CV
For Current and Previous Positions, and Education see below
Professional Development
Passivhaus webinars, Passivhaus Trust
November 2022
Heat Pump Month webinars, Low Carbon Homes
June-July 2021
Domestic Retrofit Webinars, University of Salford
April-May 2021
AECB CarbonLite Retrofit Course
July 2020
AECB, Carbon Coop and Green Building Store webinars
2020-21
Low Carbon Homes
14 November 2019
All Our Futures - Creating a Healthy Built Environment for Older People, MICRA,
14 March 2018
Community Energy Conference 2017 - "Powering Together", Community Energy, England and The Co-operative Energy
24 June 2017
Re-making Greater Manchester Sustainably, Sustainable Consumption Institute, The University of Manchester
27 April 2017
Retrofit Advocacy Training, Carbon Co-op, URBED, Manchester, as organiser
22 October and 5 November 2016
Local Community Energy Event, Manchester
Electricity North West
20 November 2015
Laying the Foundations of the Retrofit Revolution, CoRE, Stoke-on-Trent
19 November 2015
Policy Week, The University of Manchester
On the Home Front: The Challenges of Reducing Household Energy Use
5 November 2015
Powering the Northern Powerhouse
Hot in the City - Urban Resilience and Cooling
3 November 2015
Achieving a low carbon society: a people’s energy revolution or a government programme?, University of Salford, Lowry Arts Centre, Salford
15 September 2015
Retrofit Advocacy Training, Carbon Co-op, Staircase House, Stockport, as organiser
18 July and 1 August 2015
Co-operative Essentials: Roles and responsibilities of a co-op director, Cooperatives UK, Manchester
24 April 2015
UK-Green Building Council City Conference, Manchester
21-22 January 2015
Routes to Retrofit, Carbon Co-op
18 October, 1 November 2014
Low Carbon Economy Roadshow, delivered on behalf of the GMCA Low Carbon Hub, ENWORKS and Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
12 March 2014
Sustainability, society and you, FutureLearn online course
6 January 2014 (8 weeks)
New Approaches to Housing in Later Life: the role of co-housing, MICRA, Manchester Architecture Research Centre, and the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester
16 December 2013
Ageing and Energy Consumption: Rethinking Policy and Practice from Research, MICRA, Manchester Architecture Research Centre, and the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester
9 July 2013
Reducing Household Energy: Together We Can!, Carbon Co-op, Staircase House, Stockport
22 June 2013
Current and Previous Positions
Independent Consultant
July 2013-
Deputy Director, Lakeside Arts Centre, The University of Nottingham
August 2010-June 2013
Lakeside is an arts venue with a rich programme incorporating theatre, dance, comedy, literature, music, visual arts, crafts, and archaeology. My role involved supporting city-wide initiatives in marketing and education; supporting finance, HR, estates and resource management, commercial services and fundraising; as well as strategic leadership in learning, with direct line management of the learning, front of house, and technical teams. I was the client project lead on a major expansion of the Djanogly Art Gallery, and relocation of the Museum of Archaeology, and oversaw a large increase in participation levels in learning.
Consultant in the Cultural Sector
April 2007-August 2010
This was a new independent consultancy in which I led and managed projects often involving digitisation of museum collections. I undertook consultation, provided analysis of strategic options and recommendations for implementation in projects for local and national museums, consortia, and membership organisations; and devised and authored guidance. On a number of projects I worked with associates in the sector. Projects included an assessment and report on barcode and RFID technologies, and online guidance on digitisation and preservation of digital assets.
Head of Administration, The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester
January 2005-April 2007
The Whitworth has designated collections of fine art, textiles and wallpapers and an ambitious exhibitions programme. I held senior management responsibilities for the development of the building, IT, commercial services, front of house, HR and finance. I worked on major capital developments, and played a key role in the Whitworth’s membership of Renaissance North West in particular at a strategic level, and in digitisation and workforce development. My first role at the Gallery was Exhibitions Officer.
Various management, curatorial, and exhibitions positions at the Whitworth Art Gallery, and Portsmouth City Museums.
To December 2004
Education
Diploma in Art Gallery and Museum Studies, The University of Manchester
BA Honours in History of Art, The University of Manchester
