Graham Barker – Knowsley Resident

Graham lives in and works in Knowsley and runs an organisation called KPAC that is primarily a training provider for people with disabilities in the Knowsley area.   For the last 12 years Graham has committed to improving services for disabled people in Knowsley and has built up KPAC, a commercially driven social enterprise, around this.

Graham uses these skills to help Knowsley ULO meet its aims, particularly in promoting involvement from individuals and groups in Knowsley, particularly under-represented people such as those residents with disabilities including learning disabilities.

Graham is involved in a wide range of networks and groups, both in his personal and work life.  He uses this to his full advantage to ensure the Knowsley community is represented by KULO.  He spends a considerable amount of time building networks and attending forums and ensuring that good working partnerships are established and ensuring that disability remains high on the agenda, locally, regionally and nationally.

Graham has an appetite for challenge, accepting challenges with enthusiasm regardless of the difficulty of the situation but equally enjoying the successes of the organisations he is involved with.