Directors and Staff

Directors

• Diane Beddoes

Staff

• Helen Ashley
• Denise Delaney
• Mark Denley
• Lucy Farrow
• Ilina Georgieva
• Isabelle Guyot
• David Hughes
• Erwin Juenemann
• Nick Midgley
• Fionnuala Ratcliffe
• Alexa Robinson
• Ian Thompson
• Remco van der Stoep
• Morgan Wild

Directors

Diane Beddoes - Chief Executive

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Diane specialises in public and stakeholder engagement and evaluation. She provides advice and support to organisations on engagement strategies and designing and running engagement projects.

Diane is interested in the conversations between those who develop, decide upon and implement policy and the people on whom those policies have an impact. Many of Diane's projects address complex social and ethical issues - for example, those arising from developments in scientific research or from the need to balance competing interests or stretch already tight budgets.

She works on qualitative research, deliberative engagement and dialogue projects and evaluations of public and stakeholder engagement. Her fundamental commitment is to processes are fair, balanced, inclusive and transparent - as well as interesting and challenging for all those involved.

Staff

Helen Ashley - Senior Project Manager

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Helen is a senior project manager at Dialogue by Design, joining the team in 2012. Previously Helen had worked with DbyD as an associate for a number of years. Helen brings to the team her particular strengths in; establishing and developing good communications with stakeholders; rigorous financial and project management discipline; production of high quality analysis and reports; and providing facilitation support during engagement processes.

Having studied sciences at A-level and gained a degree in Ecology, Helen has specialised in stakeholder engagement on environmental issues after coming to the field over twelve years ago through her work at The Environment Council.

Helen holds a BSc in Ecology from Durham University.

Denise Delaney - Project Manager

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Denise joined Dialogue by Design as a Project Manager in December 2012. Denise's role involves managing projects including the design and the execution of a range of public and stakeholder engagement and consultation processes.

Denise has experience in qualitative research and analysis (including individual and group consultation), relationship-building and project management. She applied these skills in projects in Latin America and India. Prior to joining Dialogue by Design Denise enjoyed 18 months with the London 2012 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Denise also has a broad range of experience with national and international NGOs and charities.

Having lived and worked across Latin America, Denise also speaks Spanish. She holds a masters degree from the University of Oxford (MSc in Forced Migration) and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College (BA in Social Anthropology).

Mark Denley - Project Coordinator

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Mark joined Dialogue by Design in November 2007. His role sees him work on the analysis and reporting of responses to consultations. Alongside this, Mark supports the team with a wide range of activities such as organising workshops, website development and the processing of consultation responses and event registrations.

Previously Mark worked for the London Fire Brigade where he assisted the auditing and enforcement of fire safety legislation in public premises. He also carried out a research project for the Fire Industry Association on the impact of new legislation which saw him liaise with stakeholders such as the Department of Communities and Local Government and the UK's fire and rescue services. The findings of the project were published in a leading trade magazine.

Mark holds a degree in History from the University of East Anglia.

Lucy Farrow - Project Manager

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As a project manager at Dialogue by Design Lucy coordinates the day to day running of a number of consultation programmes, particularly in the infrastructure sector. Her main areas of expertise are in analysis and report writing, alongside strong organisational skills.

Lucy has previous experience in both qualitative and quantitative analysis, with qualifications including a postgraduate degree in social science research, with a focus on environmental psychology. She has applied these skills in research projects with universities and in the public sector; most recently working for Bristol City Council on their innovative Cycling City project.

Lucy holds degrees from Cardiff University (MSc Social Science Research Methods) and the University of St Andrews (MA Sustainable Development).

Ilina Georgieva - Project Coordinator

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Ilina joined Dialogue by Design in September 2012 as a Project Coordinator. Her role involves assisting project managers in their work and performing a variety of tasks such as processing and analysis of consultation responses and working on draft reports.

Before joining the team Ilina completed an internship with a small market research company where she worked with quantitative and qualitative research methods for a number of clients, designed and scripted questionnaires and managed teams of field researchers both in the UK and abroad.

Ilina holds an undergraduate master in International Relations and Global Issues from The University of Nottingham.

Isabelle Guyot - Senior Project Manager

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Isabelle Guyot is a Senior Project Manager at Dialogue by Design, specialising in stakeholder liaison and management, and overseeing large and long-term projects.

Her background is in business administration, and she has several years of experience working with both customers and stakeholders. Prior to joining Dialogue by Design, Isabelle spent four years working on a United Nations initiative called the Global Compact (a voluntary code of conduct on social responsibility that companies can sign up to and deliver), being the main contact point of the French network.

