Anne-Marie lives Nottingham. Trained as an economist, she started her working life as an ODI fellow, supporting the development of the education sector in Uganda. She went on to work as a research consultant both internationally and in the UK. She founded 3Worlds Consulting, a community development consultancy specialising in programme evaluation with voluntary and community sector organisations. She also works part time with Transforming Notts Together, a charity that helps churches, faith groups and community organisations to engage with projects that directly tackle poverty. Anne-Marie continues to be an active volunteer in her local community, and is a trustee for the Bulwell Community Toy Library and NCVS (the third sector infrastructure organisation for Nottingham). She is a founding member of In Kind, a community organisation which seeks to promote kindness and compassion in the city. Anne-Marie has a particular interest in Positive Money’s work in local communities across the UK, and hopes to support the Positive Money Team by sharing her knowledge of grassroots community development.