The Policy Centre is run by a small core of coordinating staff with well established access to several women’s enterprise related networks across the UK and internationally.

We are building a range of 'on-call' business relationships with an expanded and diverse pool of researchers, topic experts and consultants.

This operational model enables us to commission specialised research from leaders in the field which feeds directly into our provision of practical and value-added input towards the development of enterprise policy  nationally and regionally.

Staff roles and responsibilities:

Steve Michell, Acting Director
During his career Steve worked for a number of Government Departments. From 2002 to the end of 2005, Steve led the former DTI's policy on women's and ethnic minority enterprise. During this time, Steve led the project to produce the joint DTI-Prowess Strategic Framework for Women's Enterprise in 2003. From 2006 to mid-2008, he focused on project management and renewable energy at BERR, before returning to the women's enterprise sector as Deputy Director of the National Policy Centre in July 2008. He is currently Acting Director of the Policy Centre.

Rebecca Aziz-Granberg, Policy Advisor
Following a traineeship at the European Commission (in Brussels), Rebecca began her career at a Training and Enterprise Council in London and worked on European Funding issues. She returned to Brussels to work for an MEP and developed her career in European Public affairs at the British Retail Consortium and Toyota Motor Europe.

On her return to the UK, Rebecca joined the Cabinet Office’s Women’s Unit and worked on women’s enterprise, the gender pay gap, women returners and public appointments. She moved on to the DTI and worked on consumer and competition policy and energy issues before taking up her current role as policy advisor to the NPCWE in July 2008.

Rebecca has a BA in History and an MA in Applied European Studies.

Joanne Milford, Researcher/Web Editor
Following a move from her native country of Singapore in 1999, Joanne pursued a Postgraduate Diploma in Interactive Multimedia in London. She then worked for a range of companies in various crossover roles involving web editing, design and content management, including the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors and Accenture. Prior to her move to the NPCWE, she was employed by the McGraw-Hill Companies, as a web researcher and data analyst for the Director of European Strategy and Acquisitions.

She joined the NPCWE in November to take a lead on web development and information management.

Jenny Bevan, Writer/ Researcher, Prowess
Jenny took up the role of Writer/ Researcher in November 2008, and looks after research and communications on behalf of the organisation and associated projects. Jenny is a Fine Art graduate and has worked in marketing, communications and research roles primarily within the voluntary arts sector. Before joining Prowess, Jenny worked at Norfolk County Council as an arts officer supporting delivery of information services and professional development programmes to the county’s cultural sector.