Introducing Our New Chair

We are bringing a special edition of Heritage Update to you this week, to share the news that Pam Alexander OBE has been appointed as the new Chair of the Heritage Alliance, with approval from our Board of Trustees.

Pam has many years’ experience of leading strategies and schemes in economic development and urban regeneration and was CEO of English Heritage from 1996 to 2001. She is currently Chair of Commonplace, using digital technology to broaden community engagement, and she chairs the Planning Committee and is a board member of the London Legacy Development Corporation, creating new neighbourhoods, skills and jobs around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

She is also a Commissioner on the Commission for Creating Healthy Cities, and Ambassador on the London Mayor’s Cultural Leadership Board, an advisor to OnePlanet.com, a platform to integrate plans for a zero carbon world and a founder member of the Equilibrium Network, supporting women's leadership in the built environment professions. 

Pam has said: “I am delighted to return to the heritage world to lead this important voice championing the sector at a time when many organisations are seeking guidance and support as they recover from closures and build resilience. In doing so, I would like to pay tribute to the previous Chair of The Heritage Alliance, Peter Ainsworth, who so sadly and unexpectedly died earlier this year.

During an extraordinary two years, many people have turned to the rich heritage of their local communities for enjoyment and support, valuing the green spaces on their doorsteps and the amenities of their high streets and introducing their families and friends to well-loved historic buildings and landscapes. Increasingly we understand the impact of heritage on our well-being as well as the challenges faced in adapting to and mitigating climate change.

A sector with over 7 million volunteers, trustees, members and staff already engages more than 1 in 12 of the population of England. What a force for good! I look forward to finding out about the priorities of our member organisations and helping to ensure that all the members of The Heritage Alliance are supported to fulfil their potential to the maximum.”

A full press release is available here on our website.

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