Victoria Russell

Victoria is a Projects Manager at Community First Yorkshire, where she leads initiatives focused on community-led climate action and sustainability. With a background in Applied Social Science from the University of York, she is passionate about empowering voluntary and community organisations across North Yorkshire to address challenges like carbon reduction and rural loneliness.

Personally invested in her community, Victoria is involved in local fundraising for schools and wildlife, organizing events like the annual "Hedgehog Cafe. " She practices sustainable living by eating plant-based meals and buying second-hand clothes, and observes the local impacts of climate change, such as the drying of her village pond.

Her project team once won the Scarborough Pancake Day race, an unexpected achievement that highlights their creative and dedicated approach to community engagement.