Ranzetta Consulting was established in 2001 to undertake consultancy, research and project management in the substance misuse field, with particular interest in alcohol and public health. Since then we have completed a number of important commissions, including work for UK Drug Action Teams, the Department of Health, and the EU.

The team comprises the top consultants in the alcohol field, whose expertise covers all aspects of alcohol related harm, including public health, treatment, housing and homelessness, family breakdown, young people, dual diagnosis, workplace, domestic violence, crime and disorder.

We are:

• the expert link between theory and practice; specialists in developing practical solutions for alcohol-related problems
• innovative where appropriate; evidence-based where possible
• easy to work with; professional but friendly
• passionate pioneers for social media - come and join the conversation at our blog and podcast Alcohol Policy UK
  

The team:

Libby Ranzetta, consultant
Libby is the Director of Ranzetta Consulting, and had a background in research and project management in the commercial sector before joining the alcohol field in 1995. Publications include: Home Office/Alcohol Concern's Alcohol Strategy Local Implementation Toolkit (lead author), LDAN/Alcohol Concern's Local Alcohol Strategy Toolkit (lead author), Megapoles Young People and Alcohol; Alcohol Concern's Alcohol Scrutiny Toolkit for Local Authorities, and Alcohol Concern/AERC's Licensing Toolkit (co-author). Libby is on the Home Office Alcohol Strategy Local Delivery Implementation Group and the National Audit Office Reducing Alcohol-related Harm Expert Panel. She also works with the Responsibility in Gambling Trust on developing the problem gambling prevention and treatment sector, and sits on RIGT's Services Panel.

Libby's specialist areas are: local alcohol strategy, needs assessment, licensing, scrutiny, the workplace and problem gambling.

Sue Baker, consultant
Sue is a former assistant director of Alcohol Concern, where she had responsibility for strategy and policy development, and managed Alcohol COncern's grants programmes. Publications include: Under the Influence: coping with parents who drink too much (Alcohol Concern, 1997) and the Alcohol and Families guidance for generic professionals on working with children who may be affected by parental alcohol misuse.

Sue's specialist areas are: service review, parental alcohol misuse, voluntary sector capacity building, and user involvement.

Jean Pender, consultant
Jean is a former area manager for Turning Point and has many years' experience of drug and alcohol service development and management.

Jean's specialist areas are: service review, project development, Models of Care implementation, dual diagnosis, and diversity

Fizz Annand, consultant
Fizz was until recently the Drug Strategy Manager for Lewisham, where she was responsible for the strategic planning and commissioning of a wide range of partnership projects.

Fizz's specialist areas are: HIV/sexual health and substance misuse intervention and policy

James Morris, consultant
James is the former Alcohol Strategy Development Officer for Hammersmith & Fulham, and chair of the London Alcohol Coordinators' Group. He implemented a wide range of interventions whilst at H&F, including ground-breaking work with the Barka Project to address the needs of street drinkers originating from Eastern Europe.

James's specialist areas are: street drinking, A8 populations, multi-agency approaches to alcohol-related crime and antisocial behaviour, and problem gambling

Dr Paul Burlison, consultant
Paul is leader of NEWI's Substance Use Studies programme, and has a background in alcohol and other drugs work dating back to the late 1970s, embracing probation, social work, health, voluntary sector, media and Higher Education arenas.

Paul's specialist areas are research and policy/programme evaluation. He has recently undertaken a review of the Welsh Substance Misuse Strategy on behalf on the Welsh Assembly Goverment.

Blaine Stothard, consultant
Blaine has over 30 years' experience in health education, having worked as a classroom teacher, LEA advisor and independent consultant.

Blaine's specialist areas are: young people's substance misuse, health education, and sexual health.

Carole Sired, researcher
Carole has a nursing background, and over 20 years experience in the alcohol treatment field. Specialist areas: children and problem drinking families, alcohol treatment services

Frankie Heywood, researcher
Frankie is external examiner to the social work degree course at Queen's University, Belfast. Specialist areas: adult social care, forensic psychiatric care, older people

Cath Ranzetta, office manager

Dennis Butler, research assistant and finance manager