I’ve spent more than two decades working to help make LGBTQ+ communities safer, stronger and better connected, and I still care just as deeply about that work now as I did when I started.

 

My work sits across partnerships, strategy, communications and community change, with a particular focus on strengthening LGBTQ+ organisations and the wider sector around them.

 

In my current roles as Head of Partnerships and Development at Consortium, Chair of Proud Changemakers and LGBTQ+ columnist for Exposed Magazine, I bring together relationship-building, income generation, advocacy and storytelling to help make our communities better resourced, better connected and better heard.

 

Over the years, I’ve worked across leadership, campaigning and community development in ways that have always come back to the same thing: creating change that is practical, rooted in community and built to last. I co-founded Sheffield’s first Pride event, previously served as CEO of SAYiT, and have spent much of my career building spaces, partnerships and platforms that centre LGBTQ+ voices, especially those that are too often ignored or underrepresented.

 

I’m someone who enjoys connecting ideas, people and opportunities.

 

Whether I’m developing partnerships, shaping strategy, supporting grassroots organisations, writing, speaking or helping turn a good idea into something real, I care about doing work that is thoughtful, grounded and makes a genuine difference.

 

Writing and creativity are a big part of that too. Through my column and wider public writing and speaking, I’m interested in how culture, visibility and lived experience shape social change. I bring a mix of strategic thinking, political awareness, creativity and a strong sense of purpose to everything I do, and I’m always keen to connect with people who care about equity, community and building a better future for LGBTQ+ people.

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i am a firm believer in diy ethics

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​​If I want something doing - I do it. When I wanted a website, I taught myself to make one. When I see injustice, I actively challenge it. When I wanted to sort my garden out I got my spade out and started digging. ​I try to apply this to as many areas of my life as possible from learning to knit to cutting my own hair (often with disastrous consequence!).​

It means I have learned skills, worked with some amazing people and have lots of interesting stories to tell from attending circus school to organising Sheffield's first LGBTQ+ Pride event.​

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what does this mean to you?

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​I believe in skill sharing and sustainability. If I create a website for you, I will teach you how to update and maintain it. If I run a workshop or event, I will leave you with the information / resources to run it again.​

 

Take a look around the site to see some of the things I have done and if you have a project you think I may be interested in getting involved in get in touch.​​​​