Who I like to work withThis section is about a number of people with whom I like to work as associate consultants.
David Wilcox, Partnerships Online
 After working as a journalist in the 1970s, David pioneered the development of local public and private community partnerships in the 1980s, and worked on many early programmes to promote and support community-based regeneration. Since the mid-1990s, he has added online networking to a range of communication and facilitation skills and tools that include games, storytelling and use of personal media.
David has written several books in the field and makes his work and techniques freely available online at http://www.partnershipsonline.org.uk
Aydin Mehmet Ali
 Aydin Mehmet Ali is an international education consultant, author and trainer and lives in London. She specialises in multiculturalism, bilingualism and equalities work with the Turkish Speaking Communities (TSCs), women, and young people.
As a well-known peace campaigner she uses the arts in conflict resolution work amongst Cypriot communities. Until recently she was advisor to the London Mayor and Chair of Hackney Action for Racial Equality. She has set up and managed a large number of empowering projects as an intellectual activist over the last 30 years and has been an evaluator and project-monitoring officer for international projects.
Aydin's most recent research includes the impact of September 11 on the TSCs in London. Her book, Turkish speaking communities and education: no delight (2001) has been highly praised. She is the editor/translator of Turkish Cypriot Identity in Literature. She set up FATAL (For the Advancement of Turkish-speakers Arts and Literature) a London-based NGO, which organises arts and literature festivals, events and workshops.
Aydin was project manager of three highly successful projects completed in November 2003, in Cyprus, including a children's photographic project in a mixed village and a Family Cycling Day, which crossed the borders: both attracted wide media coverage.
She is one of the winners of the 2002 London New Writing Competition organised by London Arts and her short stories and poetry translations have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies. Pink Butterflies / Bize Dair, a collection of Aydin's short stories and her sister's poems - the story of two sisters separated by wars and part of the Cypriot Diaspora - is now published and available from fatal@freezone.co.uk
Chris Church
 Chris Church is an advisor on sustainable and social development specialising in work at the local and community level, and on work linking social and environmental issues. He worked for Friends of the Earth UK from 1984-1990 and has worked with many local authorities on their Local Agenda 21 and Local Strategic Partnership programmes. He chairs the Board of the London 21 Sustainability network that links 1500 local organisations in London, and also the Board of ANPED, the Northern Alliance for Sustainability , an NGO networks that links groups in East and West Europe.
Recent works have included:
 | A 'plain language' guide to sustainable development for community organisations | | A review for the government Office for London of how far local strategic partnership[s are delivering sustainable development | | A major review for Defra and the Community Development Foundation on the engagement on the broader voluntary and community sector in work on climate change and sustainable development | | A report on how community groups in tower blocks can work to improve their neighbourhoods | | A report on Environmental Justice in London | | An overview of good practice across Europe in term of local sustainable development |
More information on all these at Chris's website, www.suscom.org
Martin Dudley, Research and Innovation Services
 After training in academic and government libraries, Martin worked in public libraries in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Hertfordshire. He was responsible for ICT and service development over 20 years; public relations; and conducted research into a wide range of service oriented library issues. He was a member of the former Library and Information Commisson's Research Committee.
As a Parish Councillor, in 1995 he established Standon Parish Electronic Centre. Based in a village in rural Hertfordshire, the centre offered access and training on ICTs, work space, local information services, and acted as the office of the Parish Council. In 1997 he left local government, and established Research and Innovation Services.
His recent work has included management support, evaluation, and research around the issues of community cohesion, learning, ICT access and regeneration in both urban and rural areas. He is currently working as a volunteer with a village scheme to restore the civic and environmental value of public and private spaces.
Giles Lane, Proboscis
 Giles Lane is co-director and founder of Proboscis, a non-profit creative studio based in London. Giles leads Proboscis' research programme, SoMa (Social Matrices), as well as specific projects and activities such as Urban Tapestries; Mapping Perception; Private Reveries, Public Spaces; Peer2Peer; DIFFUSION eBooks and others.
