Mary Reid, Councillor, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and e-democracy Consultant
Cllr Mary Reid chairs of one of the Neighbourhoods in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. In 2006-2007 she served as Mayor, having previously held portfolios for Children's Services, and for Participation and Communication.
From 2003-2006 Mary chaired the Local e-Democracy National Project. She also served on the LGA's e-Government Task Group, and the International Centre of Excellence for Local e-Demcoracy.
An FE lecturer in Computing for many years, Mary is now a well established educational author, having published over twenty books on ICT. She also designs political and community websites.
Mary blogs about her life as a councillor on www.maryreid.org.uk. She won the 2007 award for the Best Blog from a Liberal Democrat Elected to Public Office.