I manage and administer the Financial Times Board Director Programme, a programme of events for Non-Executive Directors or those wishing to become a Non-Executive Director, providing events, news, advice and job opportunities with a membership of nearly 3,000 members. I organise the substantial events programme, contacting speakers, collating presentations & materials, & attending the events providing hands-on support. I provide analysis of all events from delegate evaluations, as well as other statistical data. I also manage aspects of the members queries by social media, email, phone & post.I assist with researching, proofreading & collating the monthly e-newsletter for the Programme – this involves researching relevant reports & publications; proofreading submissions & collating all content for publication on the Programme website & as an e-newsletter sent to all members.I manage the Financial Times Board Director Programme LinkedIn Company Page, LinkedIn Groups, Twitter & Facebook channels.I helped launch & now assist with the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma, which is a level 7 BTEC (Masters level) qualification for Non-Executive Directors which seeks to improve corporate governance, & was started in 2011. I assess all candidate applications, collate & produce presentations & materials, & provide support at events. Based on the success of the Diploma in the UK, it was launched in Hong Kong in 2013. I provide candidate assessment for all Hong Kong applicants.

I am responsible for the management and administration of Governance, including subscriptions and distribution of both the print and e-version of the Governance Journal. I am the first point of contact for subscribers and the public. I manage, copy-edit and provide content for the Governance website, including video/YouTube content. I create all email marketing for Governance using MailChimp. I assist with Social Media and formulating marketing strategy.I have undertaken training in Google Analytics and Google Search Console to analyse GA results to inform ROI & improve CTA on our marketing across all channels.

I manage & moderate the Global Board Ready Women LinkedIn Group – a searchable database, list & forum which has been created by the Women on Boards Task Force to provide an easily accessible international hub where women who are ready to sit on a board can be found by headhunters, and others looking to appoint a women to their board.The Women on Boards Task Force was created in association with the European Business Schools, Women on Boards Initiative & the Forte Foundation in the United States.This group will provide forum for all women aspiring to be on, or who are already on, a board to enable them to discuss boardroom issues & share thoughts, ideas & experiences - & to receive articles & items of interest. It will also provide headhunters, Chairmen & boards a central place to locate women who are qualified to sit on a board when they are looking for new board members.I moderate all membership & submissions from members maintaining a high level of relevant discussion & debate. I also research & add new, appropriate content to the group that will be of interest to members.

I administered and managed the Grassroots Grants fund for Devon, Plymouth and Torbay - a £1.5 million fund aimed at providing grants of less than £5000 to local community groups and small charities. I processed over 1000 applications, of which 648 organisations were successful in securing a grant.I also administered and managed grant funds in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay for Comic Relief, Comic Relief Community Cash, Sport Relief, Exeter Positive Steps, the Police Property Fund, the Devonian Fund, the Torbay Targetted Relief Fund; and Small Grants for the Clare Milne Trust, Keepmoat, Devon Ripple, May Gurney, the Mildmay White Fund, the North Devon Relief Fund, and the Rural Fund. I provided all administrative duties relating to grants management, administration, processing & assessment. I organised and attended regular Grant Panel meetings, as well as implemented the use of Decide, an online Grant Panel system which enabled Panel members to read and assess grant applications online, discuss them with other Panel members, ask questions and unltimately make grant application recommendations and decision, without having to have face-to-face panel meetings, which was problematic in such a large county. Decide increased Panel participation as it enabled greater access and ultimately meant better grants were made.I organised and attended events including Volunteer of the Year 2009 & 2010; The Philanthropy Forecast 2010; Devon Funding Network 2011; North Devon Grassroots Challenge 2010; Torbay Grassroots Challenge and the Daredevil Challenge 2010.I maintained, sourced and wrote content for the Devon Community Foundation website, as well as increasing the Foundation's online presence through SEO with the in-house CRM website.I implemented the use of social media for the Foundation, through the creation, and extensive use, of Twitter and Facebook.

PostThatBook.com was a family online book selling business.We bought second-hand books that were then resold through the Amazon MarketplaceI was Joint Partner in the business, dealing with purchasing of stock, listing maintenance, order control and delivery.

Wellington Food Town is a local initiative to increase the profile and sustainability of food-related businesses in Wellington, and the surrounding area. The 2008 Wellington Food Town Festival was held on the grounds of Wellington School, with support from the Co-op, and various local businesses and the Wellington Farmers Market.As the Co-orindator for the 2008 Wellington Food Town Festival, I provided all administrative support for the Committee, including organising committee meetings, taking bookings for the event and I liaised directly with The Olden Group (PR company) on organising and marketing the Festival, as well as attending the Festival, and dealing with any organisational issues.The Wellington Market & Coastal Towns Initiative was formed to create a document about the future of Wellington, based on the views of local people and businesses.As the Co-ordinator for the Wellington Market & Coastal Towns Initiative, I provided adminstrative support to the Committee, organising local community consultation events, committee meetings, sourcing photographs for the document, writing press releases, writing content and maintaining the website. I also wrote the first draft of, and copyedited the Vision for Wellington 2020 document.

As the sole administrator for this team of six chartered surveyors and two directors, I provided all administrative support for the business.I provided PA duties to the directors, managed all project administration, financial support through invoicing and debt recovery, as well as standard clerical and administrative office skills.

Following the rapid expansion of the Association I was taken on in the primary role of managing the Association’s extensive membership database of reflexologists, and dealing with all forms of membership queries. After being trained in the Association’s bespoke database, iMIS, I provided support to the rest of the team.