Meet the team
Always Possible brings together leadership, research, strategy, engagement and evaluation experts.
To help organisations make better decisions and deliver change that sticks.
How we work
Core leadership
Our senior team shapes the direction of each project and keeps delivery focused and joined-up.
Specialist expertise
We bring in the right mix of associates across insight, engagement, strategy and evaluation.
Tailored teams
Clients get the skills they need for the brief, not a generic consultancy package.
Leadership team
The core team leads client relationships, project direction and quality assurance across all work.
RICHARD FREEMAN
CEO
Founder of Always Possible, a Company of the Year and Professional Services of the Year award winner.
Oxford MSt alumnus, FRSA and FCMI, with senior experience across UK regional economics, workforce strategy, creative industries, service design and cross-sector innovation.
Has directed major regional programmes including Essex 2020, the UK’s largest science and creativity festival, and advises on skills, AI, business growth, engagement and place-based economic resilience.
SAM HAWKINS Project Director
Project Director at Always Possible, with postgraduate study in systems thinking and a background in philosophy, fundraising and cultural production.
Has overseen more than £3m of contracts and commissions, managing evaluation frameworks, theory of change models, stakeholder engagement and business intelligence across economic development, skills, culture and community resilience projects.
LETITIA MC CONALOGUE Projects Manager
Projects Manager at Always Possible with a background spanning creative industries, events, digital marketing and support work with adults and young people.
Trained in Lean and Agile project management, process mapping and evaluation techniques, she brings expertise in consultation design, stakeholder interviews, focus group facilitation, data analysis, and clear reporting across complex multi-partner projects.
Insight & Intelligence team
The insight team are specialist consultant associates, who make sense of complex data, signals and noise
LOUIS CHILDS
Innovation | Product | Ideas
IDEO-trained insight and innovation consultant with experience across Macmillan Cancer Support, Plan International, Prostate Cancer UK and the British Heart Foundation.
Specialises in qualitative research, design thinking workshops, product development and turning insight into practical service innovation.
BRUCE NAIRNE
ROI | Analytics | Economics
Social and economic value specialist with 20+ years in labour market intelligence, business case development and local growth strategy.
Brings expertise in Five Case Model appraisals, Land Value Uplift, placemaking and socio-economic impact analysis.
ALICE BANFIELD
Youth | Ethnography | CX
MSc-qualified social researcher and MRS Advanced Qualitative Practitioner specialising in youth insight, engagement and customer experience.
Previously established Savanta’s Youth Practice, leading work across charities, government, housing and education.
CLAIRE WITZ
Skills | Employment | Policy
Director of the Future Skills Sussex Framework, managing major education and skills portfolios across Coast to Capital LEP and the Learning & Skills Council.
Brings expertise in labour market analysis, funding strategy, curriculum development and workforce evidence.
GENETTE BODSWORTH
Layout | Reports | Design
Graphic designer and creative artworker with extensive experience across branding, visual communication, report layout, infographics and print-ready artwork.
Adds decades of design skills, production discipline and accessibility standards to insight data.
Strategy & Positioning team
The strategy team are specialist consultant associates, who help our clients make evidence-based decisions
WILL STEADMAN
Funding | Trusts | Ecology
Former Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Ecological Restoration Fund grants strategist, with experience across nature-friendly farming, arts funding and programme evaluation.
Supports grant-making strategy, theory of change, policy and NGO relationship management.
LUCY PAINE
Enterprise | Tech | Startups
Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Bath, techSPARK Community Manager and NatWest Accelerator mentor.
Brings strong experience in startup support, innovation facilitation, founder networks and digital SME growth programmes.
EMRYS GREEN
Leadership | Digital | Boards
Digital innovation and governance specialist with senior experience across small business, culture, education and social enterprise.
Executive MBA; Chair of The Institute of Leadership; Fellow of The Institute of Directors.
NATALIE ORRINGE
Reputation | Comms | Brand
Founder of Strategy + Impact, with board-level communications experience across local government, research, housing and responsible business.
Former Assistant Chief Executive/CMO at London Borough of Newham, leading communications, engagement and policy through major transformation and crisis response.
SONIA MANGAN
Governance | Care | VCSE
Registered nurse and former charity Chief Executive, with senior leadership experience across dementia, carers, housing and VCSE systems.
Brings expertise in strategy, commissioning, governance and partnership development across health and care.
EMMA MILLS-SHEFFIELD
Teams | Enterprise | Planning
Founder of Mindsetup and award-winning business coach with 20 years’ cross-sector experience, including KPMG, WSP and the creative and digital industries.
Specialises in leadership coaching, operational efficiency, team development and resilient business growth.
