Our internationally-based team of experts work in areas from project management, monitoring and evaluation, programme development, communications and research. 

JOYCE ACHAMPONG, DIRECTOR

Joyce is the executive director and group practice leader at Pivot Global Education. With extensive experience in the higher education sector,  she is an experienced project manager in both the higher education and not-for-profit sectors.  A recognised thought leader, she has spoken at a number of international conferences as well as co-authored Harnessing the open science infrastructure for an efficient African response to COVID-19 [preprint] as well as the chapter on Global innovation networks; the anatomy of change, (British Council’s Going Global 2015: Connecting cultures, forging futures).

She has led the design, development and delivery of multi-dimensional cross-functional solutions to clients, bringing together strategy and university/community engagement. She has lead her team in delivering project management and project evaluations as well as designing leadership and organisational development programmes.

NYSSA
LEE-WOOLF, SENIOR STRATEGIST

Nyssa has accumulated industry experience across the government, not for profit and education sectors. Over the last ten years, she has successfully implemented governmental policies and strategies through the operational implementation, growth and evaluation of two of the largest UK government scholarship programmes: Commonwealth and, most recently, Chevening Scholarships.

She is an accredited programme manager (MSP) with extensive experience in devising and implementing programmes of change across institutions and in a variety of sectors. 

DR CLAUDIA FRACCHIOLLA, senior RESEARCHER

Dr. Claudia Fracchiolla is the senior researcher and currently holds a Marie Curie Research Fellowship at the University College Dublin. She specialises in general research and science communication. Her work focuses on understand what structures and mechanisms support the development of a discipline-based identity, with the purpose of making STEM fields more inclusive and diverse.

Julie
Fortier, comms
assistant

Julie’s experience in internal and corporate communication throughout the UK and Canada is second to none.  She is a former journalist having honed her skills at some of Canada’s largest media outlets including CTV and Postmedia.   Julie has worked a press and communications liaison for the British Education Research Association’s Annual Conference in Newcastle. She has worked in global communications for Global Affairs Canada as well as various industry bodies including Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, NAV Canada and the Standards Agency Canada.