John Lovel Perala Gardiner

Background

Gardiner, John Lovel Perala was born on October 13, 1946 in London. Son of Henry Thomas Robert Gore and Margaret Wallen (James) Gardiner.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Imperial College, London, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, Southampton (England) University, 1991.

Career

Junior engineer, Trollope & Colls, Harrow, England, 1967-1968; junior engineer, G.P. Planum/Taylor Woodrow Irrigation Group, Yugoslavia and Romania, 1969-1970; graduate engineer, Soil Mechanics Ltd., Bracknell, England, 1970-1972; assistant design engineer, Thames Conservancy, Reading, England, 1972-1974; assistant resident engineer, Thames Conservancy Director, Thames Water, Reading, England, 1974-1975; deputy area engineer, Thames Conservancy Director, Thames Water, Sunbury, England, 1975-1982; planning engineer, Thames Water Northern Division, Sunbury, England, 1982-1984; appraisal and monitoring officer, Thames Water Rivers Division, Reading, England, 1984-1989; manager technical planning, Thames Region National Rivers Authority, Reading, England, 1989-1995; professor sustainable management School Geography and Environmental Management, Middlesex (England) University, since 1995. Visiting professor U. Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England, since 1992. Visiting fellow U. Southampton, since 1992.

Councillor, member Smisson Foundation, Clevedon, England, since 1993. Board directors Bioengring. Institute, since 1995, Salix International Ltd., since 1996.

Achievements

• John Lovel Perala Gardiner has been listed as a noteworthy water environment administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Landscape Design Trust, London, since 1993, Old Centralians Trust, London, since 1989. Fellow Institution Civil Engineers, Institution Water and Environmental Management (chairman environmental panel 1994-1996, central southern branch 1995-1996), Royal Geography Society, City and Guilds Association. Member Guild of Water Conservators, International Association for Hydraulic Research, International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage, International Association on Water Quality, British Hydrol.

Assn, Freeman of City London.

Interests

• Avocations: networking globally for sustainable development, home improvements, guitar, singing, chess.

Connections

Married Margaret Lesley Knowler, September 25, 1971 (divorced June 1996). Children: Caragh Dawn, Katherine Ann. Married Christine Perala, July 27, 1996.

Father:

Henry Thomas Robert Gore Gardiner

Mother:

Margaret Wallen (James) Gardiner

Spouse:

Christine Perala

Spouse:

Margaret Lesley Knowler

child:

Caragh Dawn Gardiner

child:

Katherine Ann Gardiner