Who We Are

Our core team is a mix of economists, social researchers, community engagement specialists and planners.

We have extensive experience carrying out technical evaluations, developing business cases and impact assessments, engaging stakeholders and communities, and generally solving problems for our clients. And whilst we have a varied set of skills and interests, we all enjoy working with people and using data to tell stories.

Our core team also benefits from additional resource and support services provided by Forever Manchester. We also collaborate with a range of partners and associates.

Click on the images below to find out more about each member of our team.

Kev Duxbury, Director

Qualified Sociologist with a Masters Degree in Applied Research together with 20 years research, insight and consultancy experience.

Claire Slade, Senior Associate Consultant

Community engagement specialist with a Masters Degree in Applied Social Research, plus over 20 years’ experience using insight to inform programme design, decision-making and evaluations.

Mohika Singh, Associate Consultant

An evaluation and research specialist with a Masters Degree in Governance, Development and Public Policy, and Economics.

Niamh Gorman, Senior Consultant

Analyst with a background in International Development and a Masters Degree in Development Economics, specialising in economic research and quantitative data analysis.

Cat Parsons, Senior Consultant

Community engagement expert with over 16 years’ experience delivering and evaluating public and third sector projects.

Jenny Wall, Senior Consultant

A quantitative data analysis and visualisation specialist with a Masters Degree in Town and Regional Planning.

Jo Wilkes, Community Engagement Officer

A creative community engagement expert with a Masters Degree in Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies, and a passion for supporting people and communities to make their ideas a reality.

Emma James, Associate

Specialist in Place curation, strategy and marketing in private, public and voluntary sectors.

Rachel Hirst, Director of Communities

Specialist in grant programme design and delivery, evaluation and impact assessment, and delivering our innovative approach to engaging communities through Asset Based Community Development.

Lisa Kershaw, Community Builder

A practicing facilitator and trainer of Community Building and Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD).

Vikki Snowden, Community Builder

A practicing facilitator of Community Building and Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD).

Forever Consulting is the trading name of Forever Manchester Trading Limited, a trading subsidiary of the charity Forever Manchester.

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