Elaine McNish
Director
Passionate about supporting people to move more to improve their health and wellbeing, Elaine brings unique expertise in physical activity and health-related behaviour change.
Over a 30-year career in the health, sport and fitness sectors, Elaine has worked in local authority leisure services, public health, national research institutions, governing bodies of sport, Welsh Government and national health charities.
A published author and respected sector professional, Elaine has developed numerous solutions and high-profile national programmes of work. These include Water Wellbeing, a whole pool approach to engaging people with long-term health conditions; writing Welsh Government physical activity and sport strategies; advising ministers on physical activity and physical health policy; and developing and managing the Welsh National Exercise Referral Scheme.
Craig Blain
Director
Motivated to help more people realise the benefits of being active every day, Craig founded Move Consulting in 2020.
Having worked in the health and physical activity sector for 19 years, Craig specialises in strategic programme design, workforce development and content creation.
Craig is an experienced physical activity commissioner, national programme manager and physical activity specialist, and has contributed to the development of award-winning programmes such as Run Together from England Athletics, Breeze and Go-Ride Racing from British Cycling, helping to inspire millions of people to move more often.
Throughout his career, Craig has worked closely with organisations such as Public Health England, the BBC, Mind, The National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Sport England and Activity Alliance to develop industry leading content and identify effective solutions to support people to be active.
Liz Burkinshaw
Associate Consultant - Learning & development specialist
Liz is a dedicated Learning and Development professional with 25 years of experience in education, wellbeing, and physical activity. She's worked for some of the sector's leading organisations such as UK Coaching, NCFE and Sports Leaders UK.
Known for her expert facilitation skills and creativity, Liz excels in co-designing learning solutions that meet the needs of the audience. She uses her expertise to create engaging and innovative content and resources on topics such as behaviour change, mental health, inclusion, youth leadership, and personal skill development.
Gary Baldock
Associate Consultant - eLearning development specialist
Gary is a an award winning eLearning specialist with more than 18 years of experience in the learning technologies sector. He founded his company, Everything eLearning, in 2017 and has positioned it at the forefront of creating innovative and impactful digital learning solutions.
Gary's expertise is particularly notable in the physical activity and health sector, where he has developed engaging and effective digital educational programmes for many of the industry's leading names. He has collaborated with Move on many of our eLearning focused projects to date, including work with Active Black Country, Lucozade Sport and Our Parks.
Dr Nikita Rowley, PhD, MSc, BSc, FHEA, CPsychol
Associate Consultant - Research and evaluation specialist
Nikita is a Chartered Psychologist and an experienced researcher in the area of physical activity, exercise and health with over 15 years experience in the industry.
An expert in her field, Nikita has extensive practical experience of applying health behaviour change, and the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of physical activity and exercise programmes and prescriptions, for people living with long term health conditions.
Nikita has worked on several research projects evaluating a range of interventions from Active 30:30, the use of adventure playgrounds to increase physical activity levels, Man vs. Fat along with extensive research on exercise and physical activity referral schemes.
You're most likely to meet Nikita on projects relating to her specialist areas.
