Yvonne Barker Email & Phone Number

Travel Consultant with Not Just Travel providing a personal travel planning service for busy people looking for a memorable holiday experience. I do the hard work for you in terms of finding your perfect holiday, whether you want a fun family break, to explore somewhere new, relax in a stunning location away from the crowds or cycle across a desert. I'm passionate about travel and helping people have holidays they love.

Experienced consultant and project manager supporting National Governing Bodies of Sport and other sports, cultural and community organisations to focus on their vision, develop forward looking and sustainable business and financial strategies and improve their governance. Proven project manager who has developed, funded and delivered new sports initiatives and programmes to increase participation, make sport more inclusive and use sport for educational and social outcomes. Experienced in change management and the development of stakeholder and partner relationships. Engaging meeting/workshop facilitator and trainer who encourages creative thinking and the development of new ideas. Currently working with a broad client base with many repeat clients. Specialist knowledge and expertise of the sports, cultural and community sectors.Clients include: England Hockey, England & Wales Cricket Board, English Federation of Disability Sport, Premier League Charitable Fund, the Rugby Football Union, British Fencing, London Sport, British Paralympic Association, British Shooting, Arts Council England, Sport England, UK Sport.

Senior Manager with responsibility for the development and implementation of Sport England’s £35m+ Active Communities grants scheme and sports development programme, with a particular focus on local communities, diversity and social inclusion. Manager and co-ordinator of national and regional funding, events, programmes and staff.

Senior consultant working for public, private and third sector clients. Key work areas included strategic and business planning for culture and sport; leisure management tendering and procurement; feasibility studies and funding bids for both large and small scale leisure facilities.

Management role with responsibility for service improvement and the local authority leisure facility contracts and service specifications. Development and maintenance of stakeholder and partner relationships.

Management roles with responsibility for the effective planning, operation and performance of leisure facilities, events and programmes including the opening of a multi-million pound leisure complex and management of staff teams.