The Wolmar for London campaign relies on a London-wide network of dedicated activists. Supporting their work is the core campaign team which has considerable experience in community organising, politics and communications.

Owen Larter, Campaign Manager

Owen joined the team in late 2012. Away from the campaign he works for a leading public affairs agency, advising clients in the transport and food sectors on regulatory change, media relations and political campaigning. He is a lifelong Labour Party member and has been involved in a number of Labour campaigns, including Ed Miliband's successful 2010 leadership bid. Owen also previously worked in Westminster for a Labour MP.

His motivation in joining the campaign is a desire to see a meaningful response to London`s housing crisis and better use of public space.

Chris Brown, Community Organising Manager

Chris joined the Wolmar for London campaign in March 2013. He currently leads the team's work with Nationbuilder, a piece of community organisation and communications software. Chris works for The Key Support, an independent company dedicated to providing high-quality support for school leaders and school governors. He joined the campaign because of his love of London and brilliant cities across the world. However, as a cyclist, public transport user, school governor and worker – he became concerned about the future of Greater London.

Daniel Cooper, Designer

Dan is a designer with a love for cities, buildings and urban spaces. He joined the Wolmar for London team in February 2013, after watching Christian deliver an impassioned speech on his ideas for London. Dan is responsible for the campaign's visual communications, and helping to find new ways of connecting with the campaign's audience. He is at his happiest when pedalling his bicycle around London.

Deborah Maby, Strategic Adviser

Deborah Maby is a freelance journalist and editor who has spent most of her working life as a newspaper sub-editor, mainly on the Evening Standard and the Independent. She is a long-time environmental campaigner, having been involved with the Islington Cycling Action Group, the Islington Carbon Rationing Group and the Green Party, both at a local and national level. She is active in the community gardening scheme where she lives and in ongoing plans in consultation with the council to turn the road into a Dutch-style play street.

Eleanor Lines, Strategic Adviser

Eleanor Lines has been part of the publishing industry for 36 years, as a researcher for Time-Life Books, UK Publisher for Gaia Books, Publisher of The CompMed Bulletin, Director of Content for Healing Online website and Commissioning Editor for the BMJ and BMJ Books. Specialising in non-fiction and the area of health, she is interested in communicating innovative and wide-ranging ideas for improving the physical and mental health of Londoners. She can be found on Twitter: @eleanorlines

Joe Cassidy, Social Media Manager

Joe Cassidy has a background in sustainability and currently works at the environmental behaviour change charity Global Action Plan, heading up their events team. He has been part of the Wolmar for London since early 2014 and is leading on our social media activity.

A proud mancunian and bemused United fan, Joe’s other interests include a return to sailing (re-learning the ropes) and walking across the green belt in search of a good pub. Follow him at @Joemcassidy

Michael Stock, Strategic Adviser

Some of Michael's earliest memories of London included the Museums, Parks and the London Underground, which seemed so wonderfully exciting to a child. He later returned to the city to study Government at the LSE and then at the Inns of Court. His career to date has included Law, Broadcasting, Project Direction, Leadership Coaching and Business Consultancy plus non-executive board director roles, trusteeships and residents’ associations. Barrister, MBA. He is a co-founder of the consultancy group CoachFirst International.

Michael believes that Christian Wolmar and the campaign team are a breath of fresh air in a London democracy that needs fresh minds, independent thought and a willingness to listen and learn.

Millie Macdonald, Community Engagement Manager

Millie has a background in political communications and is currently working in the political knowledge division at Dods Parliamentary Communications. She joined the Wolmar campaign in 2014 with a view to shape a long-term strategy for London and a mayor who will deliver on the promise of creating a more affordable, liveable and sustainable city for its residents.

She leads the team on community engagement initiatives, working with CLPs and community groups to ensure the campaign’s policies are inclusive and reflective of the needs of London residents.

Simon Carne, Strategic Adviser

Simon is an architect, planner and urban designer with extensive private consultancy and local authority experience. He is a member of seven design review panels and is also a RIBA client advisor. His main interests in London are planning, housing, transport and improving the Quality of Life for all. He is also a member of the Academy of Urbanism, a non-profit making organisation set up to learn from towns and cities in the UK and Europe.

Tim Archer, Policy and Events Manager

Tim is Head of Production at a political events company, responsible for liaising with speakers and other external partners. He also has an underused MSc in Middle Eastern Politics and writes an under-read music blog.

As part of the Wolmar for London team, Tim assists with general strategy and policy development. Specifically, this has meant planning and producing events that help further the key aims of the campaign. In normal speak, that means trying to get a Mayor who wants an affordable, liveable and sustainable London.

Tom Morrison-Bell, Policy Manager

Tom is overseeing the campaign's policy development to help realise Christian's vision of London as a more affordable, liveable and sustainable city. Outside of the campaign, Tom works for a leading public affairs agency providing strategic advice for clients in a range of policy areas including housing, food, public service provision and retail. Prior to this, Tom worked at Google and his background in the tech sector means he is interested in seeing what technological innovation can bring to London.

As a born and bred Londoner, Tom believes Christian's vision for London will help make the city one we can be even prouder of and wants to see the right policies in place to make that happen.

Toby North, Web & Communications Officer

He has previously stood for election as a local Councillor ​and is also a local organiser for the 2015 General Election. He assists the campaign with communications and engagement work, also managing the website.