How long have you been a member?

6 months

What is your role this year?

Deputy Director Community

What made you take on this particular role?

In my current role in the NHS I workpredominatelyin thecommunity, this role doesn'tallow me to focus on other areas of interest such as leadership skills needed in the third sector andcorporatesocialresponsibility.

What are you hoping to achieve this year?

There is just so much I could say here. I would say to build on the community teams main theme : Building foundations for active citizenship at grassroots level, enabling our  members to make an impact at local and international level. A key achievement would be create more volunteering opportunities and assist our members developing projects that make an impact in their local communities. Finally for the London chamber to raise the most money for the Nothing But Nets  through the Mile of Pennies campaign- basically collecting pennies from members at every event.  So remember JCI members bring your pennies to every event (larger donations are most welcome). Every penny counts!!!!

Is there anything you have done as a JCI member that you never would have thought possible before you joined?

Standing on a drinks create at speakers corner totally unprepared promoting the benefits of JCI to the general public for Leadership Academy  apprentice challenge

What do you enjoy most about being a JCI member?

Opportunity to meet like-minded people, JCI really allows to put the personal back into personal development as sometimes can be restricted in the workplace and the space you are given to develop these skills