Experience

Nature4Climate

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nature4Climate Coalition Lead

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Leading Nature4Climate (N4C), an international multi-stakeholder platform to raise ambition and accelerate action on natural climate solutions. Nature4Climate (N4C) is an initiative with 18 participating organizations: UN Development Programme, UN-REDD, UN Environment Programme, Convention on Biological Diversity, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Youth4Nature, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society, Woodwell Research Center, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, World Resources Institute, WWF, We Mean Business, Food and Land Use Coalition, Global Mangrove Alliance, and Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation).N4C aims to increase investment in and action on nature-based solutions (NbS). We do this by catalysing partnerships between governments, civil society, business and investors. We campaign to integrate NbS into all government decision-making, to enhance ambition in NDCs using NbS, and to increase and reform finance flows for NbS.

• Director of Strategy Advocacy and Campaigns

  • 2018 - Jul 2021

  Navigating an international multi-sectorial campaign and coaliton to elevate the profile of natural climate solution. Promoting the role of natural and regenerative solutions that are capable of meeting 1/3 of our international climate commitments.



The Nature Conservancy

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Natural Climate Solutions communications and stakeholder manager

  • 2018 - 2019

  Driving thought leadership and advocacy to catalyse action from governments and the private sector to deploy natural climate solutions. Connecting leaders with other leaders to build on best practice. Nurturing a hotbed of ideas that will accelerate excellence and drive new models of business. Driving thought leadership and advocacy to catalyse action from governments and the private sector to deploy natural climate solutions. Connecting leaders with other leaders to build on best practice. Nurturing a hotbed of ideas that will accelerate excellence and drive new models of business.



National Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior External Affairs Adviser

  • 2011 - 2017

  Responsible for the trust advocacy work on energy, climate and sustainability and the wider delivery of the organisation’s external influencing objectives and advocacy. Successful led the strategic communications to reposition the Trust on energy and climate change. Led the creation of the multi award winning Fit for the Future network. Coordinated the Planning for People campaign against the Coalitions Governments planning reforms forcing a major policy U-turn, and winning the In-house Team of the Year Award from PR Week.



PoliticsDirect

• Lead Consultant - Energy, Environment and Clean Technology

  • 2010 - 2011

  Led the agency energy sector and low carbon and environmental technologies work. Led the agency energy sector and low carbon and environmental technologies work.



Liberal Democrats

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Energy, Environment and Rural Affairs Adviser

  • 2008 - 2010

  Led the development of the Liberal Democrat’s energy, environment and rural affairs portfolio policy and engagement. Led the development of the Liberal Democrat’s energy, environment and rural affairs portfolio policy and engagement.



People & Planet - UK student campaigning organisation

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Campaigns

  • 2005 - 2008

  Led the People & Planet campaigns team and their campaigns on Climate Change, Economic Justice and Treatment for HIV/AIDS. Responsible for the strategic delivery and development of the organisations communications, policy and public affairs. Won environmental media campaign of the year for the creation of the Green League of university environmental performance. Led the People & Planet campaigns team and their campaigns on Climate Change, Economic Justice and Treatment for HIV/AIDS. Responsible for the strategic delivery and development of the organisations communications, policy and public affairs. Won environmental media campaign of the year for the creation of the Green League of university environmental performance.



National Union of Students (UK)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Secretary

  • 2004 - 2005

  Responsible for the internal affairs of the NUS, including membership communication with 720 Local Student Unions representing 5.2 million students, training and development of student activists, policy and democracy, conferences and events, convening NUS international affairs. Responsible for the internal affairs of the NUS, including membership communication with 720 Local Student Unions representing 5.2 million students, training and development of student activists, policy and democracy, conferences and events, convening NUS international affairs.



Bucks Students' Union

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • 2001 - 2003



BCSU Student Magazine

• Sub-Editor

  • 2000 - 2001