Nation manager for Bloom, a mental health wellbeing initiative for young people aged 14-18 in schools throughout London and the south of England in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.• Leading and motivating Bloom’s engagement team to build our reach throughout England• Strategic lead for the expansion of Bloom’s offer across the nation• Management of freelance training pool• Building relationships with a host of partner agencies including schools, Local Authorities, CCGs and charities across the nation• Working in a collaborative way with all colleagues and our funders to ensure there is a nation-wide response to the needs of young people• Programme monitoring and evaluation

Using my community engagement and strategic planning skills to build engagement with Bloom, a new mental health wellbeing initiative for young people aged 14-18 in schools throughout London and the south of England in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.• Promoting Bloom to key stakeholders and encouraging schools and colleges to participate in the programme.• Building relationships with a host of partner agencies including schools, Local Authorities, CCGs and charities• Devising communication strategies, tools and resources to increase engagement• Developing mechanisms to share the impact of Bloom through case studies, videos, webinars etc. • Working in a collaborative way with all colleagues to ensure there is a nation-wide response to the needs of young people.• Research into the ever-changing national education landscape

Creative writing workshop facilitator and tutor active in a variety of settings, including Adult and Community Learning, library services and schools. With more than a decade's experience, I have worked with writers of all ages and from all backgrounds, from one off children's activities at community festivals to detailed support for adults embarking on their first novel. I seek to create an inspiring and inclusive creative space in which each person's unique creativity can be fostered. Over the years I have supported many writers on their journey into publication, with writers I trained going on to win poetry competitions, have films screened at BAFTA and get their work into print. Experience• Delivering a popular weekly drop in workshop for adults in a library setting for more than a decade• Devising and delivering structured 9 week termly creative writing courses for Hillingdon Adult and Community Learning, covering fiction, poetry and scriptwriting• One off workshops and short courses for schools• Festival and event workshops• Corporate and staff wellbeing creative workshops

Arts Programming and Participation lead for Harrow’s key cultural centreResponsibilities:Devising and management of the centre’s rolling professional programme of theatre, music, comedy, dance and film including household names such as Courtney Pine and Russell BrandManagement of the Participation Officer and oversight of the Participation and community outreach programme including a Disability Arts Festival, youth programmes and externally funded projects to engage Harrow’s diverse community which engage more than 2,000 people every yearManagement of £120k budget, generating an annual profit of £80kPreparing funding bids for the centreMember of the Harrow Creative People and Places consortium, representing Harrow Arts Centre and contributing to the consortium’s £1 million funding ACE application bidContributor to the Council’s 5 year cultural strategy and associated action plan, including targets to increase inclusivity and engage new audiencesProject Manager for Harrow 1918: HLF funded WW1 centenary project 2018, engaging more than 1,000Commissioner for #HACfromhome socially distanced programme for 2020, offering grants to artists for socially distanced and online projects such as empty shop theatre, digital concerts in care homes and online workshops

• Member of 3 person service management team• Creative lead for all borough arts programming and cultural development at strategic level• Management of £90k budget• Programming, management and delivery of the borough’s major festivals, including a carnival with an annual audience of 15,000, a street festival and weeklong arts festival comprising 50 events• Arts development and community arts management at grassroots level• Management of 1 permanent staff member, the Arts for Carers officer, and a range of contractors• Community engagement and audience development• Management of the council’s £20k arts grants scheme• Service marketing lead• Commissioning of new work including public art, theatre and street arts• Creative writing workshop tutor and facilitator

Co-ordination of arts projects and assisting with programming and producing festivals