VICKI HUGHES
PR | Media | Profile
Founder of Fugu PR and senior communications specialist with extensive experience in strategic PR, media relations and campaign development.
Supports organisations to raise profile, sharpen messaging and communicate complex work clearly to public, stakeholder and sector audiences.
JEREMY TAYLOR
Grants | Trade | Growth
Experienced business leader and former Chief Executive of Gatwick Diamond Business, where he increased turnover by 400% and membership by 250%.
Brings 30+ years’ experience in business development, grant writing, stakeholder engagement, inward investment and commercial mentoring.
Engagement & Community-building team
The engagement team are specialist consultant associates who build effective ways to reach new audiences
JOANNA GOODEY
Community | Arts | Events
Researcher in education and former festival director with senior experience across events, arts management and community engagement.
Has led participatory research, collaborative learning programmes and strategic development across HE, local government and the cultural sector.
JANE LODGE
Participation | Voice | Reform
Leadership specialist with senior NHS experience in public involvement, community voice and cross-sector collaboration.
Former Deputy Director at NHS Sussex, with expertise across commissioning, training design and service improvement.
JULIA OERTLI
Practice | Power | Trust
UCL-qualified social development practitioner specialising in systems change, equity and participatory research.
Advises public, non-profit and philanthropic organisations on leadership development, stakeholder engagement, programme design and organisational transformation.
JENNI LLOYD
Civic | Place | Power
Place-based systems change specialist with senior experience in community-led change, participatory democracy and local innovation.
Former Head of Practice at Collaborate CIC and Senior Programme Manager at Nesta, with a track record across councils, health partnerships, VCSE organisations and civic innovation.
LORNA ALLEN
Play | Image | Access
UAL-trained graphic designer, photographer and creative director with experience across exhibitions, visual identity and socially engaged arts.
Founder of Hidden Women of Design, with commissions and projects spanning the National Portrait Gallery, Science Gallery, Google and Adidas.
WILLIAM ROGERS
Story | Systems | Impact
MBA-qualified creative industries strategist with experience across social enterprise, community resilience and technology for good.
Leads stakeholder engagement, systems adaptation, narrative design and strategic communications for social impact and sustainability-focused work.
DR CATE GRUNDY
UX | Games | Immersion
PhD-qualified UX and product design specialist with expertise in games and interaction design.
Combines circular economy thinking, co-design, participatory methods and evaluation of design interventions across digital, learning and social innovation projects.
OLIVIA WYATT
Equity | Operations | Delivery
Education graduate with Level 7 certificates in diverse and inclusive leadership and effective change management, and official carbon literacy certification.
Supports projects through stakeholder engagement, consultancy delivery, digital operations and inclusive project coordination.
RUTH OLIVER
Copy | Culture | Curation
MA-qualified cultural writer, editor and producer with 10+ years’ experience across arts, digital and commercial sectors.
Former Communications and Development Manager at Lighthouse and Head of Marketing at Brilliant Noise, with additional experience curating exhibitions, conferences and organisational content.
Evaluation & Impact Storytelling team
The evaluation team are specialist consultant associates who translate data and learning into impact stories
PAM JARVIS
Value | Heritage | Learning
Celebrated evaluation specialist with 50+ cultural, heritage and public sector studies to her name.
Leads theory of change, outcomes frameworks, audience insight and strategic learning reviews for funders, museums, festivals and place-based cultural programmes.
JEREMY EVANS
Sustainability | ESG | Data
First Class public administration graduate and Social Impact Thesis Award winner with experience in evaluation, sustainability and community engagement.
Qualitative data analysis, ESG reporting and visual storytelling across social impact and circular economy projects.
DR RAÚL CHÁVEZ
Behaviour | Society | Change
UC Berkeley-trained social scientist, specialising in behavioural insight, qualitative research and evaluation with marginalized communities.
Has led work for the worlds biggest NGOs, and conducted extensive analysis for the US government.
ANTON SIMANOWITZ
Strategy | SROI | SocEnt
International social impact specialist with a strong record in inclusive enterprise, evaluation and learning.
Brings senior expertise in impact management, participatory research and strategy development for organisations seeking to evidence and improve outcomes.
NIKKI WILSON
Dialogue | Insight | Mentoring
Evaluation expert with a Professional Award in Enterprise Mentoring and Gold Level Trauma Informed Practice training.
Specialist in participatory research, evaluation, facilitation and strategy for social purpose organisations.
CATHERINE FISHER
Climate | MEL | Policy
Cambridge-qualified development specialist and sustainability practitioner.
Designs participatory facilitation, learning-led MEL and systems-informed impact frameworks across climate adaptation, governance and evidence-to-policy work.