We’re the GKG Collective, gathering around the achievable vision of inclusion, involvement and engagement.

We bring decades of experience which we aim to share with agencies who are determined that participation should mean something. Whether it is staff contributing to team vision, residents telling it like it is, or agencies creating new services, we can help you engage with reality and integrity.

If you want real engagement which follows through to lasting decisions in communities and organisations, then contact us – The GKG Collective.

The GKG Collective are:

Maitrisara
(middle left)

I bring strengths in group facilitation and have been training people to use inclusive, interactive, participatory learning methods for 20 years. I work closely with local people enabling them to lead their own projects, sustain their own groups and take on roles they never thought were possible. My background is in education and voluntary sector management and I have designed courses for South Bank University, the Institute of Education, City and Guilds and the Open College Network.

Sally Ramsden
(Bottom left)

My strengths lie in designing collective processes for developing vision and clarifying core missions through high-impact consultative workshops and public events. Recent clients have included The Learning Foundation, the University of Sussex and the Department for Work and Pensions. I previously worked in international education development and spent a decade working in the Arab world as a consultant and journalist. I am adept at working with a range of stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

Rose Hallam
(Middle right)

I bring to GKGC strong ethics and a wealth of experience in initiating collaborative social inclusion projects. I spent 16 years as the director of RESTORE, a pioneering mental health rehabilitation and training service, and co-founded Pedlars, the first workers co-operative for mental health service users. Now, as a freelancer, I specialise in health, social welfare and community development/regeneration.

Andrew Woodgate
(Bottom right)

I bring strong skills in process facilitation, strategic planning and stakeholder involvement to GKGC, specialising in ‘un-blocking’ – facing whatever is blocking an organisation or group and working with them to discover solutions. A former stockbroker and management advisor with NCVO, I have freelanced since 1998. I am a member of Framework, a values-based consultancy providing capacity-building support to nonprofit organisations.