I have a number of leadership roles at Rise including commercial income generation; grants and funds; marketing and communications; and insights and data. I’m also part of the executive leadership team helping to strategically run the charity.
I lead the development and implementation of the charity’s income diversification and sustainability strategy, identifying and realising new opportunities for sustainable income generation to meet the needs of Rise’s ten-year strategy and the shorter-term implementation plans.
As part of that, I’m incredibly proud to have created our Rise Workplace Wellbeing offer, a commercial arm of our charity. Taking this from concept through to launch at the end of 2024 was challenging but an important part of our growth plans. I dedicate a lot of my time developing product for market and building relationships with the business community and raising our profile with funders, commissioners, corporates and potential major donors.
Before joining Rise in 2022, I had a career spanning 25 years beginning in the agency world working on brands including Canesten, Alka Seltza, Novo Nordisk, The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, De Vere and Malmaison Hotel Chains. I then spent a number of years in the corporate world including organisations ranging from tech, education and the construction and house building industry.
I’m a passionate gardener and love to grow anything from flowers to vegetables – I love experimenting, so nothing is off the table! I love being outdoors and I’m definitely solar powered so love the spring and summer months. I’m a keen walker and try when I can to get out into the hills with my partner and dog.