Cheryl works closely with partners and stakeholders across a broad range of disciplines to facilitate and implement innovative and complex climate change projects. Cheryl has national and international experience in consultancy, strategic planning, policy analysis, stakeholder engagement and project design and delivery. She has a multi-disciplinary academic background in law and environmental science, with practice focus on natural hazards and climate change, adaptation, resilience, risk management and disaster risk reduction. Cheryl understands the complexity of climate change and environmental issues, and the innovative approaches required to scope solutions, manage risks, and harness opportunities. Cheryl studied in the UK and has a Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography and a Masters in Law and Environmental Science, from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Nottingham respectively.