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John Every - Managing Director

John Every John has a track record of delivering major regeneration projects over some 20 years. He has worked as Head of Regeneration with Glasgow City Council, with Glasgow Development Agency as Inward Investment Manager, with Scottish Enterprise as Head of Technology & Innovation and as Director of Economic Development with Mitial Research.

Recruited to manage the Blacon Community Trust in 2004, John’s primary task is to oversee a move from grant dependency towards financial sustainability for the organisation through the development of a range of income generating activities to support local community services. His aspiration is to facilitate the growth and development of the Trust such that it becomes a flagship for community based social enterprise across the UK. BCT Regenesis Consultancy is a key part of this process.

Judith Sellwood – Principal Consultant, Community Engagement

Judi Sellwood Judith’s career in community development spanning some 20 years has focused variously upon youth work, services for older people, support for carers, volunteer development, single gender initiatives, inter-generation activities and a variety of leading edge capacity-building programmes.

Judith has a wealth of experience in partnership development and in supporting a wide range of regeneration initiatives. She has recently been responsible for developing a Community Engagement Checklist which has been recognised as a model of good practice by independent Pathfinder assessors via the ODPM Neighbourhood Renewal Unit.

Judith joined the Community Trust in 2005 as leader of the Community Resources Team. Her work is underpinned by the conviction that local regeneration is only truly sustainable when it is community driven.

Mike Dodd – Principal Consultant

Mike Dodd

Mike is a graduate of Health and Community Studies with extensive experience of working in the social enterprise sector in partnership with a wide range of agencies and organisations. Over the past eight years he has specialised in providing independent business advice and capacity building support to groups and individuals at a grass roots level to overcome barriers to enterprise generation within disadvantaged communities.

Mike is recognised as a pioneer in community based approaches to business incubation playing a major role in the management and development of the social enterprise sector across the UK.

Mike is a SFEDI qualified business counsellor, a member of the Institute of Business Advisors and a qualified NVQ assessor.

Lou Davey – Consultant, Youth Services

Lou Davey Lou’s background is in teaching. Over the last 20 years she has channelled her energies into working with marginalised young people, gaining considerable experience in this field long before it was fashionable. Her experiences include teaching in a residential therapeutic community for adolescents with emotional, behavioural and mental health issues, supporting “looked after” young people, training and support to young homeless people and delivering youth theatre projects.

Over the last 5 years with the Blacon Community Trust, Lou has developed a full time alternative curriculum programme for young people excluded from mainstream schooling and gained independent school status for the BYPP (Building Young People’s Potential) Learning Centre. Retention and successful movement into Employment, Education or Training on finishing the programme have seen an enormous demand for the service which operates at capacity with a waiting list.

Other successes include intensive work with teenage parents in terms of education, support and peer mentoring – a recent highlight being a teenage parents’ conference aimed at professionals, organised, hosted and facilitated by the young mums; a construction skills programme targeting the NEET group; and a Learning & Skills Council contract to deliver tailor made programmes to young people on ISSP and YOT orders as an alternative to custody.

Tricia Jones – Consultant, Childcare

Tricia Jones Tricia has 10 years experience of delivering high quality childcare services, most recently as Childcare Manager for the Blacon Community Trust. Tricia has steered the growth and development of local childcare services attracting considerable government and other partnership support in building what is now recognised as a model of excellence in inclusive, affordable childcare provision.

Tricia is passionate about the provision of the highest quality, inclusive and accessible early years education and childcare, ensuring crucially that services are available to all families and children within any community, that is, not just the privileged few. She sees this as fundamental to effective personal development, to successful community regeneration and to long-term enhancement of local quality of life.

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