Project and Engagement Manager - Peas Please

• Jan 2020 - Present

The Food Foundation is an independent charity with a mission to change food policy and business practice to ensure everyone can afford and access a healthy diet. Our vision is a sustainable food system which delivers health and well-being for all.I am the Project Lead for Peas Please - an initiative working to secure commitments from industry and government to drive up veg consumption in the UK. I also support and input into other related research and policy programmes at the Food Foundation tackling UK food system issues and dietary inequalities.

Public Health Nutritionist & Founder of The A to V

• Jun 2017 - Present

I worked with the SHEFS research consortium as first author on a systematic review exploring the use of food labelling interventions as a policy lever for the promotion of more sustainable and healthful diets. The review has been published in Sustainability.I also run a website, The A to V, which is all about making the official guidance around getting your daily intake of micronutrients (that’s vitamins and minerals to most of us) easy to understand, and easy to achieve. I believe evidence-based nutrition is the way forward. See www.theatov.com for more.

Science Communications Officer

• Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

The Nutrition Society is the largest learned society for nutrition sciences in Europe, aiming to advance the scientific study of nutrition and its application to the maintenance of human and animal health via its five journals, six textbooks, and conferences.I was responsible for producing and creating scientific content for the Society’s communication channels, supporting the Society's Publications portfolio comprising journals and textbooks, and managing the implementation of the Scientific Communication and Social Media Strategy. I also managed the Society's parliamentary activities and affairs, working with parliamentarians, APPGs and other civil society organisations to support the promotion and advancement of evidence-based nutrition science.

Business Director

• Sep 2015 - Apr 2017

Glisser is an award-winning event-technology business that makes presentations interactive, working with the likes of WPP, ABN Amro and Bayer to engage audiences and gather useful data for presenters and event planners.As employee number 4, I led our business development and client management/experience strategies during a period of rapid expansion, helping us to win and retain several global enterprise clients and implementing various operational processes to help us to scale.Glisser was named Best New Product at the Event Technology Awards 2015, and was the only UK company at the Event Technology of the Year Awards. In 2016 I was named Rising Star at the Event Technology Awards.

New business team leader

• Dec 2013 - Sep 2015

As new business team leader I was responsible for our new business strategy, all of our processes around that, and managed our new business team. (We grew at 30% annually, so it was busy.) I also worked with the wider UK and US client teams, and our marketing function to grow our existing clients. Responsibilities included forecasting, reporting, managing the CRM system and marketing automation tools, and sales operations.

Senior account manager

• Dec 2013 - Jul 2014

I managed three of our key global accounts (Unilever, UBS and PwC), and was responsible for over £1m of business. I worked with them to figure out what problems they could solve with more effective language, and how, before helping to make it happen.Pitching, proposal writing, and contract negotiations were all part of the job.

Account manager

• Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

Business researcher

• May 2011 - Dec 2011

Global brand language programme manager

• Nov 2012 - Jun 2013

I spent nine months on secondment with the Global Brand and Communications team, and helped to roll-out a brand language training programme here, there and everywhere. I spent nine months on secondment with the Global Brand and Communications team, and helped to roll-out a brand language training programme here, there and everywhere.

Marketing and administrative Intern

• Jan 2011 - Apr 2011