Change Influencer Network
Welcome to the Change Influencer Network!
What it's all about
The Change Influencer Network launched in March 2022 to help improve how change is managed within the council and ensure that staff are involved in shaping change wherever possible.
As Change Influencers, we support local management teams and colleagues to deliver positive changes within our own services and directorates by helping to identify opportunities for improvements to ways of working, employee engagement and communication.
At an organisational level, we have been part of the development, testing, implementation and promotion of supporting with staff engagement initiatives following the Staff Survey, the Supporting Good Days at Work Programme, the Employee Assistance Programme and the Leading Lancashire Framework.
Who we are
Change Influencers work in different roles spanning all levels within the council. You'll recognise us by our distinctive orange lanyards!
Key skills for all Change Influencers include being a change advocate, feeling comfortable taking the lead to influence action, forward-thinking with a solution-focused mindset, and working collaboratively with stakeholders and colleagues across the council.
How we work
We have an active Teams channel for members to share best practice, ask questions and network. We also run hybrid events every 8 weeks, with guest speakers from across the council, development sessions and interactive discussions.
We also run Staff Voice Groups within our teams and services to share insights from the Network with colleagues and gain valuable intel and evidence on how things are working in practice.
Disability Services
Becky Cross; Gillian Collins; Gregg Marshall; Kellie Anne Buczynski; Lydia Ferguson; Phillip Scurr; Steve Whelan
Older People Care Services
Janine Kozera; Ozayr Patel; Pam Taylor
Urgent Care, Acute and Prisons
Amy Sharples; Melissa Haworth
Community Older People and Physical Disability (Central)
Paul Taberner; Ste Walker
Community Older People and Physical Disability (East) and Occupational Therapy
None
Community Older People and Physical Disability (North)
Saad Kafrika
Learning Disability and Autism
Amy Ankers; Brett Aspden; Elizabeth Kanuritch; James Thomas; Kylie Aston; Zubair Mangera
Mental Health
Carla Robinson
Children's Permanence
Amanda Holden; Claire Rose Dudley; Donna Parr; Dulcie Dowrick; Jo Edge; Kelly Hambleton; Sandra Berry; Sharon Drew; Victoria Jones
Family Safeguarding
Cara Beattie; Hannah Almond; Humairaa Akooji; Katie Fisher; Kerry Valentine; Kerrie Watson; Kirsty Walker; Lauren Colbert; Lorraine Harman; Marie McNally; Nosiviwe Mhlaba; Sarah Rogerson; Walter Makonese
Fostering, Adoption and Residential Services
Caitlin Humphreys-Harvey; Chris Kilroe; Dennis Shaxon; Elizabeth Wilkinson; Kerrie Vallentin; Mel Cooper; Naomi Wearing; Steven Piessens; Susan Spencer
Front Door, Assessment and Adolescent Services
Adele Fothersgill; Claire Rotherham; Debbie Innes; Fatima Hussain; Heather Grogan; Jade Murphy; Jen Darlington; Jenna Walmsley; Laura Culshaw; Maxine Maughan; Michelle Wearden; Sarah Callon
Policy, Commissioning and Children's Health
Lisa Taylor; Muayyad Elwaheidi; Rebecca Joy Novell; Sarah Jones; Tom Sweeney
Quality Assurance, Inspection and Safeguarding
Amy Reid; Andrew Bailey; Beth Thompson; Fahim Chati; Hayley Hughes; Hazel Battersby; Jackie Dempsey; Jackie Morris; Jenna Billingham; Jill Jones; Julia Gordon; Julie Lee; Kathy Lashford; Kirsty Norcross; Len Pilkington; Morgan Crook; Sarah Elder; Sarah Morgan-Done; Zabrina Plenderleith; Aisha Vohra
Design & Implement
Angela Teasey
Digital Business Engagement
None
ICT Architecture & Data
None
ICT Operate
None
ICT Strategy & Assurance
Craig Wilkinson; David Ainsworth
Cultural Services
Becki Saint-Humphries; Cathy Kierans; David Ridehalgh; Debbie Fenwick; Deborah Valentine; Lyndsey Holmes; Nicola Walmsley; Yasmin Hussain
Early Help
Amy Ingham; Denise Scott; Gem Maddison; Olivia Hawkins; Sarah Baybutt; Sarah Hall; Sharon Seed; Wenda Tyrer
Education Improvement
Andrea Sandiford; Gary Whiting; Lorraine Lenoir
Inclusion
Linda Russell-Mott; Stephanie Hunt
Environment and Climate
Jane Hardy-Jones; Sarah Coughlan
Planning and Transport
Grace Wilson; Jonathan Haine; Niamh O'Sullivan
Waste Management
Johnathan Connley; Paul Smedley; Sarah Morton
Corporate Finance & Exchequer Services
None
Facilities Management
Andrew Felton; Hayley Stafford; Jordan Horsfield; Matthew Greaves; Sam Walton
Facilities Management (Development & Schools)
Edith Thompson
Facilities Management (Operational)
None
Payroll
George Cartwright
Pension Fund Client
None
Procurement
Jessica Brindle; Jessica Whitcombe; Katie Seed
Property
Elaine Heaton; Mark Maguire; Simon Birch; Victoria Clifford
Business Growth
Sue Roberts; Robin Jones
Estates
Chris Bull; Dean Barlow; Margaret Wells
Skills and Employment Partnership
None
Strategic Development
Faiyaz Laly
Highways Management Services
Peter Bell
Highways Operations & Design
Annmarie Kenworthy; Claire Powell; Philippa Siddall
Public & Integrated Transport
Geoffrey Brett
Democratic Services
Craig Alker; Victoria Welch
Governance Services
None
Internal Audit
Ayub Laly
Legal Services
None
Business Partnering & Employee Relations
Kate Forster
People Hub
Aftab Hussain; Jacqui Brown; Kelly Cree-Hull; Laura Nelson; Scott Varey; Trudi Bolan
People Strategy
None
Talent and Performance
Ali Brabbs; Anna Morley; Claire Walker; Laura Chippendale; Lesley Loughrey; Sandra O'Hare
Health, Equity, Welfare & Partnerships
Aston Monro
Health Protection Service
Wendy Mackley
Health, Safety & Resilience Service
Karen Whittam
Population, Health & Strategic Operations
None
Trading Standards & Scientific Services
Amanda Braddock; Chris Wilkinson; Tracey Jardine
Adults Safeguarding Service
Joe Miccoli; Rhian Barnabas
Business Development
None
Quality and Improvement
None
Strategic and Integrated Commissioning and Contracts
Adam Croad; Amelia Bennett; Emily Bolton
Business Intelligence
Abdul Kalam
Change Service
Abhinav Pal; Andrew Hartley; Carmen Woest; Ellen Smith; Helena Scott; Joanne Byrne; Michael Orchard; Paul Madden; Sara Bennet
Communications and Public Affairs
Carley Cornwell
Corporate Strategy and Policy
None
Customer Access
Charlotte Catterall; Clare Blackburn