Isabelle holds a master's degree in Public Relations in Environment and is multilingual, speaking English, French and German fluently.

David Hughes - Project Manager

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David joined Dialogue by Design in 2011 and has worked on a variety of projects often combining both face-to-face and online consultations and plays a vital role in the processing of paper responses on large scale consultations. He has worked on projects covering issues such as utility regulation, infrastructure planning and agricultural policy.

David's skills include quantitative analysis and handling large amounts of data. He is also closely involved in the set up of web-based consultations. Previously David worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was involved in the production of Remuneration Reports for benchmarking purposes, collecting and analysing data on private sector remuneration policies.

David holds a master's degree in Environment and International Development and an undergraduate degree in Economics for Business.

Erwin Juenemann - Senior Project Manager

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Erwin joined Dialogue by Design in January 2005 and is a long established member of our team. Erwin is both an experienced project manager and responsible for maintaining IT systems and protocols. He has broad experience in managing consultation projects and his strengths are in co-ordinating multiple project strands and switching between a strategic and a detail-oriented perspective. His work in IT involves aspects such as: web interface development, meeting accessibility standards, usability testing, data storage systems and system security.

He has worked in various areas of project management such as event organisation, publishing, and employee research. At his previous position as Senior Associate for an Employee Research company in London, Erwin organised employee surveys for large international companies. Prior to this, Erwin was Project Manager for the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Berlin in the Sustainable Development team. He was responsible for project co-ordination, budget administration, liaison with speakers and overseeing the production of publications. During this role Erwin worked on the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 which involved communication with a wide range of people from all over the world.

Erwin holds degrees in Business Administration (MBA), Psychology, and Multimedia/Web Authoring.

Nick Midgley - Projects Officer, Systems and Processes

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Nick joined Dialogue by Design in July 2012. He sets up and supports the IT infrastructure of databases and websites on which our consultations are built. He is also involved in researching and developing IT policy, and in making sure systems conform to data protection and privacy standards.

Nick studied philosophy as an undergraduate and has master's degrees in Continental Philosophy from the University of Warwick and in Computer Science from Birkbeck College, University of London.

Fionnuala Ratcliffe - Project Manager

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Fionnuala joined Dialogue by Design in February 2011. Since then she has worked on several nationally significant infrastructure projects and stakeholder engagement processes in the U.K. and abroad. Her role involves the analysis and reporting of consultation responses, as well as project liaison and management.

Before joining Dialogue by Design, Fionnuala worked for an environmental initiative in Bristol that managed a network of sustainability stakeholders across the city. She holds a degree in Natural Sciences specialising in Zoology from the University of Cambridge.

Alexa Robinson - IT Product Developer

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Alexa joined Dialogue by Design in October 2012 and has since been working on a variety of technical projects including maintenance and upgrade of current functionality used in online engagements. Another part of her role is planning for future online and mobile engagement applications and methods.

Prior to joining Dialogue by Design, Alexa has spent 20 years researching, reporting on and developing various technologies for public and private on-line applications requiring the highest standards in security and accessibility.

Ian Thompson - Project Coordinator

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Ian joined Dialogue by Design in January 2011. He contributes to the handling and processing of consultation responses, as well as assisting project managers with the coordination of logistics for workshops and other support duties.

Before joining the team Ian completed a placement with the Planning Policy unit at Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, carrying out research to support the evidence base for local planning policy. This involved surveying and assessing commercial and industrial sites in the Borough, collating data on local employment trends and liaising with local property agents. Prior to this Ian worked in an administrative support position at Surrey County Council.

Ian holds a master's degree in Planning and Sustainability from Kingston University.

Remco van der Stoep - Senior Project Manager

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Remco van der Stoep is a senior project manager at Dialogue by Design, specialising in research and analysis. In previous positions he has managed a series of research projects on a variety of topics. His work involved collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data, liaising with clients and stakeholders and writing reports.

Having lived and worked in different European countries, Remco is multilingual and fluent in speaking and writing English, French and Dutch. Remco holds a master's degree in Environmental and Infrastructure Planning from the University of Groningen.

Morgan Wild - Project Coordinator

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Morgan joined Dialogue by Design in September 2012 and is currently working with on a range of projects. His role involves supporting project managers on a range of projects, helping analyse and collate consultation responses, providing IT support, working on reports drafting, and other duties.

Before he joined Dialogue by Design, Morgan worked for Cambridge University Students' Union as a full-time student representative, with a particular focus on developing higher education policy and delivering the organisation's welfare services. He has also worked for the White Ribbon Campaign, a charity specialising in encouraging men to challenge men's violence against women and has completed a policy internship with the House of Lords.

Morgan holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge.