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OUR TEAM

Meet the experts behind our company

Meet our highly experienced and professional team who deliver our excellent services. We value all of our clients and work with you to deliver your desired outcomes as efficiently and therefore economically advantageous way as possible. We can work anywhere in the Country and have additional associates we can call upon to support us as and when needed. 
James Corrigan

James Corrigan

Director 

 

Over 30 years of Local Government experience working at all tiers of Local Government. 

 

Proven results at three large Town Councils including winning National Council of the year, first Council Nationally to achieve IIP status and achieving commercial growth of over 300% to £1.5 million. 

 

A Chartered Lawyer, Manager and Personnel professional. 

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Manny Kler

HR & Recruitment Executive

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As a former Head of HR and Resourcing with over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, Manny brings expertise across various sectors, specialising in recruitment, talent management, and fostering dynamic workplace environments.
A Chartered Member of the CIPD, Manny is passionate about supporting individuals and organisations to achieve their goals.

Rachael Noakes

Rachael Noakes

Associate Trainer

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Holder of a first class honours degree in Education and a highly experienced trainer in the voluntary, public and private sectors. 

Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan

Associate Consultant

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Experienced public sector governance leader with 30+ years’ expertise in strategy, stakeholder engagement, service delivery, finance, asset devolution, and transformation—delivering compliant, community-focused outcomes across local government.

David Ashlee

David Ashlee

Associate Consultant 

 

David Ashlee, was the Town Clerk at one of the Countries Largest and most innovatove Town Councils , Dunstable for over 16 years after a career in Local Government leading up to Director level. He is expert in Governance and staffing reviews as well as investigations performance reviews and training.

Sarah Branson

Office Administrator

 

Sarah has over 20 years of experience in administration, working in a variety of sectors including local government, HR, Travel and Training. This will enable her to bring a wide range of expertise to assist with the administration and marketing aspects of the business.​

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Louise Wagstaff

Associate Consultant

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A former Assistant Chief Fire Officer and HR Director, Louise has more than 25 years HR experience in the public and not-for-profit sectors.
Louise has a degree in Public Policymaking and Administration and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.  As an independent HR consultant in the public sector since 2020, Louise’s recent projects include team redesign and job design, workplace investigations and reviews.

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Specialist Partners

We also have a number of specialist partners including highly experienced and successful former Town Clerk, HR specialists and project workers.

Peter Finnis

Associate Consultant 

 

Peter was a Chief Officer on the Corporate Management Team for both Eastbourne Borough Council and Lewes District Council in charge of governance and democracy. He was also the statutory Monitoring Officer in charge of standards and ethics. He took early retirement in October 2020 having completed over 40 years service in Local Government. Peter has extensive experience in Local Democracy and Codes of Conduct, strategy, structures, management, training and investigations.

Geoff Johnson

Geoff Johnson

Planning Associate Consultant 

 

With over 35 years working as a Planning Solicitor in local government and private practice until retirement in 2013 Geoff is part of the team to provide expert advice on any issues that may arise with regard to planning.

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Sue Nelson-Ashlee

Associate Consultant

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​With a 35-year career in public sector and charities, 12 years as Director and COO, Sue has worked since 2022 as a Leadership Coach and Mentor and Special Advisor.

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Interim Officers

We have a number of Interim Officers available to support Councils with interim cover. Please enquire for further details.

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