Pick of the bunch

Carol Grant is a director. Carol is a former Director of Communications at Shelter and the Local Government Association. She has written and edited books and a good practice website on council communications. She is a regular columnist for Local Government Chronicle.

Karen Riches is a director. Prior to setting up Grant Riches, Karen had 10 years’ senior management experience in local government and was Business Development Director in the e-government team of Epic Group plc – the UK’s leading developer of online learning.

Dee Sullivan is assistant director. Dee has 21 years’ experience in government and the voluntary sector including two stints as media officer on Tony Blair’s election campaign team, special adviser to Secretary of State for International Development Clare Short and head of media at the TUC.

We also work with a range of high quality associates including:

Nicolette Fox. A former strategic campaigns manager at Brighton & Hove Council, she won a string of prestigious awards for her innovative ninelives sustainability campaign. This included PR Week’s Corporate Communications award and the New Statesman’s New Media Initiative of the Year.

Tim Smith. Tim has led the communications teams in two unitary authorities, has extensive experience in the management and development of internal communications and is an experienced interim manager.