OUR TEAM
Meet the experts behind our company
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.
Andy Beams,
Associate
Over 30 years' experience in finance and management, with the last 10 in the Local Government sector. Experience working with councils of all sizes, and works as an internal auditor for one of the leading providers of the service in the South East. Also designed and delivered training for councillors and staff over the last six years.
Geoff Johnson
Associate Planning Advisor
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.
Rachael Noakes
Associate Trainer
Holder of a first class honours degree in Education and a highly experienced trainer in the voluntary, public and private sectors.
David Ashlee
Associate Consultant
avid 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.
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
Helen Plant
Associate Consultant
Helen was the Clerk at one of the countries largest Parish Councils, Lancing in Sussex for seven years She has extensive experience within the sector. When not skiing Helen lends her expertise in recruitment and all aspects of Local Council support
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.
Interim Officers
We have a number of Interim Officers available to support Councils with interim cover. Please enquire for further details.
Specialist partners
We also have a number of specialist partners including highly experienced and successful former Town Clerk, HR specialists and project workers.