Lisa has worked in the realm of sleep for more than 12 years and previously headed up The Sleep Council, a not-for-profit advisory organisation, that merged with The Sleep Charity in July 2020. Here, she was instrumental in driving consumers awareness of the need for a good night’s sleep, generating thousands of pounds of press and broadcast coverage and working alongside companies such as Virgin Airlines and John Lewis on sleep projects.

An experienced sleep advisor, Lisa is responsible for the strategic and operational aspects of the charity and with a background in PR and marketing, she is pivotal to the charity’s campaigning around the importance of sleep to health and wellbeing, as well as advocating sleep on the Public Health agenda.

Lisa is a member of the British Sleep Society and is currently the deputy chair of its Communications Sub-Committee. She also sits on several steering groups around sleep. She is passionate about workplace wellbeing and recently won SHP’s 2021 Trailblazer in Workplace Wellbeing award. Not only is Lisa interested in the wellbeing of other workplaces, she is a huge advocate for her staff’s wellbeing and is a RSPH Health Champion and Menopause Champion.

Lisa also has a keen interest around adult sleep and the link between sleep and mental health with qualifications in Mental Health Awareness and Children’s Mental Health Awareness as well as being a Youth Mental Health First Aider. Lisa has a love of learning and has also received a diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy and is a CBTi certified specialist.