ABOUT US
Stake Engage is a movement dedicated to cementing a better future for all. Founded by Rikki Garcia, with 28 years of experience of engaging young people, older people, staff teams, volunteers and senior decision makers in participation, co-production and co-design processes to amplify stakeholder voices and improve services. We believe in working together, holding leaders accountable through collaboration, and supporting and empowering people to join in and take action. Through sustainable collaborative processes, we ensure stakeholders voices are heard.
Stake Engage's associates, are a group of highly experienced, enthusiastic professionals from a range of professional and personal backgrounds. What brings us together is our dedication toward our common goals. But we can’t do it without your help. Get in touch to see how you can get involved and increase our impact.
STAKE YOUR CLAIM
Help Us Succeed
PROMOTE LOCAL ENGAGEMENT
Help to make sure the people affected are listened to
BECOME AN ASSOCIATE
Join us and help to make teams, services and system better for everyone
JOIN IN
Let us know when services and systems could be better. Take part in our workshops, discussions, design sessions.
THE TEAM
Committed to Our Cause
We’re very proud of the diversity of our team, and their abilities to contribute their own unique experience and skills to our success. Find out more about some of them below.
RIKKI GARCIA
Founder/CEO
Rikki Garcia has 28 years of experience working in the public and voluntary sector with staff teams, community groups, and local people to create participatory and collaborative mechanisms aiming to improve teams, systems and services.
MICHELLE GOLDING
Engagement Specialist
Michelle Golding has spent more than 20 years working with and for disadvantaged and disenfranchised people. Now a practicing Fostering Social Worker, and previously an accomplished community film maker, Michelle uses innovative and effective techniques to engage with people, build trust and achieve outcomes.
“If [people] have no understanding of the issues and hence do not understand their actions, then this is manipulation”
Roger Hart
