Trevor Burchick has been involved in a range of community activity and networks for over 25 years.  He is a joint author of a unique City and Guilds qualification for enabling and rewarding community activity, 'An Individual Profile in Active Citizenship'. In 2007 Trevor received the MBE, for services to the communities of Greater Manchester and in addition he was made an honorary member of City and Guilds in recognition for his work with the City and Guilds team over a number of years on the iPAC (An individual Profile in Active Citizenship). Linked IN profile

 

During 2007 Michael James Felse received prestigious honorary membership of the UK's leading vocational, assessing, testing and qualifying body - City & Guilds of London in recognition of his personal contributions to vocational education, training and assessment over many years. Michael is qualified as assessor, verifier and adult trainer, awarded the Social Enterprise Fellowship by the School for Social Entrepreneurs and has been a presenter at Together We Can, Young Lives and Active Citizenship seminars.

 

Bernadette Wright was born and bred in Salford and has lived through much change, including having seen many developments. A responsible, caring and community minded soul, Bernadette was raised in a Coronation Street style house, near the old docks, with four sisters and 2 brothers in a very strong and friendly community environment and describes these early years as some of the best in her life.  Bernadette is passionate about her community and its local history and has repeatedly demonstrated a thorough understanding of community cohesion.

 

Dr Stephen Young is a Learning and Development Consultant with a varied portfolio of work across the health, social care and voluntary sector. A nurse by profession, Stephen has worked mainly in the field of mental health as a senior manager and a clinician with extensive experience of project management, working with both local communities and statutory organisations in innovative and creative ways.

 

Ann Walters is an experienced manager, trainer, coach and facilitator with much experience of developing, leading and motivating teams to achieve objectives. Ann has a wide range of relevant qualifications and has lived and breathed national standards from when they were first introduced. She is an NLP Master Business Practitioner and a former group training manager for the John Lewis group and a wide breadth of experience in business adivsory roles.

 

Louise Englefield, has over 25 yearsof front line and strategic experience in the voluntary and community sector and in particular diversity and inclusion. Currently she is a director of a social enterprise called Pride Sports and has pioneered a number of ground breaking programmes, such as Positively Healthy, an activity programme for HIV+ men. A programme that is much admired around the country and will be extended to other groups. Linked In profile

 

 

Jill Birkinshaw has worked for many years as a PA in a variety of organisations, including the private, public and voluntary sectors. In recent years, Jill has gianed much experience in the Health sector working within a Primary Care Trust and has an enormous amount of experience that can benefit Proud City's programme delivery and not least our successful Health Trainers development programme.

In addition to her many business skills, Jill has a wide knowledge and experince of alrternative therapies, including stones, crystals, hypnotherapy and mediumship, plus she is a Rieki practitioner. 

 Financial Consultant

Wendy Birch has a rich breadth of experience in private, public sector and especially in social enterprises, coupled with a deserved reputation for thoroughness, achievement and an excellent team motivator -no stone will remain unturned.   

As an avid gardener and DIY expert, it is even more amazing that Wendy has found time practice Rieki and makes helps form a formidable team when working with Jill.

 

 

Stacey Sheldon was Proud City's youngest iPAC achiever, starting the programme when she was only fourteen years old. A keen community activist, Stacey assited the development of the iPAC by enabling a young person's perspective and being able to live both the school experience of active citizenship in the curriculum and the very personal, action learning route that makes up the iPAC journey.

"active citizenship at school all happens in the classroom, but the iPAC really is about doing things for yourself and getting out into my community, it's miles better"

Media Adviser

Based in central London, the city in which he grew up, Kevin Rozario, is an experienced journalist with a 15-year track record. He has worked for a wide cross section of international business and consumer media ranging from the Daily Mirror (UK), Big Issue (London), South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Elle (Hong Kong), Sirius (Jumeriah Hotels Group) and the Institute of Directors’ publishing division. His specialist areas are aviation, travel and the global luxury goods business, with specific knowledge of the beauty and fashion industries. He is also media consultant to a major global exhibition organizer based in Italy. Kevin has an honours degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Warwick. He can be contacted at .