Profile

Beth is a Geographer by training, with particular interests in community organising and progressive environmentalism. In furthering these causes, she has been working to broaden access to information and communication tools, and to extend opportunities for learning in Manchester. This has included, in 2011, administrating a city-wide investigation into the possibilities for collaborative museum curation using online social media and, presently, a social action project aimed at widening access to and participation in Manchester’s creative industries in association with UpRising (Young Foundation programme)

Capabilities

project starter; opportunity-maker; multi-scale strategy building; facilitating grassroots and institutional stakeholder fusion; ‘root-cause’ thinking; student-voice; energy and motivation; inclusivity advice; environmental sustainability advice; research; networking; administration; social media support; creative input

Pro bono involvements

Broadening ICT access programme in Manchester, UpRising social action project.