Brief CV

• From 1 October 2010 I have been Executive Vice President of Initiatives of Change International.
• From 2009-2010 I acted as assistant to Prof Rajmohan Gandhi during his term as President of Initiatives of Change International. This included managing his programme of visits to 15 countries.
• From 2002-2008 I managed the global internet presence of Intiatives of Change (www.iofc.org), an international charity focusing on trust-building work. In 2008 we moved our custom CMS-based web system into Drupal.
• I continue to devote 80% of my time to the work of Initiatives of Change. I receive no salary for this work.
• Born 12 August 1953, married with two children in their twenties.
• Since completing schooling in England, worked as a volunteer with the international charity MRA (now renamed 'Initiatives of Change').
• Extensive international experience including New Zealand, India, Scandinavia and the USA.
• Since 1991 involved in IT purchasing and support for IofC in the UK.
• Responsible for formal training programmes for young people, 1981-83 and 1995-2000.
• Commissioning editor & monthly columnist of For A Change magazine (www.forachange.net), 1990-96.
• International co-ordinator of Foundations for Freedom, a programme of courses aimed at strengthening democracy in Eastern Europe (1993-98).
• Chair of the national Clean Slate Campaign - a millennium initiative in the UK, 1999 (www.cleanslate.org).
• Further education:
  Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance, 1983
  Higher National Diploma in Politics & History at Oxford Brookes University, 1994-98.
• Interests: computers, sport, soccer refereeing, international affairs, walking and climbing, cycling.