Island Women
We all know women whose stories inspire us, move us, make us proud and make us smile. The Isle of Wight is home to many such women across all ages, backgrounds and professions.Island Women brings you In Conversation evenings with some of the Island’s most inspiring women as…
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Olivia "Libby" Finch - helm at Cowes RNLI lifeboat station and fundraiser for the Ellen McArthur Foundation (opens the original)
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Olivia "Libby" Finch made history as the first female helm appointed at the Cowes RNLI Lifeboat station and has a career spanning emergency maritime service, international athletics, and environmental philanthropy. When she is not volunteering for the RNLI, Libby works as a professional fundraiser and partner management specialist at the Cowes-based Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Sarah Chatwin - chartered surveyor and ERMC director (opens the original)
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Cheryl meets Sarah Chatwin - a chartered quantity surveyor, business leader and director of ERMC Limited, a multidisciplinary design and construction consultancy on the Isle of Wight. Sarah is also a board member of the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce and a trustee for Creative Island, actively involved in local building regeneration, net-zero sustainable projects and cultural investment.
Claire Westbrook - firefighter and flower farmer (opens the original)
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Cheryl meets Claire Westbrook - a full-time firefighter and organic flower farmer who owns Carisbrooke Flower Farm in Newport.
Becky McGregor - CEO of Mountbatten (opens the original)
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Cheryl meets Becky McGregor, CEO of Mountbatten. Becky originally qualified as a physiotherapist in 1996 and has worked in the hospice sector since 2004, previously serving as Mountbatten's Deputy CEO and Director of Operations. Prior to her current position, she also served as a local town councillor, spending a year as Mayor of Cowes.
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