education, employment, volunteering

Tony Jones
photographer:community artist:
voluntary sector development consultant
email – blueshawk AT blueshawk DOT info

• summary • achievements & expertise • education, employment, volunteering • skills and qualities • arts biography • personal interests •

Education

	MA in Community & Participatory Arts - in the Faculty of Art, Media and Design, Staffs University - course commenced Sept 2007 p/t study
	Stoke Common Purpose graduate – 1996
	Managing voluntary & non-profit enterprises (B789) - Professional Diploma – Open University – 1993 - 1994
	PhD - Energy Policy & conservation - Energy Research Group, Open University 1979-1982 - study intermitted for financial reasons, immediately prior to final award
	MSc Environmental Technology & DIC (Diploma of Imperial College) - Imperial College 1978-1979
	BSc Hons 2:i Environmental Science - Warwick University 1976 – 1978 (completed in two years)
	Part-time undergraduate student - Open University - 1972 - 1976 - credits obtained in science, technology, maths and computing subjects

Employment - paid

	Support Services manager / information manager – Stoke CAB 1989-2007, Member of the senior management team of Stoke CAB – 1991-2007
	Member/worker Kermase Worker’s co-operative during which time I responsible for the book selling and publishing business – 1981-1989
	Part-time university and sessional adult education tutor – Open University 1979–1990 / Wedgwood Memorial College, Staffs University, Keele University 2005-2008
	Full-time under & post-graduate student - 1976-1982 - see below
	Process chemist / laboratory manager – Serck Water Processing – 1971-1976

Employment - voluntary

Lay member of the Newcastle Cluster Practice Based Commissioning group - 2008-present

Member of Staffs University Service Users and Carers group (Social Work)

Volunteer project leader - running photography workshop for Happy Man-days - a project for men experiencing enduring mental distress - Spring 2007-present

Member - steering group for Happy Man-days - a workshop project for men experiencing mental distress - Spring 2007-present

Member - Haywood hospital, Rheumatology unit Patient Panel/ N Staffs ARMA group - Spring 2007-present

Vice-Chair – North Staffs MIND – 2006 - present

Volunteer worker – Media Action Group for Mental Health – 2002 – 2007

	Member – advisory group for MAGMH "Mind Bloggling" project – 2006 - Sept 2007
	Trustee – Media Action Group for Mental Health – 2002 – Sept 2007 - resigned due to ill health
	Member – Management committee Burslem School of Art – 2004 - summer 2007 - resigned due to ill health
	Chair – Voluntary Sector Chief Officers Group (VSCOG) – 2003 – 2006 - resigned due to ill health
	Member – Project Eagle board – a partnership project between the Legal Services Commission and CAB – 2002 – 2006 (project end)
	Member – Legal Services Commission Expert systems reference group – Jan 2005 - Nov 2005 (project end)
	Chair – Voluntary Sector Alliance (VSA) – 1997 – 2005
	Trustee and vice-chair – Voluntary Action – 1997 – 2003
	Member - ISB funded Community Services Directory project board – 1999 – 2003
	Chair & board member – Choices Housing Association – 1993 – 1999
	SRB2 - member “Working Together for better services” group, Co-chair – “Young peoples” theme group 1995 - 1998

Training - recent / significant

	Top2Top co-mentoring training and practice - North Stoke PCT / Staffs University
	Managing change - Directory for Social Change
	Financial management - NACAB (National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau)
	Managing challenging people - NACAB
	Outcome management - SRB2/4 project team
	Project management - NACAB
	Performance improvement - NACAB
	Disciplinary action - NACAB
	Funding development - Directory for Social Change
	Also - continuing professional development through Stoke CAB's own training programme

• summary • achievements & expertise • education, employment, volunteering • skills and qualities • arts biography • personal interests •