I am one of the UK's leading specialists in deliberative engagement and public participation in decision-making, with a decade of experience in designing, delivering and supporting public engagement. I work across a wide range of institutions and policy areas, including on topics relating to climate change. I honed my skills at the UK's leading public participation charity, Involve, spending a decade there in various roles ultimately as a member of its leadership team. Selected previous projects: * High profile citizens’ assemblies at national and local level, including: leading the design and facilitation of Climate Assembly UK (UK Parliament), Citizens’ Assembly on Social Care (UK Parliament), National Assembly for Wales Citizens’ Assembly (Senedd Cymru), Waltham Forest's Citizens' Assembly on the Future of Neighbourhood Policing (Waltham Forest Council), Southampton Citizens’ Climate Assembly (Southampton City Council, Southampton University), Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit (Constitution Unit UCL, University of Westminster);* Local and hyper-local work on climate, including: founding Involve’s Local Climate Engagement Programme for local authorities and their partners; running hyper local engagement on a fair transition;* Effective use of varied engagement techniques across a range of policy areas, including: a participatory action research led approach to youth mental health and emotional wellbeing (MH:2K); citizens’ panels (MHCLG); Open Space Technology.;* (Co)author of research reports, policy papers and practical guides on a range of different aspects of climate change participation. I have also authored guidance and training on how parliamentary committees can better engage the public in their work.