I'm Lucy. I'm 34 years old and I live in St Paul's with my husband. I work as a freelance impact measurement and evaluation specialist with charities and social mission led organisations. 

I grew up in a village just outside Bristol, and after 10 years living away from the South West, I'm really pleased to be back and putting down roots in the city I call home. 

Some of the things I love 

• Food - all the cuisines, amazing places to eat and cooking at home
• Travel - everywhere, I want to see everything! 
• Being in nature, walking in woods and along water and watching wildlife
• Pretty bakeries and cakes 
• Interior design - my creative outlet 
• Watching people laugh - there's nothing that lifts the mood more 
• Politics - the substance of policy not the party political game playing! 
• Contemporary art - particularly with social themes I can quietly wrap my head around 
• Staffordshire bull terriers - the most underated and misunderstood breed of dog

Issues that are important to me 

• Social justice - breaking down barriers to create fairness and equity across neighbourhoods and communities, especially for those who are marginalised and minoritized
• Young people - lifting them up and giving them agency, they are our future!
• Women's rights - I'm a proud member of the infertility club and this experience has opened my eyes to gener inequity in a big way 
• Climate change - Curious to learn more, do more and be better 
• Conservation - I feel really sad about the state of our planet 
• The built environment - planning and architecture 

Skills & personality traits 

• Authenticity is an important value of mine. I'm an open book, approachable and love meeting and getting to know new people. I love working with and collaborating with people
• I'm an analytical person, I like logic and structure but I'm not boxed in by these things
• I'm a clear communicator and I can take complicated things and make them simple and easy for people to understand 
• I'm a visionary person, ambitious about the things that matter to me and I love inspiring people to work towards shared goals 
• I love learning, it's another value that's really central to how I live and work and I don't believe in failure, just lessons and teachings.