Our Team

Lloyd Clark
Accountable Body Financial Lead, Portsmouth City Council
Lloyd Clark
Accountable Body Financial Lead, Portsmouth City Council

Register of Interest
Lloyd’s Register of Interest can be found here.

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Eva Dragoeva
Marketing Communications Support
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Eva Dragoeva
Marketing Communications Support

Biography
Eva joined the team in February 2022, as Marketing Communications Support.

Eva has a background in fashion, higher education and sustainability. She graduated Fashion and Textiles with Enterprise from the University of Portsmouth in 2011.

Since graduating, Eva has had various support roles including Lead Fashion Technical Support at the University of Portsmouth and Digital Customer Experience Support for Portsmouth City Council. Prior to joining the team, Eva was a self-employed designer.

Her varied experience has given her many skills, which she uses in her current role as part of the Communications Team.

Maz Garside
Marketing Communications Officer
Maz Garside
Marketing Communications Officer

Register of Interest
Maz Garside’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Biography
Maz joined the team in January 2019 as the Marketing Communications Officer with the key aim of strengthening and developing stakeholder relations. With over 20 years’ experience in communications and stakeholder planning, Maz has worked in the social housing and higher education sectors. In her last role with Southampton City Council, she led on communications associated with air quality projects. Maz has a Masters in Communication & Language and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

Chris Heath
Local Growth Project Manager – Capital and Infrastructure
Chris Heath
Local Growth Project Manager – Capital and Infrastructure

Register of Interest
Chris Heath’s Register of Interest can be found here

Biography
Chris joined the team in April 2017 as Programme Officer responsible for European Funding.

Prior to joining Solent Growth Partnership, Chris had worked for a number of years in the Civil Service at the Land Registry. His more recent roles involved working at a local law firm in the Portsmouth area as well as international and local law firms in London. As an Office Manager for a law firm in London Chris took a lead role in business development. Chris’s expertise lies in audits and compliance to ensure exacting legislative standards and scheme requirements, for example Law Society Quality Standards, Investors in People, are met whilst identifying areas and actions for improvement to improve business efficiency.

Chris has lived in the Solent area since 1989.

Chris took up the position of Local Growth Project Manager (Capital and Infrastructure) in October 2018

Becky Lawler
Operations Programme Officer
Becky Lawler
Operations Programme Officer

Register of Interest

Becky’s register of interest an be viewed here.

Biography

Becky joined the team in 2019 after 3 years working with the Solent Growth Hub to assist SME’s in the region to access funding and support. Previous to this Becky has worked in Evaluation and monitoring, reconciliations within the financial services industry and has gained varied skills in customer service focused roles.

Becky moved to the area from Buckinghamshire to gain a BA hons in Photography from Solent University and has remained in the Solent area ever since.

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Jayne Sime
Senior Enterprise and Skills Executive
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Jayne Sime
Senior Enterprise and Skills Executive

 

Biography
Jayne joined the team in 2018 after 3 years working with the Solent Growth Hub to assist SME’s in the region to access funding and support. Previously, Jayne has held business development roles within both the publishing and recruitment industries.

Jayne holds a degree in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of Hertfordshire, and has gained valuable experience creating and running her own business.

As a team leader at Solent Growth Partnership, Jayne is experienced in the management and delivery of funded support programmes. Jayne works closely with organisations across the public and private sectors to ensure that the business support eco-system works effectively, efficiently and collaboratively.

Nicky Smith
Senior Enterprise and Skills Executive
Nicky Smith
Senior Enterprise and Skills Executive

Register of Interest
Nicky’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Biography
Nicky was appointed to the role of Senior Enterprise and Skills Executive in November 2020 prior to which she specialised in recruiting crew for the cruise industry.

Nicky also spent 8 years working with various training providers, supporting young people through apprenticeships and employability programmes. She has had various roles including an Apprenticeship assessor and an Apprenticeship and Employability manager where she managed a team of business development officers and a sales team to find apprenticeship placements and recruit candidates to fill the roles.

Prior to this Nicky was a Food and Beverage manager for both the Holiday Inn and Hilton brands and has had her own business in the hospitality industry.

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Alison Taylor
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Programme Manager
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Alison Taylor
Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Programme Manager

Register of Interest
Alison’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Biography
Alison joined the team in March 2021 to lead the marketing and communications service, and to develop and implement the Solent Growth Partnership stakeholder engagement strategy. Alison brings experience from both the private and public sector, most recently in local government communications with over 15 years at Hampshire County Council where she led on strategic communications campaigns across a range of issues.

Nicola Twiddy
Executive Assistant
Nicola Twiddy
Executive Assistant

Register of Interest
Nicola Twiddy’s Register of Interest can be found here.

Biography
Nicola joined the team in February 2013, as Personal Assistant to Anne-Marie Mountifield, Chief Executive of the Solent LEP. In 2015 Nicola became the organisation’s Office Manager and PA to Anne-Marie Mountifield.

Prior to joining the team, Nicola held a number of roles in the Financial Service Industry, including supporting a team of Independent Financial Advisers and Regional Managers at The Royal Bank of Scotland for the previous 10 years. Nicola holds a degree in Business Studies.

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