Abby Thomas is a Assistant Director - Communities and Policy at Bracknell Forest Council at Bracknell Forest Council. She possess expertise in policy, public sector, local government, stakeholder engagement, change management and 29 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Abby is one of the most inspiring & principled leaders I’ve come across in a career that’s taken me across 50 countries over 20 years. I’ve worked for Abby as a contractor, supporting her in roles to deliver complex change programmes that support both infrastructure and vulnerable people across local government. Abby is a strategic thinker well practised in setting out clear visions & goals, but at the same time she never loses sight of the pragmatism and detail necessary to deliver on those goals effectively. Together with unimpeachable personal integrity & ethics, this has allowed Abby to develop and empower an ever increasing group of people (including me!) that in no small way owe their successes to the opportunities & leadership that Abby provides.", "Abby is an excellent public sector leader. I have been enormously impressed by the way she has steadily built the Council's in-house transformation team into an organisation-wide resource that has delivered major change and exceeded its savings targets. Effective engagement and change management are central to the way she and her team work.", and "Abby is one of the best local government officers I have ever worked with. She is creative, hardworking and always in touch with what the local community think. The ability to problem solve is one of her key strengths and her creative solutions are vital to navigating the ever changing local government landscape. She is an excellent communicator and inspires those around her. I would recommend Abby as a strong, authentic leader for any organisation."