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UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man project officer, Jo Overty, Island Influencer

UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man project officer, Jo Overty, Island Influencer

08/09/2021 Posted by Sharon Sutton Podcast

At 16 years old, Jo Overty lived independently, working nights in a print factory to pay bedsit rent and support herself through sixth form.

After a couple of years working at an estate agent and a bank in Leicester, she followed her vocation and trained to be a journalist in Sheffield and benefited from tuition from national and regional newspaper editors. Winning the Esso Northern Young Journalist of the Year was a massive encouragement for this young reporter.

The sunny April of 1988 a journalist placement lured her to the Isle of Man, and a job offer at the end of it (coupled with her instant love for the island) and the community meant she stayed.

Then in 2006, she joined the Isle of Man Government initially in education in a diverse role (communications, events and new project management); then Cabinet Office, at the very heart of Government, in the communications team.

For the past three years Jo has been the project officer for the UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man. She oversaw the creation of the first ‘local’ strategy, complementing the three global aims and ambitions of Biospheres benefiting the Island’s economy, environment and community. In 2020 she gained an intensive qualification in Biosphere Management.

Jo demonstrates amazing resilience, is a Test cricket and football fan, keen amateur photographer, music lover and Radio 4 addict!

Here’s this week’s conversation with Jo Overty in episode 59 of Island Influencers.

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Visit UNESCO Biosphere Isle of Man at their website, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook pages.

Connect with Jo at her LinkedIn page.

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About Sharon Sutton

Having founded Thornton in 2000, Sharon became the island’s first Chartered Financial Planner in 2009 and was UK President of the Personal Finance Society for the year 2017/18 having been first elected to the board in 2012. She was awarded the Chartered Insurance Institute's Award 'Building Public Trust in Life and Pensions in 2019 for her work in leading the PFS Financial Planners Practitioner panel (2017 to 2020).

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