I lead Finance and the Resources group at PIRC, looking after our funds, facilities and legal obligations.
I arrived at PIRC in 2009, following a decade working in public sector administration for the Welsh Government and Legal Aid amongst others.
Outside of PIRC I’m a director of a successful community business and trustee of a small local charity. My experiences in each of these roles bring insights to PIRC and vice versa.
Prior to moving to mid-Wales in 1998, I have lived in London, Surrey, and Leeds—where I became immersed in environmental and social activism—as well spending three years working in Greece on sea turtle conservation.
Summer Residential We recently met in London for our summer residential in the thick of the heatwave to reflect on our new not-quite-flat structure (more on this soon) with Kat Hobbs who supported our first steps towards unflattening last spring. We also undertook some work planning for the next six months which you can findRead more
The basics of narrative change, framing and testing for progressive social change. Working on communications and creative action when you’re trying to make change at the grassroots can often leave you feeling stretched. We’re rapid-responding, reacting to the latest news story, campaign setback, or key moment. And we don’t get the support we need toRead more
First, some big internal news — after ten years as a flat structure organisation, we’ve unflattened (just a little). We hope to put our reflections in writing soon; watch this space! You’ll likely know Hannah, previously our Curriculum Lead extraordinaire, who returned from parental leave as our new Head of Programmes alongside a new teamRead more
The Public Interest Research Centre (PIRC) is seeking new trustees. We are particularly interested in folks with experience of fundraising, and of narrative/framing work.
WorkshopFraming Modern Slaveryhow to talk about modern slavery to improve its public understanding in the UK
Join us to learn how to talk about modern slavery in ways that builds understanding and sparks effective change. Wednesday 18 December 2024, 12.30 – 14.00 (Online)
