Name: Claire Dove
Business: Blackburne House Group
Role: CEO
Founded: Merseyside

Claire's career spans 30 years within the voluntary sector, where she has had extensive experience in the areas of education and training. She has led the organisation since its inception at the beginning of the 1980s and has successfully trained and educated many thousands of women whose skills, knowledge and talents are adding to the regeneration of Merseyside. The educational performance of the organisation has been ranked in the top 10% of further education providers in the country.

Claire's commitment to women's education and equality of opportunity is reflected in the role she plays in many local and national organisations including being deputy chair of the Greater Merseyside Learning & Skills Council. She is also chair of the Social Enterprise Coalition and is an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool’s John Moores University.

www.blackburnehouse.co.uk

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