our team

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Leila Moore is a highly experienced leader in academic publishing, with a career spanning major organisations such as Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, Nelson Thornes, and Policy Press. She possesses substantial expertise in Open Access advocacy and has consistently championed equitable publishing practices. Her deep familiarity with the research funding landscape is complemented by established relationships with philanthropic organisations that support fairness and equity in academic publishing. Leila has experience leading impactful programmes focused on making academic publishing more inclusive and increasing participation for underrepresented communities. Additionally, Leila is an active member of the Research4Life Capacity Development Committee, where she contributes to building capacity among researchers and academic institutions across the globe, and she serves as Co-Vice Chair of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Policy Committee.

Expertise – Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management, Open Research, Policy Analysis and Implementation, Business Strategy, Portfolio Management.

  Charlotte Tomkins is a social media consultant with many years’ experience in the academic and scholarly publishing sector. She helps organisations make social media clearer, more effective, and easier to manage. Her work ranges from social account strategy and content optimisation to supporting organisation-wide use of social media, such as employee advocacy, social listening, executive social visibility, and practical integration across teams. Charlotte focuses on enablement; setting strategy aligned to organisational goals, and coaching and supporting teams so they can execute with confidence. The result is consistent, valuable social media that supports publishing and organisational priorities.  

Expertise -  Social Media Strategy, Social Content Optimisation, Organisational Social Media Enablement, Cross-team Social Media Integration, Social Media Management, Social Listening, Social Employee Advocacy. 

  Jen O'Shaughnessy-Beal is the founder of Bloomwrite, a strategic communications and engagement consultancy for mission-driven organisations. With 20 years' experience in scholarly publishing, including senior roles at Wiley, she works with research, publishing, education, and membership organisations to build communication that's clear, strategic, and sustainable. Jen’s work spans communication and brand strategy, implementation support and mentoring, and ongoing strategic advisory support. She specialises in helping organisations align their messaging, engagement, and communication structures with their priorities and capacity – particularly during periods of change, growth, or repositioning. Her approach is collaborative, focused on creating practical systems that teams can sustain and that build trust with their audiences.

The result is clearer positioning, stronger stakeholder engagement, and communication that actively supports organisational goals.

Expertise - Communications and Engagement Strategy, Brand Positioning and Messaging, Audience Research and Insight, Content Marketing Strategy, Internal Communications and Change, Programme Facilitation and Leadership, Strategic Advisory Support. 

   Blessing Mawire is an experienced consultant with over 19 years’ experience working at the intersection of knowledge, equity, and development. With a background in Information Science, Knowledge Management, and Development Communication, she has led multi‑country projects that strengthen access to research and support under‑represented communities to use information for change. Her work includes designing and managing programmes for organisations such as WHO, PAHO, national institutions, and Research4Life; building and formalising partnerships with publishers, open access initiatives, and other knowledge actors; and supporting local researchers and practitioners to tell their own stories. Blessing’s practice is grounded in inclusive, collaborative approaches and a commitment to amplifying voices from low‑resourced and minority‑language contexts. She also serves as an editorial board member, contributing her expertise to the review and development of scholarly work. Blessing holds a Master’s in Development Communication, a postgraduate qualification in Knowledge Management, and an Honours degree in Information Science.

Expertise - Knowledge Management, Development Communication, Information Science, Project Leadership, Programme Design and Management, Equity and Inclusion in Development Contexts, Building and Formalising Partnerships, Facilitating Access to Research, Collaboration with International Organisations.