Head Office (United States)
Jacqueline Stockwell
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Jacqueline spent roughly 10 years working within the National Health Service (NHS) before she started Leadership Through Data. Jacqueline’s creative leadership style and proactive approach to information management has led her to be an inspirational leader and as quoted by her colleagues and clients “her positive attitude is infectious” and “she is totally human in her approach”.
Jacqueline’s approach to information management is to simplify what is viewed as a complex and uninteresting topic into relevant practical and enjoyable solutions, which can be understood and implemented by staff, employers and clients. Jacqueline is highly qualified with an MSC in Healthcare Management, BA Hons in Business Management, and holds a BSC Certificate in Freedom of Information and a Data Protection Practitioners qualification.
Jacqueline started Leadership Through Data to transform the way people learn about Information Management and avoid making training a tick-box exercise.
Laura Stockwell
Chief Operating Officer
Laura is the Operations Director and co-founder of Leadership Through Data and joined the company in 2018 after deciding to leave her Public Service career and join forces with her wife, Jacqueline to run LTD. Laura has a newfound love and enthusiasm for the business and often feels the art of running a business is undervalued and is keen to change this view. Laura has driven LTD from a UK based Company to the beginnings of a Global business and is very excited to see what the future holds. Laura enjoys taking on projects and hitting the ground running. She has an incredible attention to detail which has developed from her time in the Police service, where she was an accredited Police Detective and spent 11 years working in a variety of key specialised areas such as special Operations, Child Abuse, Anti-corruption, and Fraud. In 2019 Laura was a guest speaker at the International Security Expo UK for the Serious and Organised crime summit. Following on from the success of this she plans on delivering more speaker sessions and hopes to become an international speaker.
Sharon Urling -Brown
Global Operations Director
Sharon Urling-Brown is the Global Operations Director at Leadership Through Data and has worked for the company for the past 4 years.
With her main focus being to oversee the business processes of our international operations, she strives to identify best practices to enhance the company’s performance and services and is highly motivated to be the best person she can be, inside and outside of work.
Sharon is a very creative person but also likes a good process. A highly organized individual, she is a powerful force in the workplace. An out-of-the-box, visionary thinker who champions innovative solutions to increase organizational performance.
Sharon has a natural ability to inspire and encourage our team to reach their goals and achieve new milestones, increasing their confidence in their ability to complete their tasks. She is a people person and is a big advocate of collaboration being a key driver to successful teams no matter how big or small the company is.
Due to her exceptional experience in building long-term relationships with key clients and being an excellent communicator, she always put our clients’ needs first, supporting them at every stage of their journey.
Sue McLauchlan
Sue McLauchlan
Global Finance Manager
Sue is bringing a wealth of work experience to LTD having worked for over 15 years in investment banking as a trader before having a family and more recently 8 years in a retail buying office.
Sue is hot on organisation and attention to detail and she believes these skills have helped her develop the office operation at LTD and head up our External Course operations.
She loves being part of the team at Leadership Through Data and is really passionate about our vision to help support and grow all that is Information Management by innovative methods of training.
Mady Lawes
Global Marketing Manager
Mady joins us from the events industry, having worked on many food & drink related trade events and awards, as well as in the online/virtual event world, and in press/media too!
Within these industries, Mady has gained an extensive knowledge of marketing, communications, social media, content creation and design.
In her spare time, she loves to garden and has a passion for growing fruit & vegetables. She’s a great cook and is often experimenting with new flavours and tastes.
Kirrily Traino
Kirrily Traino
Course Management & Customer Support
Kirrily started working with Leadership Through Data in April 2021 as a virtual assistant, she comes with over 15 years of global executive assistant experience.
She started her own VA business after working in the corporate world for 20 plus years in Australia and Hong Kong.
Kirrily loves the flexibility her role gives and enjoys working with a wide range of businesses. At Leadership Through data, she supports the Australian branch of the business allowing the business to run smoothly.
On the weekends Kirrily enjoys spending quality time with her family and supporting her 3 children at their desired sport.
Jennie Parmenter
Jennie Parmenter
Client Relationship Manager
Jennie Parmenter is the Client Relationship Manager at Leadership Through Data, and also sister to CEO, Jacqueline Stockwell.
Always willing and wanting to help others, Jennie is driven to build, maintain, and strengthen client relationships using her several years of sales and customer service experience.
In order to truly help your clients achieve their ultimate goals, you must learn to listen to them thoroughly and be human in your response, be willing to adapt to suit their needs, and of course, solve all their problems. Jennie’s formula for success and previous experience has allowed her to develop her character and technique to always shine a positive attitude on any situation.
Being a great Client Relationship Manager involves wearing many hats, and Jennie fits every hat, this allows her to provide a VIP service to every client, giving them the customer service that they deserve. Driven and organised she puts 100% into every task.
Outside of work Jennie loves to spend time with her family and takes pleasure in the simple things in life; long walks, regular exercise, and pausing to breathe and take in the world around her.
Narelle Carnovale
Narelle Carnovale
Business Development Manager
Narelle commenced working with Leadership Through Data in September 2022 as a Business Development Manager for the ANZ region. Narelle has extensive experience in this field across many different industries.
Narelle’s strong organisational, problem solving, pro-active attitude and her ability to work under pressure means she always gets the job done at the highest standard.
