Will oversees key educational and programmatic elements of Preserving Legacies, including climate and heritage literacy and adapting risk assessment methodologies to diverse sites and places. He is an archaeologist with a focus on island cultures, and heritage management specialist working at the intersection of climate change and cultural heritage. He firmly believes in the power of heritage as an enabler for meaningful and sustainable climate action. He teaches at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he lives with his family. He has been involved in a range of projects exploring themes of climate communication, vulnerability assessment, and integrating culture into climate policy. He remains an active field archaeologist with a project in the Shetland Islands exploring culture and identity on the margins of the European Neolithic. Will is the former Focal Point of the ICOMOS Climate Action Working Group (2021-2024) and a member of ICOMOS Ireland and ICOMOS ICAHM (International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management). He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Lond and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.