Your local BITC team members in Berkshire

Jenny is from a corporate background having previously worked for 6 years with Mears Group, a large repairs and maintenance company. Her career originated in Customer and Community Care,  however she has spent the last 4 years as a CSR Manager, establishing the organisations CSR programme and employee volunteering activities.

Jenny joined Business in the Community in 2011 as a Partnership Broker  and has quickly established a number of successful community engagement activities for local businesses.

She has excellent knowledge of employee volunteering and is experienced in working together with community groups and businesses to develop and deliver employee volunteering partnerships.

Jenny has taken part in many fundraising events including abseiling for charity, however has yet to conquer her fear and take part in a sky-dive.

Lisa has worked for over 25 years within the retail sector, working in major non-food and food retailers in a number of diverse roles including operational management, training, logistics & supply chain, project management and central operational roles.

Prior to taking the opportunity of a secondment with Business in the Community as a Business Connector, Lisa was Head of Retail Risk & Commercial Management for Sainsbury’s, with responsibility for a team maintaining high safe & legal standards in their supermarkets and cash management.

Within her previous role with Sainsbury’s, Lisa was responsible for implementing the company’s “No Food Waste to Landfill” and "Think 25" policies and for business continuity within the stores . 

Away from her day job, Lisa is trained to rescue injured birds of prey and is a member of the South Coast Committee for Caravan, the grocery industry charity.

Zoe has worked within the voluntary sector for the past seven years. Her role has always  maintained a Corporate Responsibility focus, working with companies to develop employee volunteering strategies and provide them with suitable opportunities for their staff to volunteer within their local communities.

Zoe joined Business in the Community in 2011 as the Area Manager for Berkshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Zoe's role sees her work with a number of the regions large scale businesses and has helped established long term working relationships between local employers and schools.

She is passionate about Corporate Responsibility and recently undertook a Masters degree in Corporate Social Responsibility. Zoe focused her work around her enthusiasm for employee engagement during this course and studied skills development through employee volunteering.

Zoe is a keen traveller and spent 3 years abroad, travelling and working as a scuba diving instructor across Asia and Australia.