Kirsten Hearn

Independent Member

Kirsten is a non executive member of the Office for Disability Issues Disability Delivery board and is a member of Equality 2025, the UK Advisory Network on Disability Equality, which provides disability equality advice at the heart of government. She is the chair of Inclusion London, the Deaf and Disabled People’s organisations community interest company. She is vice chair and a trustee of the consortium of LGBT Community and Voluntary organisations and the chair of its Human Resources sub-committee. She is also a member of the Arts Council England Independent Disability Equality Advisory Group.

For eight years, Kirsten was a member of the Transport for London Board where she championed social inclusion. For sixteen years, she was an Equality specialist and senior manager in local government before escaping the day job to create and run Whole World Design, a successful empowerment coaching and training consultancy, specialising in evolutionary change with a smile.

Kirsten has two fine art degrees and is a Neuro-Linguistic Master Practitioner and NLP coach. She is also a stand-up comic, singer, musician, writer, sculptor, broadcaster, tree-lover and bird-fancier.

Kirsten is a blind lesbian and campaigner for peace, human rights and justice, and is a supporter of non-violent direct action. Her mission in life is to celebrate the lives and promote the rights of disadvantaged people at every opportunity.

Specific interests

• Diversity issues
• Policing for the disability community

MPA Link Member for:

• London Borough of Camden

Authority committee membership:

• Communities, Equalities and People Committee
• Equality and Diversity Sub-committee (Chair)
• Standards Committee
• Olympics / Paralympics Sub-committee

Contact details

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