine Aquarium. He is currently Secretary of South West Rivers Association, Chairman of Fifteen Cornwall and a member of the EA's SW Regional Fisheries, Ecology, and Recreation Advisory Committee and River Basin District Liaison Panel. Married, with a seven year old son, Roger lives in the country near Exeter, and enjoys all types of angling.

Jim Glasspool
	After studying chemistry at university, he worked for 36 years in the chemical industry, holding management positions and retiring from the Shell Group in 1993. Involved in fishery management and nature conservation issues in Hampshire as Secretary of the Test and Itchen Association since 1991 and as Chairman of the Hampshire Area Environment Group, the Hampshire Fishery Committee and Southern RFERAC from 2002 to 2008. Nationally he chaired the Fisheries & Angling Conservation Trust Ltd (FACT) from its inception in 2005, and the merger discussions which led to the formation of the Angling Trust in 2009. He is also a member of the Moran Committee and the Southern River Basin District Panel. Publications include 'Chalk Streams' A guide to the natural history and management of chalk rivers, 2007 and 'Millennium Report' History and current state of rivers Test & Itchen 2000.

Alan Butterworth
	Alan is a Lancastrian and started fishing with the traditional garden cane at an early age. His passion for all things watery and fishy led him to him become another of the Liverpool University graduates, staying on to complete research for a PhD on Arctic charr in North Wales. His first job was with the newly created fishery team within Thames Water and little thought that he would still be there, via the NRA and EA, 33 years later. During that time he led fisheries and conservation teams in most part of the region, then latterly was responsible for developing the Region's angler development and fishery projects programme. He was also the national lead on fisheries issues relating to river hydropower. He has been the secretary and chair of the London Branch of the Institute of Fisheries Management for many years and remains a committee member. Alan retired from the EA in July 2009 and became a voluntary advisor to the Angling Trust on hydropower, which he views as a serious threat to our river fisheries. He was also invited to chair the Wey Valley Fisheries Consultative. Alan is married with two daughters and one grandson, is a keen photographer and, when he has the time, will fish for anything with fins.

David Moore
	From his teens David Moore was a keen carp and match angler and on the committee for Peterborough & District AA. After graduating in Zoology and researching coarse fish he was Fisheries Officer for the Welland & Nene leading to 20 years in trout farming, recreation, conservation and then 15 years managing the recreation, access, retail and fisheries business for Anglian Water. Previously a member of the Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries Review and chairman of the Association of Stillwater Game Fishery Managers, David currently chairs the Anglian Region RFERAC and the Angling Development Board and still enjoys both coarse and reservoir trout fishing.




Terry Fell
	Terry Fell's love of fishing started with the Kennet & Avon canal and has continued as secretary of Devizes AA for the past thirty five years. He was also Chairman of the South West Region NFA and President of the NFA before their merger with the Angling Trust. Terry is a keen club, match and competition angler and writes "Angling has always been my main hobby and I have been involved with angling administration for many years. I look forward to ensuring that the Angling Trust continues to expand as the National Governing Body for our sport and for the benefits that angling brings to our society." Terry Lives in Devizes, is a magistrate for South East Wiltshire and is married to Josie with three children and six grand children