Gail Jackson Email & Phone Number

Environmental, community-based activist. Plain writing for complex ideas. Versatile senior professional experience across public and third sector. Environmental/Community Engagement interests. Experienced individual/group pyschotherapist & leadership training #Tavistock. Successful campaigns/social media management, local press promotion; local community engagement; fund-raising; excellent strategic & policy writing skills - to bring ideas together for collaborative solutions. Chair of Sopwell Residents Association from June 2024 and group member of Sopwell eco stars - building resilience in local community to manage change coming from climate crisis.Community development research on deprived areas #StAlbans District Council 2019; Primed resurgence of a successful five-year campaign led by local residents to build the new eco-friendly (St Albans Civic Society Award-winning) Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre 2022. Networking and promotion of local award-winning environmental charity Sustainable St Albans building widespread recognition 2012-2021Trustee of innovative, influential local charity Sustainable St Albans from 2014-2021. Co-founder/team member of Sustainable St Albans Sustainability Festival from 2015- 2021. Co-founder Divest Herts campaign to divest pension funds from fossil fuels. Comms support in early business development for innovation eco start up WUKA https://wuka.co.uk in 2018/19Local Authority -Strategic & operational/commissioning knowledge/expertise. Developed multi-agency agendas e.g. Gangs/Serious Youth Violence, Child Sexual Exploitation, Young Carers. Excellent communication skills: strategy, policy, reports, social media, web and bid writer.Passionate about building partnerships with range of stakeholders. Successful bid writer for medium (£800K) and small projects for public/voluntary sector. Experienced trainer/facilitator. Masters degree in Organisational Consultancy (Tavistock).Experienced manager small/large teams in public/voluntary sectors: strategic partnerships development with third sector; award-winning voluntary sector capacity building. Successful local community engagement and initiatives in the environmental /sustainability field. Accredited counsellor: British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy 1990 - 2017; member of Climate Psychology Alliance; Green Party electoral candidate for local ward in 2015/2016 elections. Masters degree Organisation Consultancy #Tavistock 2005.

Listed skills include Policy, Public Sector, Local Government, Workshop Facilitation, and 30 others.