Mick Ward is a Senior Associate of Nurture Development where he delivers training and support for organisations on Asset Based Community Development. He is also a Trustee of PAFRAS (Positive Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers based in Leeds), a Trustee of Polite Rebellion, a Leeds-based arts organisation, a board member of Marching Out Together, the Leeds United LGBTQ+ fan group, and a Shared Lives Carer. He retired in June 2020 as Chief Officer, Transformation, and Innovation, for the Adults and Health Directorate in Leeds City Council. His role focused on Asset Based Community Development, Digital Health, Arts and Well-Being, Service Transformation, Equality, and Innovation in Practice. He is from Leeds and worked in social care at Leeds City Council for 42 years, initially as a Care Assistant. He then developed and managed a range of services for persons with disabilities and then moved into commissioning for Adult Social Care, Public Health, Housing Support, and the NHS. This developed into an expanded joint role as Deputy Director across the Local Authority and NHS in Leeds. Mick has a strong commitment to the social model of disability, citizenship, communities, innovation, culture, equality & diversity, and working in partnership.