Coventry University

I am the Student Liaison and Support Officer for the Office of Teaching and Learning, Coventry University Corporate Services Ltd.

My role is to tell the students about work experience placements, seminars, scholarships and volunteering opportunities as well as events that are happening at the Uni and beyond. 

I have a determination to make sure that our students graduate with more than just a degree and want to help enhance the student experience for our undergraduates and postgraduates.

I enjoy working with students and hopefully help them to enjoy their time at Coventry University and to feel part of the wider community. 

I regularly engage with them and often can be seen chatting to them around campus. I find that by talking to them, sharing their stories, or telling them about the diversity of opportunities available to them, I can somehow make a difference.

The feedback I get makes me feel that they appreciate what I do.

I work closely with the marketing and communications team, the volunteering and employment teams and support schools, faculties and individuals with advice and information on the best way of communicating with our students.

I populate and update the events, opportunities and news sections of the student portal as well as the Office of Teachng and Learning twitter account - @OTLCovUni 

I aim to keep my posts informative, interesting and person to person. I am trusted by the students and do my level best to make sure that I keep them up to date about things that affect them, their wellbeing and their studies.

I was the recipient of the very first  Star Award which was given to me by the University Alliance Group in 2020 for my work in supporting students.

It is a great job which keeps me very busy, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Student Liaison and Support Officer

Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind 

I write and record original stories for the CRCB and have written more than 60 to date.

Writer/Broadcaster

I was appointed as the first External Press and Media Relations Officer and set up and ran the press office part of the external communications side with a very small, but productive team.

We generated on average approximately 400 press cuttings a month and worked with all the schools and faculties, academics and students to raise the profile of the University.

I managed to bring some high profile politicians to the University including William Hague and David Willetts and acted as spokesperson for the University and was the out of hours media contact.

External Press and Media Relations Officer

Coventry City Council

I was one of a number of press officers covering the press needs of various Cabinet Members and their portfolios.

Communications Officer

Birmingham City Council

I worked for virtually for every department at the City Council over the course of 13 years and provided press support for them.

Highlights included working on the press work for the Bullring redevelopment and the creation of the ICC and NIA, the Special European Summit 1992, Euro 96, Eurovision Song Contest '98 and G8 Summit '98 to name but a few.

I acted as an unofficial bodyguard for President Bill Clinton during the G8 summit!

I got funding for and set up a community radio station for the Together in Birmingham festival (TIB FM). I was on the committee that decided to fund and bring the Radio Festival to Birmingham and did the press work for the International Birmingham Carnival for a number of years.

Working for various departments during my time at BCC, I was their press officer and wrote press releases, organised press conferences, wrote speeches for the Members and Officers and advised them on media matters and did media training with them. I was also the out of hours press contact on a rota basis.

I was the Lord Mayor's press officer and worked with a dozen different Lord Mayors and successfully created the press and media for the retirement of 'Brummie' the Council House cat!

I was also at the City Council at the time of the 'Winterval' episode where the media tried to make it look like we had banned Christmas! However, if you watch the 'Empire' episode of QI, the lovely Stephen Fry puts the record straight on that one!!

There is so much more I could say about my time at BCC and maybe one day, some of it will end up in my memoirs, especially the time when I was part of the ill-fated Directorate of Public Affairs!

Senior Media Officer

BBC Stoke

I was a researcher, producer and presenter at the BBC Local Radio station serving North Staffordshire and South Cheshire.

This was one of my happiest times. I worked with some wonderful people, most of whom I am still in touch with and I am also in regular contact with some of the listeners. 

During my time at Radio Stoke, I had the highest listening figures of the week for my weekend shows. I used to be a regular stand - in for the mid morning show and for a while, was the afternoon show presenter.

Producer/Presenter

I enjoy working with people from all walks of life and put my heart and soul into every job I do. I continue to enjoy my work and hope that my efforts make a difference.

I was the recipient of the very first  Star Award which was given to me by the University Alliance Group in 2020 for my work in supporting students.

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