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. Leila is experienced in the intricacies of negotiating agreements with academic institutions and consortia and 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, Agreement Negotiation, 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.

Alex Taylor is a seasoned academic publishing professional with 18 years’ experience across sales, digital strategy, and partnership development. She began her career at Cambridge University Press before moving into roles at Woodhead Publishing and ProQuest, and most recently served as Head of Digital Sales Partnerships at Sage. Across these roles, she has developed deep expertise in digital business models, pricing strategy, and the evolving dynamics between publishers, aggregators, and libraries.

Her work focuses on helping organisations navigate the transition from print to digital with clarity and confidence, drawing on her in‑depth knowledge of library acquisition models and how they shape digital strategy. She also brings experience in assessing risk in new digital offerings, shaping meaningful market research, and building robust internal business cases for pilots and new initiatives. She is particularly interested in the strategic questions facing the sector today, from the evolution of digital sales operations to how organisations make clear, data‑driven decisions about new products and business models.

She is committed to helping smaller publishers navigate digital change and compete on a more equal footing, contributing to a healthier and more balanced scholarly communications landscape. 

Expertise -  Digital Pricing and Business Models; Agent and Third‑Party Networks; Library Acquisition Models; Aggregator vs Proprietary Platforms; Risk Assessment for Digital Offerings; Market Research and Pilot Evaluation; Digital Sales Operations; Cross‑Sector Collaboration; Print‑to‑Digital Transition. 

  Kate Fullan has over 20 years' experience in the global scholarly publishing industry, with a career spanning editorial roles at Blackwell Publishing, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. During this time, she collaborated closely with editors, authors, and scholarly societies to manage and grow their publishing programmes. Since relocating to New Zealand in 2014, Kate has worked as an independent Publishing Consultant, advising universities, publishers, societies and associations - including the Publishers Association of New Zealand. She helps clients shape and implement effective publishing strategies, lead successful tenders and bids, and develop content in partnership with editors and authors to achieve their organisational goals. Kate also provides expertise in reviewing and optimising publishing workflows and offers strategic support across public relations, communications, social media, publishing workshops, and conference and event planning - helping organisations strengthen their publishing impact and community engagement.  

Expertise - Publishing Programme Management, Publishing Strategy Development, Tender and Bid Leadership, Content Development, Workflow Review and Optimisation, Publishing Workshop Facilitation, Conference and Event Planning, Community Engagement Strengthening, Public Relations and Communications. 

   Marie Knight is a people and organisational development specialist with 10 years of experience in scholarly publishing, shaped by senior leadership roles at Hindawi and Wiley. She brings a strategic, people centred approach to culture building, organisational change, and leadership capability, supporting teams and organisations as they grow, restructure, or navigate periods of complexity. She has delivered large scale onboarding and capability programmes, led cross functional improvement and change initiatives, and designed management development, training, and culture strengthening interventions that improve performance and collaboration. Her work spans project management, employee insight gathering, communications, and the creation of people centred processes that help organisations operate with clarity and confidence. Marie now partners with organisations on focused, high value projects, including change management, culture development, leadership training, and the design of scalable people practices. She is particularly committed to helping scholarly publishers build resilient, values driven cultures that enable their teams to thrive. 

Expertise -  Organisational Design and Change Management; Culture Building; Leadership Training and Manager Development; People Strategy; Onboarding and Employee Experience; Training Design and Capability Building; Communications Strategy; High Growth Team Development; Employee Insights and Engagement.