Meet the resident communications group

Stephanie is the External Communications and Marketing Partner at West Kent. She meets regularly meets with the group to gain valuable insight into projects such as Neighbourhood News, the website, and campaigns. If you're interested in learning more about the group, please get in touch. Email communicationsteam@wkha.org.uk.

I'm a stay-at-home mum with an English degree, splitting my time between home educating my youngest son and working on my first novel! I joined the resident communications group as I believed it would be an amazing opportunity to gain marketing and communications experience from a respected team, all the while helping make things more accessible for my fellow residents.

I’m a long term resident and strong believer in the importance of us having a say in what goes out to our community. While I work full-time, the team have made it easy for me to be included when it fits my schedule. I love seeing behind the scenes and putting the community touch to communications.

I enjoy collaborating to find creative communication solutions that leave a positive impact. I try my best to advocate for those who need it. My background includes a wide range of creativity, home maintenance, compliance auditing and community engagement, giving me a strong foundation in analysis and understanding diverse perspectives. My passion for communication production is fueled by hobbies like photography, stagecraft, audio-visual production, and even the science of cooking – all of which contribute to my creative approach. I'm eager to bring my skills to a collaborative team. I'm committed to ensuring residents' voices are heard at West Kent. I value the association's commitment to clear, fair and accessible communication, which is essential for effective resident representation and informed decision-making.

I'm Porter, a highly trained assistance dog and professional meeting attendee. I love accompanying my human to meetings – it's a great opportunity to practice my 'lie quietly under the table' skills, which I've pretty much perfected. As dogs, we are masters of communication, especially reading body language and emotion. If I could give one piece of advice: pay more attention to your dogs! We're always trying to tell you something, sometimes humans don't translate our body language properly. I'm a big believer in positive reinforcement – it works wonders, trust me! I'm also a registered Pets as Therapy dog, spreading a little joy wherever I go. When I'm off-duty, you can find me enjoying long walks (sniffing all the smells), enjoying cuddles and playing with my favourite toy, my sheepskin.

I’ve worked in various sectors throughout my life such as housing and construction, finance and auditing. I’ve been a West Kent resident for 12 years, and soon after became an involved resident. Through resident involvement, and my previous employment, l have gained a lot of skills and experience that will be beneficial to the resident communications group.