Experience

Deaflink North East

• United Kingdom
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Involvement Worker (14 hours)

  • Dec 2019 - Present



Loumacoriginals©

• Artist, illustrator, facilitator, trainer and charity professional

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Currently running drawing workshops one morning a week and supporting funding applications



Connected Voice

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

• Funding Advice Officer

  • Oct 2000 - Dec 2018

  Provide information, advice, governance and development support to charities, social enterprises and smaller community and voluntary groups through email, phone and face to face consultations. I edited and wrote information for weekly e-bulletins, quarterly magazine and information sheets, researched funding and networked with funders, ran regular workshops and range of tailored training and facilitation (from confidence building in giving presentations to running effective meetings).



Newcastle Advocacy Centre (a Newcastle CVS project)

• Citizen Advocacy Co-ordinator

  • Apr 1997 - Oct 1999

  Recruited, trained, placed and then supported volunteer citizen advocates in one to one long term advocacy partnerships with people vulnerable due to mental health problems, learning difficulties or issues relating to becoming older.