Elected as a councillor in Haringey, north London. Housing in 2018 and 2022. Housing and regeneration spokesperson. Undertake casework on behalf of residents and scrutinise the activity of the council's ruling party.

Head of Marketing for the Centre for International Education & Languages. Look after the International Foundation Programme, which had around 200 students when I started and has more than quadrupled in size to over 800 students and is now the largest in-house International Foundation Programme in the UK.

The North London Reading Group was founded in 2007 with Paul Drinkwater and currently has around 20 groups that meet to discuss books. In 2010, Bookstock was launched, a literary event bringing new writers and those writing for small publishers together with booklovers. Bookstock offers a platform for lesser known authors and poets, away from the mainstream of Amazon and chain bookstores.

Booktrust is an independent reading and writing charity that makes a nationwide impact on individuals, families and communities, and culture in the UK. It makes a significant positive contribution to the educational outcomes of children from the earliest age. It works to empower people of all ages and abilities by giving them confidence and choices about reading.

Co-ordinated local campaigns with elected councillors, candidates and the MP. Organised volunteers and managed employed borough organiser. Wrote and edited newsletters, checked news releases, wrote and sent e-newsletters to various segmented lists, used social media individually as part of the wider team.

Interim member of the communications team with responsibility for media liaison and social media. Work with wider team and range of projects to input to the internal and external promotion of work being delivered.

Part of the Communications Team at a health and social care charity. Responsible for internal and external communications for 200 projects nationwide.

Local constituency candidate for the London boroughs of Enfield and Haringey for the Greater London Assembly elections in 2012.

Liaised with appropriate departments to produce and implement communications plans to promote the work being undertaken to residents and other stakeholders. Wrote communications materials including articles, blogs, pieces for areas of website, copy for leaflets and more.Trialled a Facebook group for young people to feed into a larger proposed strategy for engaging with young people.

Campaigned to offer a fairer future to West Oxfordshire.I stood in the 2010 general election as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Witney.I worked closely with a campaign team to meet people, canvass and produce literature about the Liberal Democrats in Witney and the national campaign. Supporting local council candidates we had a successful election, gaining two local seats and as the parliamentary candidate I retained second place and held a good… Show more Campaigned to offer a fairer future to West Oxfordshire.I stood in the 2010 general election as the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Witney.I worked closely with a campaign team to meet people, canvass and produce literature about the Liberal Democrats in Witney and the national campaign. Supporting local council candidates we had a successful election, gaining two local seats and as the parliamentary candidate I retained second place and held a good share of the vote, doubling our lead over the third place party.During this time I learned a good deal about myself, campaigning and politics as well as developing excellent relationships with local party members and local residents. Show less

Internal and external communications including online, social media and press. Some public affairs including contributing to white papers and government consultations, arranging meetings with politicians, decision makers and influencers. Produced range of written materials for use with media and wrote copy for a number of promotional publications. Managed suppliers including designers, web experts, printers and photographers. Managed events and our attendance at conferences including speaking… Show more Internal and external communications including online, social media and press. Some public affairs including contributing to white papers and government consultations, arranging meetings with politicians, decision makers and influencers. Produced range of written materials for use with media and wrote copy for a number of promotional publications. Managed suppliers including designers, web experts, printers and photographers. Managed events and our attendance at conferences including speaking opportunities. Show less

Responsible for media and public affairs. I liaised with the press and secured coverage for the profession; organised events; project managed the national award scheme and its reintroduction, many of the procedures I set up in 2006 remain the basis for the awards now; introduced landscape architecture and its benefits to parliamentarians and influencers; assisted with the annual conference and annual reports back to the council.

Promotional campaigns including media liaison and in-store look and feel. Managed six-figure budget for promotional periods in 58 shops across UK.

Preparing and teaching English classes to Japanese students.

Worked on b2b and b2c accounts handling media, writing media materials, events, online and more.