Family Online Safety Institute

Policy and Communications Manager
Childnet International

Lucinda joined Childnet in October 2007 taking responsibility for Communications and the formulation of Childnet's policy responses as well as contributing to the production and publication of various key resources.

Lucinda regularly represents Childnet’s point of view at various meetings and policy fora, both in the UK and also internationally, promoting a balanced approach to online risks, highlighting the importance of education and recognition of the positive opportunities that engagement in the online world can bring young people.

Lucinda is a member of UK Council for Child Internet Safety and sits on several of the working and sub groups.  She is also a member of the European Commission Social Networking Taskforce.

Lucinda is leading Childnet’s Youth IGF Project, designed to take the voice of the youth to the UN mandated Internet Governance Forum and has worked closely with Government officials in Egypt devising an eighteen-month training programme and delivering successful training sessions on the topic of e-safety to young people, parents and government in Egypt as part of the Cyber Peace Initiative undertaken by the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement.

Before joining Childnet Lucinda worked with the UK's leading trade association for ISPs as Public Affairs Manager since 2004. During this time Lucinda wrote regularly for industry publications and she has wide experience of working with both Industry and Government on Internet policy. Prior to her role with Industry, Lucinda was a Policy Advisor in the International Communications Directorate of the then DTI.

Lucinda holds an honours degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Birmingham and was awarded the University International Relations Award.