Freya Owen

Hi, my name is Freya Owen, and I am thrilled to announce that I am one of the 2023 Roosevelt Scholars. I am also an Accredited Life Coach, Mentor and Safeguarding Practitioner.  I have lived, studied, and worked in Nottinghamshire all my life. Currently, I work for Think Forward UK as a Progression Coach. ThinkForward […]

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Emma Ogden

My name is Emma, and I was born, brought up, live and work within the region, so feel very passionately about Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. I currently work as a HR Consultant within Higher Education, and I also volunteer as Trust Board member for a Multi Academy Trust in Nottingham. The scholarship will enable me to […]

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Sam Preston

Known to friends and colleagues as an energetic “eco warrior”, combating climate change has long been the cause closest to my heart. Perhaps unsurprisingly, I now work in the field of ‘behaviour change’, specifically for Energy Services at Nottingham City Council. My role is about motivating and empowering people to adopt more efficient habits, and […]

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Rachel Armitage

Rachel Armitage will be travelling to the USA to investigate voter registration and democratic engagement activities in advance of the 2016 Presidential Election. Having worked in democratic and community engagement for over a year, Rachel is now employed as the Electoral Services Engagement Officer at Nottingham City Council with a remit to increase democratic participation […]

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Laura Hailes

Laura graduated in Adult Nursing in 2010, from the University of Nottingham. She started her clinical career in Chemotherapy and Cancer Care, and was here until she gained the Roosevelt Travelling Scholarship in 2012. The Scholarship saw her visit 13 hospitals, in 12 States, over 3 months. Whilst in the US, she investigated Hospitals’ use of Shared Governance. Shared Governance is structure used to organised Nursing Leadership, which sees hierarchies flattened, managers adopting a more facilitative style and frontline staff having a key voice in the decision making process.

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