He is currently an Associate Research Fellow in Media & Communications at the London School of Economics (LSE). Previously, Giles was a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Art (1998-2002).
http://proboscis.org.uk/
Catherine Herman
Catherine Herman is an independent consultant with a background in information, education and health, and experience of working at national and local level in the statutory, voluntary and community sectors. Catherine is an associate consultant with Community Development Foundation, the University for Industry and the Black Training and Enterprise Group. Catherine is a non-executive director of Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust, which has a clear focus on tackling inequalities and community engagement. She is a member of the management committee of Collage Arts, based in Haringey, a social action organisation with a focus on creative arts and community.
Examples of relevant consultancy work include:
| Consultant to the Learning and Access team (at MLA) working with the regions to co-ordinate and evaluate a national cultural diversity festival. | | Consultant for the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester working on:
| 1 | the Learning Impact Research Project that piloted a range of methods to generate evidence of the impact of learning in the 'informal' activities of libraries and museums and archives | | 2 | the Books Connect project to develop new creative partnerships between libraries, museums and arts with a focus on reading and literacy | | 3 | the Audience Advocates professional development project for Museums Libraries and Archives with a focus on learning and advocacy in two regions - the East Midlands and the North West |
| | the Audience Advocates professional development project for Museums Libraries and Archives with a focus on learning and advocacy in two regions - the East Midlands and the North West. | | Developing and delivering an Active Citizenship Programme for Ocean, New Deal for Communities in Tower Hamlets. This involved a six week training programme for residents of the Ocean estate in developing as community champions and community leadership. | | Facilitation of the Kensington and Chelsea Partnership's Community Strategy Sub-Group meeting to plan consultation for the Community Strategy. | | Work with the 1990 Trust on a project based on consultation and a participative approach to the use and development of information and communication technologies for black and minority ethnic groups. | | Work with Mental Health Media on project conceptualisation and development to enable mental health service users/groups to develop local networks and capacity to tackle stigma and discrimination. | | Facilitation of workshops and events on social exclusion and health for CILIP. | | Organising a consultation process and facilitating workshops to research into the development of NHS Direct Online to better meet the information and learning needs of black and minority ethnic groups. |
Contact: catherineherman@yahoo.com
Jan Steyaert
 How does technology relate to social quality? Does technological progress synchronise with human development? Those are probably the themes of my work for the past twenty years, and they still remain highly intriguing and challenging.
I am professor of 'Social infrastructure and technology' at the Fontys university of professional education in Eindhoven (the Netherlands) and research fellow at University of Bath, UK. I have published a fair amount on the application of technology in human services as well as on the dynamics between technology and social quality of society. My work focuses on research and development projects for local agencies, local and national government (city of Eindhoven, Dutch ministry of welfare, ministry of the interior, ministry of housing, ministry of economy) and international work for the European Commission.
My publications can be downloaded from http://www.fontys.nl/ and http://www.steyaert.org/Jan/
Philip Connolly
 Philip Connolly is an advisor on quality of life issues and liveability specialising in work at the local and community level, and in using walking and walkable neighbourhoods as a metaphor for success. He worked for Living Streets from 2000 to 2005 and has worked with and provided training to many local authorities on their transport and streetscene policies. He was a member of the Mayors walking advisory group and the Department for Transport's economic appraisal group on walking and cycling. He assisted in the evolution of the community street audit methodology and is expert on the perspectives and standards for assessing the quality of public space.
Recent works have included:
Liveable London, published in 2002
A literature review of factors influencing crime in public space, for Transport Research Laboratory, published in 2003
Safer school journeys: a guide for the school community published in March 2004
Philip also contributed to DfT best practice guides on walking and cycling, the Home Office/ODPM Making safer places, and Transport for London's best practice guide on section 106 agreements.
His work experience has included six years teaching housing studies to housing professionals from 1994 to 2000 at Lewisham College.
Woody Kitson
 Woody is the designer behind the Local level website and graphics. Where technology meets creativity - this is the area that he loves to work in. Designing and developing original websites and systems that are functional, usable, compliant . . . and easy on the eye.
My time working with Kevin and getting to know what Local Level is all about, has been both demanding and rewarding.
You can browse my digital design portfolio and web services at e-Kit.co.uk
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