Joanne Monck OBE | Director of Global Education and EDI for BelieveGlobalCIC and Director of EDI for the Believe Foundation
Owner of educational business ..
“From Darkness to Light and Beyond”
Joanne is a triple award winner, receiving a Chief Constables Commendation for support and dedication to Sussex Police, Winner in the Diversity category of WATC Top 100 Rising Star Awards in 2020 and the recipient of an OBE for Services to Transgender Equality as a Global LGBT Advocate and Independent Advisor, in our late Queens 2021 New Year Honours list.
Through her business, she gives talks to National and International Organisations, ( including amongst many others talks given to Lockheed Martin Aerospace and Sanofi Genzyme), Universities and Schools on Transgender Awareness, (by sharing her life story) LGBTQI Inclusion in the workplace, Allyship, Intersectionality and Unconscious Bias.
She is a passionate Diversity Advocate, supporting all minority and under represented communities and has an NCFE qualification in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion . Her experience and knowledge of the issues faced by minority communities in society and the workplace has been accumulated over the last 10 years. She is also passionate about gender equality.
She is an Independent Advisor to Sussex Police and gives training to Sussex Police officers and staff on transgender awareness.
She is a member of the NHS Foundation Trust, the community forum, and the strategic planning advisory group for South East Coast Ambulance Service, and a member of the Life Science Access Academy for NHS training.
She is an Ambassador for 3 national organisations and a global Pride Inclusion Advocate. She has made guest appearances on Television and was one of the first Community Champions For ITV Meridean. She has spoken at CIPD conferences and been one of the Keynote Speakers at a conference for over 500 South-East Regional Organised Crime Unit staff at Farnborough International Conference and Exhibition Centre.