Sarah Tanburn runs the consultancy Sarah Tanburn Associates. She specialises in strategic development for regeneration, cultural projects and community participation. She also focuses on interim management assignments for organisations in the process of change, with recent contracts in regeneration, environmental services, waste, cultural services and project management.

She has managed large scale resources of all kinds, with accountability for operations, maintenance, costs and performance. She has been responsible for turnover in excess of 3100m, assets over £200m, programmes over £500m and over 1000 staff.

Achievements include innovative strategic development, radical improvements in performance, introduction of effective management, major project delivery and rescuing failing services and functions from sports centres and recycling to national campaigns. Sarah's wide-ranging expertise and excellent problem solving and negotiating skills illustrate her strong presentation and inter-personal abilities. Her flexibility and experience enable her to operate in a variety of roles, including management, advisory and troubleshooting contexts.

In recent years her activities include Interim Director for Enterprise, Tourism and Environment to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Strategic advice and client support to the Arts Council England East for cultural prject in grown areas Adviser on funding strategies, including successful Invest to Save bids, on housing, culture, recycling and other projects Developing the community renewal framework for Thames Gateway South Essex, which emphasises a strong cultural component in planning for growth Managing the masterplanning process for Canvey Island With David Powell Associates, developing the 30 Year Cultural Strategy for the Cambridgeshire Growth Area Membership of the committee of the national charity Women & Manual Trades Regular speaker at the Cambridge University School of Architecture Professional Practice seminars Sarah was Director of Culture & Regeneration at Brighton & Hove City Council until December 2002. and was previously Director of Strategy & Information at Hertfordshire County Council and Deputy Director of Housing at LB Hounslow.

She is experienced at a senior level in the public and voluntary sectors. She has been involved in strategic development in the cultural, regeneration and community participation across a wide range of areas. This site contains Sarah's CV, outlines some case studies of her work, and gives details of her availability and contacts. She can be contacted on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 00 44 (0) 7771 945945.