Sarah Evans
Associate Director (Regional Economies) (Wales Lead)
Sarah joined CLES in December 2024. She previously worked for Cwmpas where she led the development of the consultancy activities, in the fields of local economic development, social value, social care and learning and development. Sarah previously worked within local government, as well as academia, where she led European social enterprise development projects in topics such as the internationalisation of social enterprise and the role of minority ethnic women in the social business sector.
Sarah holds a PhD in local government management from the University of Wales.
Here’s what Sarah said when we asked, “why did you choose CLES?”
I have really admired the work that CLES has been doing over the past years, particularly the variety of funders and partners that they are working with and the places and countries that they are working in. I have been impressed how CLES are able to synthesise learning from across the world to develop bespoke, local economic and community development approaches.
