I became a trustee of Hope for Tomorrow (HfT) n January 2023. Hft is a registered charity which supports NHS Trusts by providing and managing mobile cancer care units (MCCUs). MCCUs minimise the disruption to the lives of cancer patients and those that care for them by bringing treatment closer to their homes and/or places of work than would otherwise be the case. I was previously a director of Rissington Applications Ltd, with particular responsibility for Business Development & Strategy. We designed solutions for the emergency services, most notably the public alerting system Incident Alert and Notifire, an evacuation management system for use in multi-occupancy buildings Prior to that I was the proprietor of Rissington Stanley Partnership which supported cross sector and multi agency working partnerships, My main career was in policing, where I served with Gloucestershire Constabulary as Head of Organisational Development and in a range of posts with a government agency and the Metropolitan Police. I have extensive experience of designing and delivering culture change and leadership development programmes throughout my career in the police and civil service, and as Proprietor of the Rissington Stanley Partnership. My skills and abilities are evidenced by those who have kindly provided endorsements below. I have particular interests in supporting the development of organisations and cross sector and multi agency partnerships, helping them to identify and prepare for changing operational environments, I am also interested in developing the employability skills of people seeking to enter the world of work. I obtained the Certificate in Training and Development in 1993,and became a Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development (IPD) in 1994. I became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in 2001, and acquired an Institute of Leadership and Management certificate in coaching in 2008. I attended the Independent Command Course at Bramshill in 2010, one of only a handful of police staff to do so.Specialties: Organisational developmentCulture diagnosticsCulture changeLeadership developmentPersonal developmentProfessional developmentPartnership workingCoaching/mentoringMediationTraining