Experience

Youth Futures Foundation

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

• Head of Policy at Youth Futures Foundation

  • Mar 2023 - Present



The Fostering Network

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

• Head of Policy and Campaigns

  • Mar 2021 - Mar 2023

  Leading the policy and campaigns team and overseeing the development of an organisational research strategy. Building supporter engagement with the charity’s campaigns, policy and research work. Responsible for managing the policy, campaigns and research budget.

• Campaigns Manager

  • Mar 2009 - Feb 2021

  Grew the campaigns team and built a supporter network of foster carers throughout the UK, helping the organisation to achieve a significant number of campaign wins

• Policy and Campaigns Manager

  • Aug 2001 - Feb 2009

  Establishing policy and campaigns function within the charity. Responsible for devising, planning and implementing campaigns.



House of Commons

• United Kingdom
• Political Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Parliamentary Researcher to Sandra Gidley MP

  • Aug 2000 - Oct 2000

  Set up the House of Commons office following the by-election in Romsey for Liberal Democrat MP.

• Parliamentary Researcher to Stephen Twigg MP

  • Sep 1999 - Aug 2000

  Wrote speeches and press releases, responded to parliamentary correspondence, researched issues and prepared policy briefings.