What I do

Vision: For organisations and institutions to cultivate and nurture infrastructures, cultures, systems and journeys that are worth being included in.

Mission: Integrate intersectionality and inclusion into systems and society through knowledge creation and implementation to create transformative outcomes and impact for people, places and communities.


Success

  • Led a ground breaking initiative to designing inclusive cultures for international, online and distance education students across the world.

  • Led the intersectional analysis and commentary of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s flagship ‘Inclusive Cultures in Engineering 2023’ report.

  • Led the redevelopment of the internationally recognised Race Equality Charter to be led by outcomes and developed and implemented the first Anti-Racism Theory of Changes for over 90+ universities in the UK.

  • Synthesising and archiving large intersectional and diversity data for a government client which can be used for bid writing and marketing campaigns.

  • Led on a diversity and inclusion analysis to inform the new strategy and re-design of an entire mental health service.


  • Conducted exceptional numbers of intersectional interviews and focus groups to develop empowering strategies.

  • Used insights from a longitudinal multi-site research project to inform equality, diversity and inclusion workforce strategies across healthcare and higher education.

  • Developing Theory of Change for equity, diversity and inclusion work for an entire higher education sector.

  • Leading national and international evidence and learning strategies to prevent and protect the most marginalised and deprived groups from harm.

  • Consulting on leading evidence-based meaningful diversity and inclusion strategies.

Board Appointments

  • Royal College of Nursing: Chair of the Group Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

  • UKRI Research England: Chair of the EDI Expert Advisory Group (2023/24 - present)

  • Universities UK: Tackling Racial Harassment Advisory Group Member (2022-23)

  • Research England/Office for Students: Postgraduate Research Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Access Fund Steering Group Member (2021 - present)

  • Surrey Black Scholars (University of Surrey) Advisory Group Member (2022-23)

  • Non-Executive Director, Getting on Board (2021-24)

  • Fellow of the RSA

Publications


“In a gentle way, you can shake the world” - Gandhi