| 2008 Officers |
PETER WRIGHT
I joined JCI after relocating to
Sheffield from the South East as a
way of getting to know the City and
making new friends. I enjoy the
opportunity offered by JCI to meet
people from other professions and
industries.
In addition to my JCI Directorship I
am a Director of the Law Society's
Junior Lawyer Division and represent
Newly Qualified Solicitors on the
Law Society Council. I contribute to
the legal press regularly with
articles on legal career development
and regularly speak at training
events and conferences.
I enjoy travelling and have recently
travelled to Washington, Hawaii and
Miami with the American Bar, while I
have also travelled to Paris,
Brussels and Berlin in the past 18
months. I enjoy training regularly
and completed the Sheffield Half
Marathon and the GB Three Peaks
Challenge in 2007, helping to raise
7,000 pounds for charity in the process.
LISA COOKE
Lisa is the Marketing and Events
Manager for one of Sheffield's
largest non-national law firms,
Ashton Morton Slack. Lisa came to
Sheffield in 2000 to attend
Sheffield Hallam University, like so
many Sheffield graduates she found
herself asking "How can a place so
easy to get to be so difficult to
leave!" and has lived here ever
since. She joined JCI in March 2006
and was thrilled to take on the role
of Community Director for 2007,
during which she coordinated "Walk a
mile in someone else's shoes" a
water carrying challenge in support
of WaterAid. Contact Lisa on
lisa.cooke@ashtonmortonslack.co.uk
LOUISA HARRISON
Louisa is co-director of Benchmark
Recruit and became involved with JCI
three years ago; she is in her
second season as a Personal
Development Director and arranges
seminars and workshops relating to
topics such as mind mapping, speed
reading, goal setting and networking
lunches. Her favourite thing about
being a member of JCI is being able
to involve herself with a group of
like minded professionals and get
involved with community related
activities such as gardening at
Whirlow farm, raising funds for
WaterAid by completing a sponsored
walk, charity raffles and the easter
egg hunt due to take place for
Bluebell wood children's hospice
this year.
PHIL TURNER
Phil Turner is editor and co-owner
of Exposed Magazine, Sheffield and
South Yorkshire's monthly
entertainment and listings magazine.
He is also director of a new PR and
marketing firm, Big Fish PR, which
specialises in marketing in the
Sheffield area.
LIZ PICKERING
Hi my names Liz I am one part of the
social directors for JCI Sheffield.
I have just finished a degree in
Psychosocial sciences and now work
for Nationwide Building Society. My
main job within the society is to
represent the customers by dealing
with queries and helping them with
day to day transactions.
The main reason I joined JCI was
firstly to meet lots of new people
and learn new skills which have
added quality to my work life and
home life. Its a great opportunity
to gain real business skills but in
a fun way.
VANESSA MITCHINSON
I am the Finance Director for 2008.
I joined JCI Sheffield after
relocating from London to Sheffield
in 2004 so as to get involved
locally, meet like-minded people, to
develop myself and to make
connections through networking.
These are useful in my normal work
role as an accountant in the NHS.
There's a good mix of raising money
for charity, personal development
and socialising whilst having fun
attending the events!
RICHARD JEWITT
Richard Jewitt is co-Membership
Director for 2008. An active member
of JCI Sheffield for over two years
Richard works for his Family
Business Footprint Tools
manufacturing a traditional range of
hand tools. He views JCI as not only
the perfect setting to meet fellow
professionals in the
Sheffield/Yorkshire area but as an
opportunity to develop his personal
skills in a relaxed, friendly and
fun environment.
EMMA GRINT
Currently I work for Sheffield
Students Union organising all of
their fundraising activity. Because
of this experience I thought that I
could help with the Community aspect
of the JCI - turns out I am now the
Director for Community! I think
local charities are truly grateful
for the support that the JCI has
historically given them and I love
the fact that being in the JCI means
that I have a personal relationship
with these fellow members of our
community.
JIM LAFFERTY
I'm a dentist at Orgreave Dental
Surgery, in Handsworth, Sheffield,
with my wife Nichoela. In my spare
time I play water polo, and try to
improve my windsurfing, though our
little-un seems to be restricting
this now!
Richard Jewitt and I look after
membership matters for JCI Sheffield
for 2008, we liaise with JCI Head
Office, respond to queries from
potential members, and organise
paperwork for some of the awards. We
sit on the JCI Sheffield Council,
and throw in our two-penn'orth at
meetings, and get involved with
organising other events when
required
LUCINDA WHITE
I joined JCI Sheffield as Business
Director in 2006 as I had recently
set up my own business and wanted to
make contacts with people my own age
in the City. Since I joined, I have
met many business contacts and
friends and attended lots of fun and
interesting training and networking
events. I am enjoying being
President this year - it is
certainly a new challenge, but one
which is very rewarding.
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