Paul Eaves-Seeley (he/him)
Mitchell & Butlers PLC
Network Chair
I have had the privilege of being involved with Alliance from its very concept and was at our first meeting with 3 others. I love working with people from many different organisations and I really appreciate all the time everyone commits to making the Network a success and our events happen.
I work at Mitchells and Butlers in our HR Team and one of my responsibilities is to lead on Diversity and Inclusion. I am part of our LGBTQ+ employee network M&BeYourself and proud of what we have achieved. Everywhere I have worked I have always taken a proactive role in setting up or growing employee networks, which I believe have a really important role to play.
Dee Wallis (She/they)
Trans Activist
I took voluntary redundancy in 2013 having previously worked as a professional engineer and have since taken on a range of roles in the voluntary sector. I am currently a trustee of Birmingham LGBT and also assist in the running of several trans organisations. I am transgender.
I organise the monthly Transcend social night at venues in the Birmingham gay village and regularly attend other trans and non-binary events in the local region and around the UK. I am trying to improve the visibility of trans+ people, to enhance provision and support for them, and to grow networking between trans groups and with other LGBT+ groups across the West Midlands and beyond.
Matt Daniels (he/him)
Midan Ltd
Matt Daniels has worked in successive leadership positions across the voluntary, charity and public sectors for over 25 years. As well as being a charity sector leader he is an experienced trainer and has worked extensively across the LGBTQ+ sector supporting leadership development and workplace inclusivity and awareness.
A founding member of the Midlands Alliance Network, he is also an active member of Warwickshire County Cricket Club’s Inclusion Advisory Board and he is the Independent Chair of Communities In Sync a dynamic partnership of quality health, social care and well-being providers working together to improve the lives of people in the local community. In his day job Matt is the Head of Children, Young People and Families at BVSC.
Mike Morgan
Hays
Mike is a Director at Hays specialist recruitment where he has worked for 22 years running the Technology business for the Midlands region. He is also the Hays global chair of the LGBTQ+ Pride network covering 33 countries.
Mike was one of the co founders of the Alliance Network and is responsible for the membership stream, making sure all new members, whether individual or organisations, are met in person and onboarded to the network to gain the maximum benefit of the Alliance.
Mike has hosted and has sat on numerous panels regarding LGBTQ+ inclusion, been nominated for a Rainbow award in 2023 and is also the co-founder of Birmingham Tech Leaders.
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