Our Staff

Meet the staff who keep the farm and animals safe, run the educational programmes, and welcome you week by week.

Rachel Roxburgh, Managing Director

Rachel is a strategic consultant for charities, business and not-for-profits. With over 20 years in the sector, her knowledge, experience, and intelligent approach has contributed to successful strategies, including transforming service delivery, measuring impact, sustainable fundraising models and brand awareness.

She began her career at Cancer Research UK, heading up Race for Life in its infancy, to it becoming a £60m brand. She has held various charitable CEO roles for youth-focused charities, including being the inaugural CEO for Dallaglio RugbyWorks setting up this award-winning charity to utilise the power of sport to engage disaffected young people, and also with employability skills charity, Working Options in Education.

Rachel is also Chair of the cancer charity, Trekstock.

Charlotte MacDonald, Head of Programmes and Farm

With many years of teaching experience both in London and internationally Charlotte is bringing her passion for education to The Farm. Charlotte loves spending time in nature and sees Vauxhall City Farm as the perfect setting for creating unique experiences in the city.

Prior to teaching, Charlotte worked within the Charity Sector, and now as Deputy CEO of The Farm she hopes to bring all of her experiences together to offer our community a range of programmes, events and unique opportunities but above all the best possible experience when they visit!

Giusy Aprile, Office Manager

Giusy developed an interest in the Charity Sector following time spent studying and travelling across Europe. Following graduation, Giusy worked as an Administrator across several NGOs, focusing on people with disabilities and vulnerable groups, she was the PA to our CEO, as well as the VCF Administrator and now she is the Office Manager.

In her free time, Giusy loves travelling, playing guitar, and finding new coffee shops around London – if you have any recommendations, be sure to let her know!

Jade Mortimer, Education Officer

Jade has a great love and affiliation for wildlife and natural settings – in particular she loves the countryside.

At university, Jade studied Wildlife and Practical Conservation where she delved into the development of sustainable farming and global food systems. From Jade’s studies she developed an appreciation for how important education is to develop sustainable food and farming practices and cannot wait to incorporate all of this into her role at VCF.

Jade is also a coffee lover and a vegetarian who loves cooking!

Peggy Dodds, Head of Hospitality

Peggy is the heartbeat of our Old Dairy Café and Faith’s Place. With an unwavering commitment to crafting the perfect cup and fostering a warm, inclusive atmosphere, our cafe head is the driving force behind the unique blend of flavours and experiences that define us.

David Channell-Wright, Gardener

David has worked with volunteers for over 20 years, including coordinating a befriending project for adults living with HIV, and managing a project for peer volunteers who had experienced homelessness. Having seen the therapeutic benefits of gardening in his own life, David became determined to incorporate horticulture into his working life.

David began working as a horticultural therapist, first at a college for adults with learning difficulties in Wales, and then at a rural garden centre in Hillingdon, which boosted his confidence as well as developing his gardening skills and style.

David believes gardens should be a welcoming and inviting place for wildlife and people alike and looks forward to welcoming people into the Vauxhall City Farm Community Garden.

Joshua Viveiros, Farmyard Manager

Josh’s interest & journey within the farming industry started off at Vauxhall city farm, where he began volunteering within our farmyard team. Whilst volunteering he studied Level 2 & 3 Animal Management. During this time he became a farmyard & educational sessional for VCF. After finishing his training at Capel Manor – he worked around other farms, Livery’s & Zoo’s & took on a sessional job at Crystal Palace Park Farm gaining additional experiences within different fields of the animal industry. Josh has recently joined back with us completing 1 half of the farmyard & Livestock Coordinator team where he provides care to all livestock on site.

Alicia Edwards, Head of Marketing and Events

A mother to two cats, a puppy and a lively little human, Alicia has built her career in the events world. Transforming an initial idea into reality is an exciting process and seeing lots of happy faces enjoying themselves at one of her events hugely fulfilling. VCF is a fantastic little gem in which Alicia and the team host an array of exciting annual events. On that note, go and check out our events page!