Charlie has worked in the corporate sector for most of her working life in the car and telecoms industry and, more recently, in pharmaceuticals in Sweden for 8 years. The job that has challenged her the most was working for Sure Start East Peckham where she supported the programme manager by providing administrative, financial and event organisation support for 1000 families on their patch. She once bought a mini zoo to the children on the estate in Peckham which was the first time many of them had seen real sheep and cows! Charlie currently works as Placement Co-ordinator for the School of Psychology at the University of Reading where she organises 180 student placements a year with charities and organisations all over the South East. In her spare time she is an active member of her local church, a Trustee and Secretary for First Days Children’s Charity in Wokingham and loves teaching her children to bake and sew! She is passionate about equal rights for children from all walks of life.