Meet our previous judges from the 2024 awards. Each had been selected from Colchester organisations and institutes, which brought a wealth of expertise and an interest in supporting their local community.
In 2024, judges were responsible for grading all submissions for the Green Recognition Award and Creative, Cultural and Community Business of the Year.
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Meet Our Judges
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Meet Our Judges
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Meet Our Judges
Meet Our Judges
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Meet Our Judges
Robert Laurie
Robert Laurie
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Robert Laurie
Robert has 35 years of banking relationship and finance experience, providing support and advice to businesses of all sizes across Essex. He has an extensive network of key partners who also support businesses with non-financial issues, as well as good links to Local Councils and Grant providers.
Mary Anne Fedeyko
Mary Anne Fedeyko
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Mary Anne Fedeyko
Mary Anne, who is originally from Canada, completed her law degree at the University of Western Ontario in 1983, qualifying as a solicitor there in 1984. She practised at a large Canadian firm before transferring her skills to the UK and worked at Freshfields in London whilst qualifying in this country (1989). She left Freshfields in 1991, joining Thompson Smith and Puxon and became a partner of the firm in 2001. When the structure of the firm changed in 2006 Mary Anne became a director of Mary Anne Fedeyko Ltd, a corporate partner in Thompson Smith and Puxon. In January 2016 Mary Anne was appointed as TSP’s Senior Partner.
Patrick Lown
Patrick Lown
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Patrick Lown
Dr Patrick Lown is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, where he also manages ESSEXLab, the University's behavioral science laboratory. His current research explores how sustainability is perceived by businesses and the general public with a focus on reducing single-use plastics, which includes a collaborative project with the Essex Business School, Our Colchester, and the Colchester City Council. His previous work on empathy, migration, and inequality has been funded by the British Academy and has appeared in leading scholarly outlets that include The Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Political Psychology.