Julie Odams

Julie Odams currently serves as the Head of Policy and Communications at the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and is a Board Member/Trustee for Together Active Stoke and Staffordshire. With extensive experience in communications and customer engagement, Julie has held significant positions such as Assistant Director of Communications & Customers at Derbyshire County Council, where leadership responsibilities included managing 97 colleagues and an annual budget of approximately £3 million. Other notable roles have been as Head of Communications for Staffordshire University, Head of Student Experience and Engagement at The University of Salford, and various positions at Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Julie's educational background includes certifications in GDPR, finance, HR, change management, digital marketing, and a BSc in Geology from the University of Birmingham.