Joanne is an active member of BP Pride, and for the last two years has been on the Executive Steering Committee. Her role involves leading BP Pride strategy and activity on lesbian women engagement, where she has doubled the engagement on the ESC and within the wider business. Joanne often takes opportunities within team meetings, Townhalls, and through Pride training sessions to talk about her personal story and the impact of inclusion on her personal life and career. In addition, she mentors LGBT+ employees in BP, and has participated in BP Pride video interviews on the importance of role models and inclusion. She actively leads the completion of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index for BP and is the Chair of the OUTstanding Events & Content Committee. Broadening her work as a role model to outside of BP, this year, she took part in the BCS (Chartered Institute for IT) LGBT+ History Month role modelling series and is a member of Proud Lilywhites, the official LGBT+ Supporters Association of Tottenham Hotspur FC, which works with the club and supporters to tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football.
