Describe yourself in three words:
Observer, advocate, environmentalist

What is your biggest achievement to date?
I was proud to complete a Masters in Sustainability and Climate Policy before starting at ELBA, I’m very passionate about understanding the influence and role of community development principles in achieving the wider sustainable development goals.

Name your favourite place in east London and why:
I said this in my last profile, but I absolutely love Cody Dock, it’s such a fantastic story of regeneration in Newham. 

Tell us one thing that people may not know about you:
Despite growing up in a warm country (Australia) I love cold water swimming and frequent the Kenwood Ladies Pond regularly.

What would your super power be?
Empathy 

Tell us the best thing about working for East London Business Alliance:
Learning about the diverse range of ways charities and social enterprises are supporting their local community, and being able to share this with volunteers from the corporate sector. It’s particularly rewarding hearing business volunteers learn and be able to articulate the challenges of the third sector to their colleagues when they’ve engaged in longer-term formats like becoming trustees of charities. 

Complete this sentence ‘The absolute best thing about volunteering is…’:
the opportunity to engage with a community of people and a cause you care about.