Andrew Carter is the Assistant Director Economic Growth at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. Andrew has a multidisciplinary professional background and is a Chartered Town Planner having worked in Local Government for the last 15 years, managed Planning, Housing, Learning & Skills, Economic Growth, Regeneration Projects, Estates & Asset Management and Museums & Performance Venues teams. Previously he worked as a geologist at the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and started his professional working life as a Secondary School teacher. In his spare time Andrew enjoys the outdoors with family and friends making the most of the exceptional cycling and walking opportunities in Redcar & Cleveland, particularly Guisborough Woods and the coastal Cleveland Way routes.