River Action is on a mission to rescue Britain’s rivers. We bring awareness to the crisis facing our rivers, and the failure of Government funded environmental agencies to address this.We are independent. We don’t accept money from the government, the water companies, agricultural polluters or any other corporate body. We are beholden to no-one, and that means we always hold the polluters and the regulators accountable for their failure to protect our rivers and waterways.We use the law to prosecute illegal regulatory and business practice that causes river pollution. We lobby for change, mobilise the public, and raise awareness through the media.

UK-Med is a frontline humanitarian medical NGO. It operates the UK's only World Health Organization verified Emergency Medical Team. UK-Med’s register has more than 1,000 medics, paramedics, logisticians, and other allied non-medical professionals who are rigorously trained for emergencies.

Part of a three-person media team responsible for shaping the narrative related to COVID-19 in the 53-member state WHO European Region. This extremely fast-paced role involved responding to media inquiries, drafting media lines, talking points and briefing expert health officials for interviews with the world’s media.A punctilious grasp of detail was essential to ensure that the public received trusted, timely and evidence-based public health messaging from the UN's health organization.The team supported Member States vis-a-vis media liaison on issues related to the COVID-19 vaccination program, the local epidemiological context, lockdowns, new variants of concern (Omicron etc) and much more.We supported press conferences, developed press releases as well as fact-sheets and sought new ways to proactively reach out to key media across Europe and Central Asia.The team looked for disinformation and misinformation 'signals’ in the media related to COVID-19 and other health emergencies. In response we'd propose immediate and relevant media/social media engagement.During my time with WHO/Europe I dealt with more than 600 media inquiries, which involved everything from setting up interviews, drafting written responses/quotes, talking points and coaching world-renowned health experts ahead of media appearances. I also worked on public health messaging with the European Commission and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC); and helped create guidance on how to communicate uncertainty.

Responsible for driving media attention in issues related to child rights in Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. This involved working with Country Offices in the region on breaking news stories such as rapid onset humanitarian crises like cyclones, earthquakes and tsunamis; in addition chronic emergencies such as the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and the plight of conflict-affected children in Afghanistan.Writing crisp media copy, such as opeds, press releases and key messages, to news led deadlines.Acting as media spokesperson, leading on all reputational crisis communications.Coordinating with a globally networked range of stakeholders and at pace to deliver breaking news.Took an active role in successfully recruiting for a permanent Asia Regional Media Manager.

Delivering a comprehensive media and communications plan to position the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance as a 'thought leader' on climate change adaptation and resilience.This included developing opportunities with specialist media such as Thomson Reuters Foundation; as well as so-called mainstream media. This approach led to the placement of approximately an oped a month for a period of a year on issues related to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. In addition, directed the successful media launch of a report, 'At What Cost', revealing how wealthy nations have failed to invest in helping the most climate vulnerable countries to adapt to climate change.

Raise the profile of Rudely Interrupted in the media at national and international level in the US, UK, Canada and AustraliaWork with the United Nations to set up an opportunity for the band to make history and become the first ever indie-band to the play UN's New York headquartersWork with a documentary team to help them produce an AFI nominated film about the band's historic UN performance and 2008 world tour

Lead on and generate media activity on global emergencies, positioning Save the Children as the leading emergency response agency for childrenBe first on the ground as an emergency hits, working with the response team to generate news lines, stories, facilitate journalists and produce media-worthy materialsAct as spokesperson for Save the Children on emergenciesKeep chronic or under-reported emergencies in the public eye through creative and high impact media activitiesMap, build and maintain relationships with key regional and Australian journalists, editors and opinion formers

Increase public awareness and understanding of the work of Oxfam International through targeted international media coverage, particularly during humanitarian crises

Coordinate the work of a seven person external relations unit across media and web based communications

Contribute significantly to the development and implementation of Oxfam’s overall media and public relations strategiesDesign and implement publicity strategies for Oxfam’s campaigns, events and humanitarian emergency workProduce effective news and publicity materials in support of the national media strategy Act as the Oxfam Australia media representative within Oxfam International on advocacy and media workTravel to Oxfam Australia programs to gather promotional material for use in campaigns, events and emergency activitiesMedia briefing spokespeople including the Executive Director and senior staff

Lead on and generate media activity on global emergencies for Red Cross/Red CrescentIdentify and develop story ideas and building well targeted media campaignsConduct media training at the Basic Training Course for Red Cross overseas delegates

Maintain the profile of Shelter in the media at both national and regional levelLaunch high profile campaigns including Far From Home, a joint initiative with Dispatches (Channel 4), looking at the appalling and often dangerous conditions that many asylum seekers live in England