| Description |
Liz has been an Elected Member since 2002 and held a variety of roles during that time including Council Leader and Leader of the Opposition with portfolios as diverse as environment; assets; education; finance; children’s services; planning and audit. She was the first woman Leader and has been instrumental in winning a major estate regeneration ballot, forming Achieving for Children CIC to manage joint children services, planning committee approvals for key sites, bringing both Lidl and Unilever HQ to her borough, setting up a committee system for governance She also has held LGA positions of Deputy Chair of Children and Young People, Vice Chair of Improvement and Innovation and Chair of Culture, Tourism and Sport boards, as well as an accredited peer mentor and lead on Corporate Peer Challenges. Passionate about Local Government and helping everyone at councils be ‘the best they can’ to deliver for local communities, Liz now undertakes training and facilitation for members and officers. She specialises in developing leadership skills through tailor-made or ‘off the peg’ courses, workshops, webinars and facilitated group work, delivered either in person and online. |
| Specialism(s) |
Community Engagement, Member Development, Planning, Training |
| Public Sector Experience |
25 |
| Work Locations |
East of England |
| Previous Clients |
Direct and through LGA/LGiU: Brentwood Borough Council, Rochford District Councils, North East Essex Alliance, Central Bedfordshire Council, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, London Borough of Sutton, Hull City Council, BCP Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Stratford-upon-Avon District Council, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Bristol City Hospital, South Oxfordshire/Vale of White Horse District Councils. Trained Elected Members and officers from across England on open access programmes like Leadership Academy, Working with Elected Members for improving front line services, Effective community engagement and others |
| Core Skills |
Member development, effective member-officer relationships, community engagement, planning committees, strategic partnerships, understanding political motivations, communications, mentoring, facilitation, top-team work, leadership skills, campaigning, |
