Your Volunteers

A proposal professional who is passionate about the people. Marc is committed to building awareness and entry pathways to ensure the rewarding industry is chosen intentionally.

With over a decade of bid experience, Ashleigh designs compelling assets that shape industry-wide graphics best practices.

Cathie is a bid and capture professional with over 25 years of experience leading strategic pursuits and securing high-value contracts across multiple sectors. She supports senior leadership in shaping bid strategy, ensuring high-quality, client-focused proposals through early engagement and targeted resource alignment.

Strategic bidding veteran centering early capture around the customer's voice.

Mike is a kind, wise and energising facilitor and leader who helps leadership teams to achieve their goals and establish great places to work.

Rachel Fisher is a graphic designer with 25 years’ experience, including 10 years in bidding. She holds an MA in Design Management and has written two white papers: Branding Strategies for Capture and The Evolving Role of the Proposal Designer. Rachel is an APMP Graphics Micro-Cert trainer, APMP mentor, and BIDX speaker.

Founder of Monarch Market & Bid Development. A specialist agency focusing on supporting SME's and VCSE's to win.

Danni is a multi-faceted bid professional specializing in collaborative R&D proposals that unite diverse stakeholders to deliver tangible impact for communities, cities, and regional infrastructure.

Leonie Thomas is a senior bid writer with over 20 years’ experience working on complex, high-value bids across construction, infrastructure and the built environment. She is Chair of the APMP UK Bid Writing Focus Group, leading national work to professionalise bid writing, define career pathways and shape the ethical adoption of AI. Leonie is also an active speaker and contributor to industry conversations on bid writing practice and professional standards.