Train 2000 and WICED Directors
Train 2000 & the Women's International Centre for Economic Development (WICED) have voluntary Boardsof Directors, responsible for strategic direction and governance of the organisations. The Boards include women from business, the social economy, education and trade who bring to the team a combination of experience that allows them to understand the particular difficulties faced by some women setting up in business; local knowledge; research skills and knowledge of the sector in general.
Rita Bebbington (Train 2000 & WICED)
Rita is one the founding members of Train 2000. She has driven the strategic development of Train 2000 since its inception and takes an active role within the organisation as a volunteer on a two-day per week basis.
She gained her experience thought a distinguished career within the Transport and General Workers Union as a recruitment officer where she developed her skills in engaging with a range of women from the private and third sectors. She is an active campaigner on equal pay for women and low pay issues.
Rita has a specific interest in the development of a centre for women entrepreneurs.
Lynn Faulkner (WICED)
Our most recent recruit to the Board of Directors, Lynn is based at GVA Grimley Limited, a leading UK Commercial Property Consultancy with 10 offices across the UK with a turnover of £148M.
Prior to this, she enjoyed a role as a Business Development Advisor at Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), which she joined in 1998, after taking time out of her career to raise her two children. In this role, Lynn came into contact with many Companies of all sizes, from a variety of business sectors, across the region.
Angela Fulton (Train 2000 & WICED)
Angela Fulton joined Train 2000's Board of Directors in 2005 after getting involved with the organisation last year when she launched her own business "All in One" where she specialises in making maternity-wear and alterations.
Angela has however run her own business before, as prior to launching "All in One", she ran a sewing business from home and subsequently undertook her own sandwich round, in-between having her family.
Aside from being a businesswoman, Angela has four children, ranging in age from five to seventeen. In her spare time, she is on the Board of Governors at her local primary school and is the Treasurer and Executive member of the Liverpool Governors Forum.
Angela is also a volunteer, trustee and Committee member of the Liverpool Dyslexic Association and parent representative on the Liverpool Dyslexic Project Steering Group and Liverpool Dyslexic Association representative on the Special Education Needs Forum. Having dyslexia herself, Angela is very keen to promote awareness of dyslexia throughout Train 2000. Whilst being on Train 2000's Board of Directors, she is also keen to encourage other women who have children to consider self-employment too.
Maya Mitter (Train 2000 & WICED)
Gill Moglione (Train 2000 & WICED)
Karen O'Rourke (WICED)
Susan Marie Oshikanlu (Train 2000 & WICED)
Sue is Finance Manager for a local charity Health Energy Advice Ltd. She has extensive experience in the running of publicly funded services, managing and accounting for public and charitable funds. She has developed and implemented fit for purpose systems to ensure financial probity.
As a resident of the Toxteth community she is acutely aware of barriers and issues faced by local communities and is committed to ensuring that local services are in place to reverse this trend of social and economic exclusion .
Alison Price (WICED)
Alison has served as a director of Train 2000 for number of years. She is currently Director of Educator Development at the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE)
Prior to this, Alison was Head of Enterprise Education at Leeds Metropolitan University, providing academic leadership for the HEFCE funded Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, the "Institute for Enterprise".
Alison has over a decade's experience of enterprise teaching and curriculum development which has been enhanced by US experiences gained from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) entrepreneurial programme at Sloan Management School.
She has worked within Leeds Metropolitan directly supporting graduates to start-up business and prior to that, she was engaged with the Department of Trade & Industry (DTi) programme "Science Enterprise Challenge" for the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.
Alison has published within the field of strategic management, corporate social responsibility and small business development. She is currently working on several book chapters to promote enterprise education. She is a passionate advocate of women's enterprise and has oversight of Train 2000's social and economic impact assessments.
Pat Shea Halson (Train 2000)
Businesswoman Pat Shea Halson first became involved after undertaking one of Train 2000's higher level business skills courses; a Certificate in Supervisory Management in conjunction with John Moore's University. Having benefited greatly from the programme she joined the board of directors as part of her commitment to ensuring other women had similar opportunities to access high quality support.
Pat, who has been in business for almost 10 years now, set up the Centre for Personal Development which provides training for would-be counsellors. Prior to starting up in business Pat worked in a factory for 13 years before training as a counsellor herself and it was at this stage she decided she would like to run her own business. Within her current role, Pat enjoys working with women who undertake the Basic Counselling & Communications Skills Course as this helps them to improve their confidence and self-esteem. She is particularly adept with working with women who have been out of the job market for some time.
Pat's achievements were recognised in November 2008, when she won two National Training Awards. Run by UK Skills on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Pat received the National Training Award for the North West Region and the UK National Training Award for Exceptional Achievement.
Pat is passionate about the work of Train 2000 and as a chair of the board believes that the organisation plays a vital role in assisting women into enterprise and employment but recognises that much more needs to be done to ensure equality of opportunity for all women.
Jeanette Traynor (Train 2000)
Jeanette is a qualified solicitor with specific expertise in the areas of social and community enterprise and was the founding member of one of the first housing co-operatives in Knowsley on Merseyside. She has been a board member of Riverside Housing Group one of the largest social housing providers on Merseyside and the Single Regeneration Budget Scheme in Northwood, Knowsley. She is currently a programme manager of local domestic violence project.
A Director for a number of years now, Jeanette has supported the organisation through its development and growth.
