Meet Our Wolverhampton Leaders
Andy Howell is a powerful self-advocate. He leads on Employment for the People's Parliament in Wolverhampton and is the Co-chair of Wolverhampton's Learning Disability Partnership Board. He has lead many meetings for the Parliament and is a very accomplished public speaker. Since becoming an MP, Andy has commented on what a positive impact this has had on his life and how much confidence he has now. Andy also co-comperes Open Mic nights with his colleague Nigel Smith, supporting the development of local artists with learning disabilities.
As part of the team who leads on Hate Crime, James Millard is a very motivated MP in Wolverhampton's People's Parliament. James has a keen interest in highlighting the needs of people with a profound and multiple learning disability and is keen to lead on projects that supports people from the PMLD community.
Jessica Bromley is a confident and accomplished leader. She is an MP in the People's Parliament in Wolverhampton. As Health Lead for the Parliament, she takes great interest in the physical and mental health needs of people with a learning disability. Jess was also runner up in this year's Spotlight event, showcasing the artistic talents of people with learning disabilities across the Black Country.
Matthew Rogers, Secretary of the People's Parliament in Wolverhampton, has a great skill for listening closely to debates and asking searching questions. He is held in high regard by the rest of the team and is a much valued team player who brings a lot of clear thinking to meetings. Mathew is a new member of the Quality of Life audit team.
Kristian Hamilton, one of the youngest MP's, joined the MP team Wolverhampton in August 2011. He has a part time job, so our employment work is very important to him. Between work commitments, Kristian is developing his role within the Parliament and has already taken part in a mental health consultation with Changing Our Lives, Wolverhampton City Council and the Black Country Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Winsome Clarke is one of the founder members of the Wolverhampton People's Parliament. She has great enthusiasm in her role and is always eager to support the team in any way she can.
Having a great interest and knowledge of local transport systems and routes, Michael Hopkins was the perfect MP to lead on local Transport Issues in the Wolverhampton Parliament. He was an invited guest to see the brand new bus station in Wolverhampton before it was officially opened and continues to monitor and feed back on issue matters in Wolverhampon.
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