Lucy Shearer

Lucy runs the Westminster Office of Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham and former Chair of the International Development Committee. Lucy’s key policy focuses are; ending slavery, advancing human rights, tackling violence against women and fighting for democracies around the world.Prior to this, she led on Parliament’s response to modern slavery and human rights, in the capacity of Senior Social Sustainability Manager.

Lucy currently holds a position on the Development Committee of the Social Responsibility Alliance - a group of influential industry leaders focused on the eradication of human trafficking and modern slavery from supply chains around the world. 

Outside of work Lucy is passionate about social impact and community engagement. A dedicated volunteer at a local Refugee and Asylum Seeker Cafe, she also tutors English to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. 

Lucy is enthusiastic to represent University of York’s alumni as a way of giving back to the university community. While at university she benefited from the generosity of the alumni community through her York Futures Scholarship. This provided her with the resource and time to devote to grassroots activism and advocacy work. 

This included her role in setting up a student society, York STAR (Student Action for Refugees). Here she collaborated with the Office of Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni to support the University in introducing Equal Access Scholarships for refugees - a now well-established scholarship programme at York. 

Lucy’s first-hand experience of the power of student action when reinforced by the support of the alumni community, has made her passionate about further strengthening the relationship between York’s alumni and students. In particular, she’s interested in exploring the possibility of alumni-student mentoring programmes as well as connecting the York community to volunteering initiatives.