Meet The Team!

Tim Coombe

Chair

Tim has long been a supporter and advocate of the Community Energy model and has been involved in Croydon Community Energy almost since its inception. He has also been a climate activist and advisor to Croydon Council when they ran a Citizen’s Assembly on the Climate Crisis. His career has been in Software Engineering which has given him experience of project governance and conflict resolution. More recently he has been the Volunteer Manager for CCE.

Sam Dickinson

Legal Director

Sam is a New Zealand-qualified senior energy lawyer working in-house in London, with additional interests in financial modelling and commercial negotiations. He has worked as a lawyer for Ofgem, and is currently a senior lawyer at a key delivery partner in the UK’s delivery of Net Zero through the CfD scheme).

Connie Duxbury

CEO

Connie has worked in the energy industry for over 9 years in a range of roles, as an energy analyst to smart metering, running energy tenders to now working in her dream career supporting the community energy sector as the Community Renewables Manager at Younity. She is a passionate climate activist and has led the organisation since it started in late 2021. She is also the chair of Community Energy London, the membership body for community energy groups across the capital.

Chris Galpin

Fuel Poverty Director

Chris is a retrofit expert with experience managing volunteers and leading campaigns. He currently works for a climate NGO providing expert policy advice and campaigning for lower energy bills. He previously spent 6 years in the civil service in various energy roles. He is passionate about social justice, and ensuring climate action is delivered in a just way which benefits those most in need.

Tolu Osinibi

Projects Director

Tolu has been an active CCE volunteer, helping promote the first community share offer that enabled the installation of solar at our first two sites. Now as Projects Director, he brings hands-on project delivery experience from operating and maintaining the Kent Enviropower Waste-to-Energy facility, leading feasibility work, and managing a £200k fuel tank and pipeline project from design through commissioning and operations – alongside three years in technical and cost assurance roles across government, supporting the UK’s first CO₂ Transport & Storage networks.

Will O'Sullivan

Finance Director

Will is a passionate supporter of the cooperative model, having lived in housing coops around the UK. He currently works for a think-tank that promotes Paris-aligned renewable energy investments. He’s looking for ways to finance projects to convert operating coal plants to renewables.

Chioma Nwosu

Secretary

Chioma brings strong organisational and communication skills to help keep our organisation running smoothly. A master’s student in Sustainability Management and Innovation at the University of Westminster, she is passionate about environmental protection and practical climate action.

Risham Waseem

Marketing Director

Risham is a digital storyteller, social media expert, and communication and advocacy strategist, originally from Pakistan but currently based in London. Her expertise lies in creative and innovative 360-degree communication strategies that make use of a combination of new and traditional media spaces. Recently she created a 5 part podcast that addresses the issues of climate crises with UNESCO.