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Mike Witty - Vice Chair of Trustees<\/h2>\n
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I am a keen bird-watcher and wildlife enthusiast from Yorkshire who has lived in East Kent for over 40 years. I worked at Pfizer for 30 years, rising to senior positions in R&D, and since my early retirement 14 years ago, I have been supporting not-for-profit charities working in R&D for neglected tropical disease medicines. I was a founder and Board chairman of GALVmed<\/a> (working in livestock diseases) for 6 years and Chairman of the Medicines for Malaria Venture Expert Scientific Advisory Committee (MMV.org) for 6 years. This has given me lots of opportunities to travel to far-flung countries and combine my work trips with my hobbies of birding, walking, sight-seeing and other outside activities. as well as using my skills to benefit society.<\/p>\n

Having retired from most of my scientific consulting activities, I still have many general skills and experience which may benefit SBBOT, I know the challenges of running a charity and the importance of constantly seeking funding for new projects and core infrastructure.<\/p>\n

I have been a SBBOT Trustee since mid-2021 and I have enjoyed learning more about the day-to-day activities of the Obs., with involvement in the shop\/reception, fund-raising, walks\/talks, \u00a0and leading the 5 year Strategic Development Plan.\u00a0 Most recently I have been leading the charge to raise the money for and to design a new Nature Trail for The Fields Reserve.<\/p>\n

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