We like to start with the basics. So, can you tell us about how you came to join the Capacity team?
I joined Capacity in January of this year, after they partnered with Local Trust to deliver 3ni: The national network for neighbourhood improvement. Prior to that, I’d been part of the Local Trust team since June 2020, running the All Party Parliamentary Group for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods. I was involved in managing the policy and parliamentary team, and working on special projects, including setting up 3ni and some concept work for C4, the new Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness.
What are you most looking forward to in your role?
Seeing if 3ni can become a genuinely sustainable social value enterprise.
Okay, now for some rapid-fire questions. What three words best describe you?
Direct, diligent, starter-finisher.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Don’t panic.
What inspires you?
Getting out first thing with a coffee outside on an early summer morning.
If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
I’d quite like to fly.
What’s one thing you wish you’d known when you were younger?
The 10,000 hours rule.
Who’d play you in a biopic of your life?
Me!
If you had a magic wand, what’s the one thing you’d fix?
My shower haha.
What’s your favourite place in the Liverpool City Region?
The Albert Dock. It’s a great example of a successful regeneration scheme. I particularly like the floating weather map.
What’s one thing on your bucket list that you want to tick off this year?
Seeing an NFL American football match!
What’s a skill you’re working on mastering?
Playing the cornet and regression analysis.
What are you most excited about in life right now?
Snorkelling in Coldingham Bay later this summer.
