Susan Alexander

One of the Directors of Alexander Ballard Ltd, Susan left a successful broadcasting career with the BBC to consult on climate change communication and strategy. She was founding Joint Editor of a Climate Change Website at Oxford University from 2001 to 2003, which led to her working on several pan-European sustainability projects. Recently she has led an important project on the leadership role of climate change 'champions' and played a key role in research on behaviour change for climate change and on the strategy implications for public bodies. She has helped to develop a climate change game with the New Economics Foundation, and is currently communication associate on a research project to encourage the take-up of low carbon technologies in the food industry.

Susan has many years of experience in training communication strategies and skills, for instance to Earth Scientists (funded by the Natural Environment Research Council).

Susan spent almost ten years as a Broadcast Journalist with the BBC winning three national awards for programmes. As a News Editor she was responsible for all output of a local radio station. She has also worked as a political researcher and reporter on BBC TV.

Susan has taught communications skills to senior natural scientists for over 10 years. She was Joint Editor of an innovative climate change website at Oxford University 2001-3, during which time she interviewed many leading climate change figures. Her interview with Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the IPCC, was published in the national press.

She has been involved as a practitioner in many climate change behavioural initiatives in recent years, leading the Champions research for Hampshire County Council and playing a key role in research for a European consortium: European Spatial Planning Adaptation to Climate Events.

Her other activities in this field include development of a climate change game for the New Economics Foundation as part of a community engagement strategy.

Susan leads Alexander Ballard Ltd's work in communication, having many years of successful experience with scientists from the UK Research Councils and with senior managers who have complex messages to convey.

Susan is researching for part time doctorate at the University of the West of England on collective will and climate change. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN).

Susan began her career as a teacher in Hampshire. She holds a degree in English from Bedford College, University of London, and post-graduate diplomas in Journalism and in Education.

Contact Susan on susan.alexander@alexanderballard.co.uk, tel +44 (0)7817 285491

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