Natasha is the Managing Director of The Coastal Collaborative Ltd (TCC) (2026) and co-founder of the Coastal Partnerships Network (CPN) (2006). She has thirty years of experience in collaborative coastal and marine governance, offering a unique depth and breadth of experience around the engagement of local coastal communities in decision making. She has been a long-standing advocate for integrated coastal policy and practice, from the local to national and international levels. 

Having spent over a decade working for three estuary partnerships in south-west England, she has a deep understanding of the role of coastal partnerships. Academically, she specialises in collaborative coastal governance and directs research for TCC and CPN. Her recent consultancy work for the UK government includes advising on local marine planning; partnerships for marine nature recovery; and the monitoring and evaluation of coastal partnerships.

Natasha is also a Director of Ocean and Coastal Futures Ltd the UK’s leading provider of coastal and marine news, recruitment, and host of the annual Coastal Futures conference. She is a Local Government District Councillor with a Cabinet role for Climate and Environment and Vice-Chair of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape where she lives. Natasha’s advisory roles include Chairing the European Coastal and Marine Union who host the bi-annual Littoral conference series. She is also an Associate of the Campaign for National Parks working towards a vision for National Marine Parks.