Leanora is a Chartered Architect and Associate at Bond Bryan, Sheffield, where she currently works across sectors including performing arts, cultural, hospitality and mixed use, with a background including residential, retail and office architecture. She is also President of the Sheffield Society of Architects.

Born in Lancashire, Leanora moved to Sheffield in 2000 to study at Sheffield University and has since made Sheffield her home. She is passionate about working with people and reflecting upon how we engage with our built environment.

Dr Jim Monach is committed to preserving and enhancing the environment of the City of Sheffield. He has no qualifications or experience in art or architecture but simply wants to see Sheffield become an ever-improving place to work, visit and live in.

Jim is a retired lecturer in mental health at the University of Sheffield, and judicial office holder with the Ministry of Justice. His interests in the built and urban environment are informed by his other interests in wildlife and community activity.

Andrew Jackson is an architecture writer currently researching the Preston-based Welsh architect, Francis Roberts, for a future monograph. He studied at Liverpool School of Architecture and the University of Liverpool’s Department of Civic Design.

He is a former trustee of Sheffield Civic Trust and a current trustee of Civic Voice, the charity that oversees the civic movement in England and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Civic Societies in Westminster.

Andrew lives near Liverpool and is Chair of the Merseyside Civic Design Awards.

Michael is an architect currently working for James Totty Partnership in Sheffield. After studying at the University of Lincoln, he moved to Sheffield six years ago and is currently the Vice-President of the Sheffield Society of Architects.

Michael is passionate about improving our communities and making our region a brilliant place to live, with a particular interest in high streets and placemaking.

Paul is a chartered town planner with 34 years’ experience gained as a practitioner in both public and private sectors. He runs his own practice (Paul Bedwell Town Planning) and is responsible for management of client portfolios across the country. 

Paul has appeared as an expert witness at public inquiries, lands tribunal cases, expert’s determinations and in the High Court.  Paul is a member of the Sheffield Property Association (S-PA) and is a trustee of both Sheffield Civic Trust and the Sheffield Design Awards.