Emma Stone

Biographical Information
"Emma is currently Acting Co-Director, Policy and Research, at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (an independently endowed which seeks to tackle poverty and disadvantage in the UK though research, demonstration and influencing). Emma lead the JRF's work on Empowerment (focused on older people, social care and disability) and overseen the JRF's 10 year commitment to Bradford.

"Emma joined JRF in 1998 and has managed research and development programmes on Immigration & Inclusion, Disabled Children, Race Equality & Disability, among others.

"Before this, Emma was a contract researcher for the Centre for Disability Studies and completed a PhD on Disability and Development in China (having previously done Chinese as an undergradate degree, followed by an MA in International Development Studies).

"Emma was a Trustee for YCI from 2003 to 2009, and is delighted to be back again serving a further term on the Board!

"Emma is also a Trustee for DORS - Development Organisation for Rural Sichuan (a small UK NGO working in China on integrated poverty alleviation)."


 * Trustee, Y Care International