Narelle enjoys relationship management within her role. Her philosophy is that every clients needs are different, organisational needs are different and Narelle loves a challenge in solving this for LTD’s clients.
In Narelle’s spare time she is with her family and their children’s after school activities, which keep her very busy. She also loves to travel with her family and socialise with her friends.
Waffle & Whisky
Welfare Officers
Waffle the Dog, is our Welfare Officer. He enjoys sitting in the office and looking out of the window and watch the world go by. His passion is to chase small birds, get tummy rubs and is known for putting his paw in your face whilst working if he isn’t getting enough attention. When allowed he likes to play with Whisky brings a smile to everyone’s face as he audibly welcomes you on your arrival. He also enjoys tummy rubs and playing fetch with his ball.
Microsoft 365 & SharePoint Trainers & Consultants (United States)
Chirag Patel
Trainer & Consultant
Chirag is a highly experienced Chartered IT Professional consultant and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) delivering business collaboration & productivity, data & information management solution implementation, migration and divestment projects with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft Viva, Power Platform, Security & Compliance and Microsoft 365 related technologies.
Having worked with SharePoint since 2001 and Office 365 since 2012, Chirag has covered many roles, such as Delivery Lead, Technology Specialist, Solution Architect and Trainer working with clients in Energy, Financials, IT & Communications, Professional Services, Retail, Education, Public & Third sector, which has lead him to be an exceptional consultant & trainer as quoted by clients “established himself as a leader on the project, not only delivering on the separation and migration of M365 services, but also guiding and challenging colleagues to ensure the broader set of Cloud transition activities”.
Chirag is highly qualified with an MSc in Business Systems Analysis & Design and holds many certifications including Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert and TOGAF Certified Architect.
As a volunteer, Chirag enjoys running Microsoft 365 UK (M365UK) user group and is a frequent speaker at local & international events. For his technical community contributions, Chirag has been awarded as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) every year since 2020. He is also an Approved Chartered Membership Assessor for BCS (British Computer Society).
Joanne Klein
Trainer & Consultant
Joanne joined LTD in 2022. She is a Microsoft 365 consultant for her company NexNovus, a Microsoft Cloud Partner, a 6-time Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 Apps & Services, and an Advanced Compliance specialist in the Microsoft 365 Purview suite of tools. Joanne works with customers on planning and implementing information protection and data governance controls across their Microsoft 365 environments to address the unique challenges of today’s modern workplace. She believes for an organization to realize sustained success on their compliance efforts, the technology, people impact, and processes must all be considered.
Joanne continues to maintain her Microsoft MVP status in the community thru public speaking engagements, mentoring, and blogging about Microsoft Purview compliance at joannecklein.com
Kunal Kankariya
Trainer & Consultant
Kunal joined LTD in 2020. Kunal is a Microsoft 365 Solution Architect and a Microsoft Certified Trainer offering 11+ years’ experience in comprehensive architecture and adoption of Microsoft 365 Solutions. An attentive collaborator and communicator from project conception to completion. I am creative in devising solutions to improve business operations and meet clients’ technical needs maximizing the Microsoft product capabilities and minimizing customisations.
I am a seasoned team leader possessing the technical and interpersonal skills to provide exceptional project guidance to delivery and business adoption. I am a Microsoft certified expert and a prolific speaker at various events on evolving Microsoft technologies.
Sara Fennah
Trainer & Consultant
Sara joined LTD in 2021. Sara is a learning professional with over 22 years’ experience including holding 30+ Microsoft certifications and Microsoft Certified Trainer status since 2008. Having administered an Office365 tenant since the launch of Office365 in 2011 and holding the Microsoft 365 Expert Administrator certification makes Sara one of the most experienced and highly qualified IT professionals when it comes to Microsoft365.
One of Sara’s greatest personal achievements is reaching all 3 summits of Kilimanjaro. Sara freely acknowledges that the support of professional guides significantly improved her chances of success on that trek and that mirrors her ethos in her professional life too, helping others to achieve high levels of productivity using the skills, expertise and experience to make the journey there easier.
Vivek Bhatt
Trainer & Consultant
Vivek joined LTD in 2020. Vivek is a leading expert in Microsoft cloud, recognized as an early influencer together with Microsoft’ led information governance and records management journey. He has led several strategic Microsoft O365 and Azure cloud transitions for global enterprises across energy and utilities, financial services and UK public sector.
An engineer by education, Vivek has led several engineering teams for global consultancies, expanding the horizon of technology-led solutions to make a positive impact on real business and human problems. Vivek is an active advisor and thought leader, he is a regular speaker at various global events, conferences, and contributor to cloud technology-based market assessments.
Information Management Trainers & Consultants (United States)
Ralph O’Brien
Trainer & Consultant
Ralph joined LTD in 2018. After two decades of work at the forefront of the privacy sector, Ralph has built his career around making the intricacies of Privacy
& Security risk management understandable. He enjoy passing on his passion for privacy by translating often complicated legal concepts, into sustainable business processes.
Ralph is a trusted advisor on Global Privacy and Security compliance, practices and management. He believes good information governance adds business value to achieve business objectives and return on investment. He has worked in a wide variety of industry sectors including Defence, Public Sector, Pharma and Financial Services.