Loraine Martins
Nominating Body: Trust for London
Date of First Appointment: 2009
Loraine joined the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) in December 2007. As the Head of Equality and Inclusion, Loraine's role is focused on ensuring that the ODA promotes equality and diversity and delivers an accessible and inclusive Olympic and Paralympic Games, through the building of the venues, facilities and infrastructure that supports London 2012. In March 2009 Loraine took on the Employment and Skills team responsible for helping local people gain employment, improve the skills and qualifications and enjoy the benefits of the largest regeneration initiative in Europe.
Prior to working for the ODA, Loraine Martins was the first Head of Diversity at the Audit Commission and led on the implementation of equal opportunities and diversity within the Commission and through its regulatory and inspectorate functions for six years.
Loraine has been a management consultant with the Office of Public Management (OPM) and her work included strategic, organisational and board development in health and local government; regeneration, stakeholder engagement, public participation and community development.
Loraine has worked at a local, regional and national level as a paid member of staff and as a board member including the board of National Council for Voluntary Organisations. Loraine has managed a national development agency and a mental health organisation and been a senior manager in local government developing services for vulnerable adults.
Loraine was a co-opted member of the Trust for London Grants Committee from Nov 2007 to Sept 2009.
Committee Membership
Grants Committee
Nominations Committee