Trudy has been Director of Learning (formerly Leadership and Organisational Development) at Solace since 2011. She leads and manages a range of successful programmes and assignments and is quick to establish effective and successful working relationships with clients to understand their requirements and to co-design and provide appropriate solutions that deliver added value. She leads their partnership work with MHCLG, LGA, INLOGOV, Collaborate and PPMA.

Key areas of responsibility include: 

• Solace Ignite programme 
• Total Leadership
• Springboard
• National Graduate and Apprenticeship programmes

 A professional HR/OD practitioner with over 20 years’ experience of working at board and executive level, she is a strong leader able to inspire and motivate individuals and multidisciplinary teams. Trudy has a passion and enthusiasm for getting the best out of people and teams, borne through highly developed emotional intelligence, and is a successful change manager having managed complex change programmes that have transformed the way people work.

Trudy has worked extensively in a multi-agency context to develop partnership and collaborative approaches that deliver improved outcomes for people and places. A former Director at the Homes and Communities Agency, she was responsible for leading their external skills and capacity building offer, regularly engaging with senior colleagues from across the housing and regeneration sector.

A Chartered Fellow of CIPD, Trudy has a professional background in leadership and organisational development specialising in supporting teams and individuals through change and transition. She is a qualified business and executive coach.